Clarkson is a great school, you’ll have a blast on the ski team, and you’ll save a ton of money. If the ski team is a big deal to you, then take the Clarkson deal. If not, then you always gamble the $2k to see if you get into Cornell but still have the much cheaper Clarkson in your back pocket. I’d take Clarkson in this scenario over RPI just based on the scholarships.