Fun Game: Pick your Ivy

applejack
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:58:17 +0000

Isn’t it a little skewed posting this on a Cornell forum? Normally you read “Anyone but Cornell” to such questions.

Rollercoaster - obviously it depends on the program you’re in, but I’ve explored the adage “Harvard’s the hardest Ivy to get in and the easiest to stay in. Cornell’s the easiest to get in but the hardest to stay in.”

I always thought it was just to bolster the insecurity of Cornellians, but I’ve talked to a lot of Harvard graduates who say it can be a real cakewalk and underwhelming academically. the greatest thing they got out of it was the name. Harvard also rarely fails students and grade inflation at Harvard is a well established fact. I knew a number of people who failed out of Cornell and I’ve personally never heard of any pervasive grade inflation.

Certainly don’t get caught up in prestige or what your peers say in assessing difficulty.