<p>Wow, this is what I get for searching under “cornell”. why all the hate? Bizarre.</p>
<p>In case anyone actually cares, I thought I’d address this:</p>
<p>“Name me one major from Cornell that they are known for other than hotel management.”</p>
<p>What Cornell is possibly more known for, rather than one major, is the diversity of its offerings ,the variety of the fields represented within its seven undergraduate colleges, graduate & professional schools.</p>
<p>Regarding specific programs, some particularly strong ones I think (could be wrong), are: architecture,landscape architecture, veterinary medicine, agriculture, human development, labor relations, sciences and engineering generally, various areas of the humanities, such as english, literature & languages,creative writing. And yes, hotel administration. The sciences are strong generally, some noteworthy particular sub-areas include applied & engineering physics, materials science, operations research, nanotechnology, statistics, ecology & evolutionary biology. The undergraduate business program, and masters financial engineering program, appear to be improving to the point where they may be worth mentioning as well.</p>
<p>I’m not comparing to Berkeley, which has just awesome graduate programs (and which I don’t really know about anyway), I’m just responding to the request.</p>
<p>The university is a large producer of future PhDs and future MDs.</p>
<p>"But personally, i dont see why people who go to Cornell except for that they are rejected by first choice school. "</p>
<p>Some are rejected elsewhere, for others Cornell IS their first choice school! The yield at several of the undergraduate colleges is over 50%. </p>
<p>There are many particular preference aspects that go into college selection. At the end of the day, most people prefer to stay within six hours of their home, and will prefer Cornell or Berkeley on that basis alone. For some reason, Berkeley does not get many applicants from my son’s school here in NY, U Michigan is by far the most popular and desired out-of state state school around here. I really dont know why. I’m sure most people in Cailifornia experience just the reverse, There is a pronounced regional bias to college matriculation decisions. when I lived in the midwest, most of D1’s classmates who would have applied to Cornell if they lived here applied to Northwestern, U Chicago or Wash U instead. There may also be compelling financial differences at play.</p>
<p>If, after weighing all the pros and cons of your various options, Cornell does not seem to be the best choice for you, by all means go elsewhere, what can I say.</p>