<p>sorry to add to the off-topic discussion of Cornell, but I don’t think people understand that Cornell is composed of (fyi “comprised of” is bad english) seven separate schools with separate admissions criteria.</p>
<p>The Cornell College of Arts and Science and College of Engineering are by far the most selective, have about 4,200 students and 2,800 students respectively, and fit nicely in terms of stats and admissions selectivity with Penn, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia. The schools for Hotel, Agriculture (a NY State supported public entity), Labor Relations, etc. have lower statted students and the admissions criteria are different. This dichotomy was illustrated by the public spat between Keith Olbermann and Ann Coulter that included a Coulter comment that that Olbermann was not even an alum of the “Ivy part of Cornell” since he graduated from the land-grant School of Agriculture.</p>
<p>Cornell is the #3 overall ranked Ivy at the Ph.D. level just behind Harvard and Princeton, an djust ahead of Columbia and Yale. Just tally up the rankings yourself here and you’ll see what I mean: [NRC</a> Rankings](<a href=“NRC Rankings”>NRC Rankings)</p>
<p>Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but it serves everyone if there is at least SOME factual basis for that opinion.</p>