<p>and try and stay with a friend when you visit each school. it lends to a much more realistic and positive impression of the school.</p>
<p>both schools are pretty much on par with academics, but you need to look at their environements especially (as mentioned before). I have some friends who like the urban placement of Harvard, and others who do not. The biggest complaint I hear always seems to be about the student body - my friends describe it as either snobby and elitist or anti-social nerdy (there have even been books written about Harvard’s pretentious student body). I’m not trying to bash Harvard, but I think it’s an important fact you need to consider for your decision and one you probably wont find on the Harvard board. </p>
<p>If you’re into the whole outdoor thing, def. check out the link posted earlier on the thread. I do alot of moutain biking here and we have some incredible trails!</p>
<p><a href=“http://cornellbigred.cstv.com/sports/m-crewlt/recaps/060306aab.html[/url]”>http://cornellbigred.cstv.com/sports/m-crewlt/recaps/060306aab.html</a></p>
<p>(probably not to relevant to this thread but a nice victory nonetheless)</p>
<p>Why did you go to BC?</p>
<p>lol I like this one: “How many Harvard students does it take to change a lightbulb? One–he holds the bulb and the world revolves around him” Pretentious? lol (no offense 
) </p>
<p>But I hold steadfast with what I said. Cornell undergrad and Harvard grad is like a DREAM! Go for it!!!</p>
<p>take cornell</p>
<p>HARVARD! WAY BETTER THAN CORNELL …sorry b</p>
<p>HARVARDD!!!..HARVARD IS WAY BETTER THAN CORNELL …sorry but you guys have to accept the reality</p>
<p>not quite “pennfan.” You’ll learn one day…</p>
<p>either way a decision has probably already been made (very old thread) and it should die accordingly…</p>
<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>
<p>Not so sure about the research/internship opportunities. Cornell is just soo much bigger than Harvard that the quantity of opportunities has to be at least comparable. Same thing with faculty strength–at this level in academia, there really isn’t that much of a difference between the average faculty member at each university; Harvard, however, may have a higher concentration of the best faculty, but Cornell has its fair share as well. Otherwise, yes the other things are probably better for the most part, but would you be happy at Harvard (likewise, would you be happy at Cornell)?</p>
<p>geez, you high schoolers dont realize how negligible differences are when you get to the top. Harvard certainly has the edge name wise, but not by a runaway margin. Harvard does have research, but they also have a multitude of grad students who do the research. Cornell has an undergraduate population that is about 3 times the size of harvard’s, but Cornell also has an undergraduate population that significantly smaller than its graduate population. There is a big focus on undergraduate research at Cornell, and even at the president’s innaguration address, the notion of requiring some type of undergrad research study before they graduate is being considered. </p>
<p>“but you’ll most likely be worse off than had you chose Harvard”
Harvard doesn’t have my major. I’d be way worse off at Harvard. Also, there’s a very particular social scene at harvard, so any major would be ‘worse off’ at harvard if they didn’t find their nichce and harvard turned out to be a bad experience. </p>
<p>To say harvard far surpasses Cornell in academics is like saying “$50 billion is far greater than $48 billion - there’s $2 billion in between them and that is a huge amount of money.”</p>
<p>Harvard is a bit over-rated. My Harvard interviewer lived in a shack (both he and his wife graduated from Harvard). My Cornell interviewer lived in a 3-story house with his girlfriend and he was only 25. I’m not saying that should be generalized, but just because you’re from Harvard doesn’t mean you stand lightyears above someone from Cornell.</p>
<p>“but Cornell also has an undergraduate population that significantly smaller than its graduate population.”</p>
<p>I think you meant Harvard there gome?</p>
<p>something like that, was hung over at the time. </p>
<p>Cornell has a grad population much smaller than its undergrad. My head is a bit more clear now.</p>