Cornell vs. Duke - which is more selective?

Alexandre
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:54:36 +0000

“As for “alum”, Alexandre was (briefly?) in a grad program there only.”

That is correct monydad, but I do not consider 2 years to be “brief”. That is a pretty significant amount of time.

“While grad students may have an additional level of familiarity with their university, they generally feel little to no personal stake in its role in the undergrad arms race.”

That is a fair observation. I certainly have a stronger connection to Michigan.

“No offense to Alexandre, but I don’t really regard him as a true “homeboy”. I certainly am not one, for the undergrad school of the university of my graduate degree. I’d throw it under the bus any time, and in fact have done so on CC. Agree with them or not, I would presume that Alexandre’s perspectives re: Cornell undergrad are pretty untainted. He didn’t go there.”

I would never throw Cornell under the bus! hehe! But I agree that my feelings toward Cornell are untainted.