Dartmouth vs. Cornell

Dartmoose
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:32:55 +0000

^My guidance counselor has a record of where every student got admitted to in the 10 years she has worked here (in addition to naviance). This way, when we are deciding between two schools we can consult students who have made each decision. Unfortunately, I had nobody that I was able to contact who chose Cornell over Dartmouth (I did consult just a regular Cornell student though).

The reason I made that post, is that I was mocking your inability to even see why someone might choose Dartmouth. It is one thing to think that Cornell is better, but another to be so full of yourselves that (other than a student look to have his/her hand held) you see no reason why someone might choose Dartmouth. It is a subtle art to objectively compare two schools for their respective merit, and identify why you think one school is better than the other. It is way more effective than simply bashing another school.

But fear not Cornelians! I do not blame you. Because you constantly need to defend yourselves from all the absurd flack you receive from ‘upper-tier’ ivies, your immediate reaction when placed into a comparison is to attack, and attack hard. We at Dartmouth are unlike all those elitist meany-heads. We recognize talent and virtue in all of its forms. I’m afraid all this lack of hand-holding has made some of you cold and bitter. If any of you ever make your way over to Hanover blitz me (jim@dartmouth.edu) because I would be honored to hold your hand. (I’m not sure I can do much about the cold part).