What is Cornell "known for" ?

[INeedAdvice]

Yes, they were the first nonsecular college in the country.

Yes, they were the first nonsecular college to allow women entrance.

Yes, they awarded the first university degree in veterinary medicine and first doctorates in electrical engineering and industrial engineering.

But that's not exactly what one thinks of when one thinks of Cornell (at least I don't think so).

So what are they "known for" ? I want to add them to the "Harvards" thread but have no clue as to what to do with them! 😡

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[qweewq11]

For being the best all-around school in the Ivy League🙂

 

[INeedAdvice]

Originally posted by qweewq11
For being the best all-around school in the Ivy League🙂

OK, then what's the "Yale" counterpart of "well-rounded" schools?

 

[qweewq11]

Penn, 'cause Cornell owns 'em in engineering, and also Cornell has a vet school, a school of industrial and labor relations, and a college of human ecology, all of which Penn lacks. 😛

 

[INeedAdvice]

Originally posted by qweewq11
Penn, 'cause Cornell owns 'em in engineering, and also Cornell has a vet school, a school of industrial and labor relations, and a college of human ecology, all of which Penn lacks. 😛

Yes, but I already have Penn listed under a "Yale" category. If I put Cornell as the "Harvard" of "well-rounded elite schools", then I have to use a non-Ivy League school as the "Yale"counterpart since the other ones have already been listed.....so any other suggestions? 😉

 

[group_theory]

Umm

Penn has a vet school. According to their website, the Veterinary hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (VHUP) is the busiest veterinary teaching hospital in the country, sees more than 20,000 small animal patient visits a year.
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/

When someone mentions Cornell, the first thing that comes to my mind is, "hmm, there is a Cornell college in Iowa. Oh right, the Cornell University in Ithica where people love to commit suicide"

What also comes to mind when I think of Cornell is "cows" and "meeting future hotel managers". That and that part of Cornell is a state-school, making it definately unique among its ivy league counterparts.

 

[pocwana]

mmmmmmmmm. good food. mmmmmmmmmm
at least that's what i've been told. they have a culinary school that's supposed to be kick ars!

 

[INeedAdvice]

Originally posted by group_theory
Umm

Oh right, the Cornell University in Ithica where people love to commit suicide"

Umm. That's not exactly something to joke about. 😡

That and that part of Cornell is a state-school, making it definately unique among its ivy league counterparts.

You're joking, right? Cornell is private. Or do they receive state funding? Then again, doesn't Penn receive some state funding? I know that Pitt does and it's not exactly a "state school", yet it receives state funding. For instance, don't a lot of "private schools" receive some state funding?

 

[qweewq11]

Cornell is known for being the blingiest school in the entire world, and it is also endorsed by Snoop.

 

[INeedAdvice]

What about Emory as the "Yale" of "elite well-rounded schools"? I've heard that it's known for undergrads who prepare for a professional degree (like getting an MD or a JD). That would qualify it as very "well-rounded" and it's probably considered an elite school (not as elite as Cornell though, but it would be up there...).

Any comments?

 

[qweewq11]

Perhaps Chicago as runner up?

 

[INeedAdvice]

Chicago is already taken. (Check out the link that I posted in the beginning of this thread.)

And Group theory, no more sarcastic replies! Cornell needs a good counterpart, dammit! 😡 😉

Qweeqwee - if you want to get back at him, check out the "what's the oldest med school?" thread because he was being harassed royally in there.

....Any more suggestions about Cornell?

 

[group_theory]

In terms of a good counterpart (rival) for Cornell - I do not know. Is there a particular school which Cornell students look forward to playing against in sports?

Oh - I was wrong about part of Cornell being a state-school.
To quote Ann Rivera, Associate Director of Admissions, Cornell '83

Another misconception: we have three state subsidized schools which in return offer contract services to the state and also must, because of tax supported dollars, make a commitment to in-state students. They, however, ARE NOT part of the "state university" -SUNY- system (if you have any doubts, check the tuition even for the in-state students). They are still part of the private university of Cornell and get full Cornell degrees.

However, the original question was what Cornell is known for. And I responded what I know about Cornell (rightfully or wrongfully)

Cheers!!

 

[INeedAdvice]

Well, no one is jumping on the Emory bandwagon.

What about Wisconsin or WashU?

They are the other two top schools (granted not as top as Cornell) that haven't been mentioned on the list...

 

[DW]

Originally posted by INeedAdvice
Well, no one is jumping on the Emory bandwagon.

emory is "the duke of georgia" 😛

go Eagles!!! go coke university!!!!

fyi, we've have an amazing record for getting kids into top med schools the last few years 🙂

 

[Sweet Tea]

Originally posted by DW
emory is "the duke of georgia" 😛

but do you really want to be known as the dook of anything?

fyi, we've have an amazing record for getting kids into top med schools the last few years 🙂

braggart 😉 😛

 

[xaelia]

Cornell has a school of Hotel Management.

If you want Engineering, go to Stanford or MIT. 😉

 

[klp14]

Cornell is great for academic diversity - teaching everyone from future hotel tycoons to dairy farmers. Part of what makes it so cool is that it's pretty big (20,000 students including med/vet/grad) and the campus is gorgeous.

As for the state-assisted question, 3 of the colleges (there are 7 undergrad) are state funded in part...so I paid tuition similar to the SUNYs but got a Cornell degree. Also adds to diversity because more middle- to lower middle-class students can afford to go Ivy.

The funny thing about sports rivalries is that its nemesis is Harvard. Cornell is known for hockey and we're pretty good at intimidating the heck out of players from other schools. "Go back to Cambridge Community College" is a usual sign at Harvard games.

 

[swoop]

I go to Emory. Everyone here is a pre something. Whether it be med, law, or business. That is it. If you are not one of those three things you don't belong. Also we have decent diversity of people. However, compared to Cornell for diversity of professions..............I don't know. We do have a law, med, public health, nursing, and then plus the normal graduate programs. We are fairly elite. Now that our president who doesn't submit all ranking information has retired and we are going to get a new one. Our ranking is supposed to go up too. So we are kind of close to Cornell. Oh yeah there is pretty much absolutely no engineering at Emory. You have to go over to Georgia Tech to take any engineering classes. We are well known for pre-med and as of right now have a pretty good track record for acceptances into top med schools.

 

[shamthis]

cornell rocks

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by Sweet Tea
but do you really want to be known as the dook of anything?



braggart 😉 😛

Because it is a top 5 (at worst top 10) undergrad school with a top 5 med school and a top 3 basketball program 😉

And its in the South and pretty laid back.

 

[scootad.]

g-d bless USNews.

on another note, i would agree w/ the above about cornell. i would also add that the student population is pretty diverse (maybe not racially, but in terms of intelligence). there are some brilliant people and then others who you scratch your head and wonder how the hell did they get in?? funny thing is alot of the latter wind up failing out by end of freshman year, as cornell is the easiest ivy to get into and hardest to stay into.

yes, the dining halls are wonderful. esp. RPU. like going to a restaurant every night.

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by scootad.
g-d bless USNews.

on another note, i would agree w/ the above about cornell. i would also add that the student population is pretty diverse (maybe not racially, but in terms of intelligence). there are some brilliant people and then others who you scratch your head and wonder how the hell did they get in?? funny thing is alot of the latter wind up failing out by end of freshman year, as cornell is the easiest ivy to get into and hardest to stay into.

yes, the dining halls are wonderful. esp. RPU. like going to a restaurant every night.

Cornell did have Carl Sagan who IMHO was a badarse!

 

[scootad.]

true, and Christopher Reeve and Janet Reno and Bill Maher.

 

[klp14]

...and Toni Morrison.

RPU is the bomb. USNews is definitely right about the food.

And Cinnamon swirl ice cream from the Dairy Bar. Yum.

 

[Dr. Lawyer]

Cornell University Medical College used to be very well known for training future leaders in medicine. Its admissions process sought to identify candidates with all the requisite characteristics to be leaders in academic medicine, patient care, health care administration/policy, and research. In recent years however, this policy has fallen by the wayside. It seems their guiding priciple now is to admit large numbers of minorities.

 

[scootad.]

...and minority students dont have what it takes to be leaders??

 

[MGoBlue13]

Originally posted by scootad.
...and minority students dont have what it takes to be leaders??

boom boom boom... another thread bites the dust....😀

 

[Dr. Lawyer]

Scootad,

I take it from your post that you are eager to engage in a debate about minorities in medicine. My guess is that you'd like someone to say "minorities can't become leaders in medicine" in order to perpetuate the narrative of victimization of minorites in the U.S. Am I close?

 

[scootad.]

you dug your own grave buddy. 😉

 

[scootad.]

Back to the topic at hand...another thing Cornell is known for...

SLOPE DAY!!!! The single best day of the year! Should be a national holiday!

 

[dr. deez]

what is slope day???

 

[whatsupdoc]

Has anyone received a Cornell interview invite recently. I looked that the interview list, and the last one in late October. I also called two weeks ago, and they said that they had not even started to invite people for Jan. yet -- so I was wondering if anyone has an interview date for Jan.

Thanks.

 

[klp14]

Ah, Slope Day. One of the hardest days to be a Cornell alumn and not be there. Sitting at my desk plugging through patient charts on a fabulous May day just isn't the same as mud-sliding down the slope after a nice breakfast of pure alkyhol. I'm with you scootad.