<p>I know I got excited about those things when I was looking at schools, but really, if you attend Duke, you will probably at most once in your four years interact with the “smart-house or DIVE (virtual reality room)”, and the same for any college and its gimmicks (Cornell has some too that they probably mention on the tours). One thing you can count on, though, at Cornell is walking to class every day and passing tons of awesome buildings and seeing an awesome view, every day.</p>