Cornell worth it?

I hate when people say “Cornell’s in the middle of nowhere.” Sure Ithaca is in upstate NY, but it’s not like Cornell is just in the middle of the woods. Collegetown alone is like a little city.

okay my bad thank you for this info, ddnt realize that

i know 100% that cornell is better than uva but everyone im speaking says its not good enough to justify choosing over virginia... tbh if i had to choose between a normal state school and cornell i would obv choose cornell, which is actually what i did with virginia tech, but once i got into uva couple days back things changed

Bruh who are you taking to? If you talk to recruiters you’ll learn that Cornell absolutely has a leg up on big firms compared to UVA, UMich, at the Cals.

You’re living in fantasy land if you think UVA carries the same weight as Cornell.

@Lol you're so pretentious you don't see the reality of the situation... Cornell isn't HYP, it isnt MIT or UPenn or UChicago... it's a great school but barely any better than Virginia

Cornell’s acceptance rate is 1/3 that of UVA’s. UVA is on the level of BC, NYU, and UMich, whereas Cornell is competing with Northwestern, Brown, and Dartmouth. Nothing wrong with UVA, but don’t kid yourself that they’re on the same level b/c recruiters won’t view it that way either.

acceptance rates are def lower every year in Ivies but its also lower for top public schools ... since acceptance rates are not uniquely lower for cornell/ivies, its not adding to the relative value... also as i said, some of the ivies like harvard, yale, princeton, penn, columbia (big 5) still have enormous added value that no top state school can compete with but schools like cornell are more and more comparable to schools like uva since top state schools have really gotten better and established prestige in the last 40 years

besides i got rejected from a top state school like ucla and waitlisted at uva but accepted into cornell so its not like theres a remarkable difference in their admissions strategy.... with the other ivies, i got straight rejections

The diversification of student bodies is diluting the advantage of Ivy League credentials. Families who in the past would have had a lock on an Ivy League education are displaced and take their students and connections to other non-Ivy schools. The network is becoming broader, which is a fact, and elite public schools are closing the gap.

right like its that easy to get into uva for mba lol

well it's easier than Cornell lmfao

okay thank you for this!

I dont get why the only thing Cornell students can say that distinguishes them from a good public school is that it is Ivy League... UVa was founded earlier than Cornell so it has more history ... I actually did want to go to Cornell once I was accepted but when I visited and did more research into the school, I've realized it doesn't offer an "Ivy League" experience like the other Ivies and for the most part is very similar prestige wise to UVa (this isn't just me saying it, plenty of successful older people agree)

given you already made your decision to switch to UVA, no point in hashing this over. But I think based off your replies you are very much trying to rationalize the prestige factor. The fact that Cornell is Ivy League is not about the experience factor does not really make sense. Plenty of old ivy league prep at Cornell not to mention Cornell was founded to be a different kind of university by Ezra so it does not retain a lot of the preppiness that you would see at HYP. The ivy league is not just a name, it is basically a club where members relate to each other. Can't tell you how many times it has been an easy way for me to talk to alums of different ivies. It is a confederation that will unfortunately never die.

As I said earlier, you very much seem gung ho on the vibes of UVA vs Cornell and throughout all your responses tried to rationalize your decision by talking about how UVA and Cornell were not that different in prestige. There is a difference between job placement and prestige. Lastly, you also brought up how you got into Cornell but not into UCLA and UVA by waitlist. That is not an uncommon experience lol. I got into Cornell, Vandy, Gtown etc. but not into my state schools, Northeastern, other typical safety schools. One of my best buddies is from Cal and got into Harvard and UCBerk but not into UCLA. This happens with college admissions all the time and is not indicative of the school itself. Regardless best of luck at UVA. You made the right decision if you wanted a school u fit at better, but a terrible decision if you thought UVA was more prestigious.