<p>^Umm, you can argue about the eugenics at Cornell all day long(we know it’s a cool place and a great academic institution), but Harvard far surpasses it in academics. The quality of the student body, research/internship opportunities, faculty strength, etc. all far exceed that of Cornell. I mean, no one’s going to force you to go to Harvard and certainly it’s not like you’re ruining your career prospects, but you’ll most likely be worse off than had you chose Harvard, arguably the best university in the world. Don’t neglect the simple cause-effect analysis, the reason a “Harvard effect” exists, as mentioned by a Cornell supporter in a previous post, is because Harvard is recognized as being amazing by milllions of job recruiters and regular people the world over.</p>