Cornell graduate and parent of a Cornell graduate here.
Yes, there is a higher. And we Cornellians know it.
Nevertheless, @Mothersv, I think your son made a great choice. Cornell offers extraordinary opportunities in terms of academics, extracurriculars, on-campus job recruiting, graduate school placement, and pretty much anything else you can think of. He hasn’t shortchanged himself in any way. I hope he has a great four years on the Hill.
Thank you so much Marian for your honest reply and for everyone else I can only apologize and as I said I knew I was posting at a risk of sounding ungrateful.
I am glad I posted as this is reassuring. I know some of us who apply ED always have that what if factor and by the way my son is very happy with his selection.I being a mother always worry.
Just as a side I was only born in India and have not lived there since the age of 4 and I am proud to currently call Wisconsin my home.
I also forgot to mention that he not only made it to state
But won 2nd prize in Econ in state first in interview and Math at his level and was state level tennis varsity player in junior year. That and a wonderful girlfriend were some of the distractions from schoolwork as a whole. Looking back I think now the distractions were worth the somewhat lower GPA.
Thank you all for your responses.
Just posting additional info as cannot edit! He was National Merit Finalist as well in case that helps anyone else with his level of GPA.
@Mothersv Cornell is an outstanding university, so you cannot go wrong. That said, I understand where you are coming from. I went to Brown and served as an admissions officer after graduating. We were often said to be in the “second tier” of the Ivy League and it wasn’t uncommon to hear from accepted students that they were upset that they hadn’t tried for Princeton. Sort of human nature.
Thanks for understanding midgetwidget
I am actually feeling better now with yours and everyone’s responses.
My son is quite thrilled to be going to Cornell so I
really should not have second guessed our decision.
And then there is always grad school.