<p>^ agree with that, but Cornell is still a great school. It has some world renowned departments (like their engineering physics dept) and great specialty schools like the Hotel School. It is the easiest Ivy to get into, but not by that much, there are definitely some brilliant kids who go there. The cons are that its campus is remote (Ithaca is near nothing) and it has a bad rep for suicide which unfairly paints the whole school. </p>
<p>It has every reason to be part of the ivy league, because the Ivy League is a division I athletic league and by most athletic standards, Cornell is doing very well relative to other schools in the league. I can see high schoolers looking down on Cornell, because it’s not always glamorous and not as insanely difficult to get into. But once you leave the small, narrow prestige-obsessed world of high school and are at college, you’ll realize quickly that kids in your own school are not always that amazing and kids from the “worse” school are giving you a run for your money or putting you to shame. Cornell is a top 15 school and it’s students are not excluded from pretty much any opportunity.</p>