| lol...here's a thread right up my alley. I grew up in Ithaca, my dad was a professor at Cornell and I attended the Lab School and college at U Chicago. In my mind, there's no comparison between the two schools. My dad used to joke with us all the time that if we screwed up in school, we'd end up having to go to Cornell as punishment.
But seriously, with all due respect, Ithaca has to be one of the most boring college locations for any 18-21 yr old. Yes, its pretty and all, but there is nothing there outside of the student body, the parks and countless creeks.
The class sizes are huge and the place operates more like a factory than a premier university of higher learning. On top of that, you've got the wacky sports/fraternity/sorority culture that permeates much of college life there. Add it all up and its basically a really ex*****ive state school with a fancy name.
UChicago is on a different level entirely. | 
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