Comments on: Cornell Fan Admits Cornell Does Not Belong in the Ivy League

By: Josephine Luddito

Josephine Luddito — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:34:36 +0000

Cornell is so dumb.

By: chiefing

chiefing — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:48:09 +0000

lol i guess we really are all brothers.

we all fight amongst ourselves, but when we graduate/grow up we stand together when necessary, even if we still like ribbing each other every now and then

By: Get a Life

Get a Life — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:43:38 +0000

No one cares how each Ivy stacks up except for the elitist pricks at HYP. So what if Cornell isn’t as prestigious? And stop bashing the Ag School. Where else can you get an Ivy league education for less then $30 a year? Oh right, ILR and Hum-Ec

By: Oh Really? Pt. II

Oh Really? Pt. II — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:03:54 +0000

Cornell’s endowment size “above most other Ivy’s”?
Harvard>Yale>Princeton>Columbia>UPenn>Cornell
Check pretty much anywhere. That puts Cornell distinctly in the bottom half, and not more than most excluding HYP.

By: cvsgdgsdfg

cvsgdgsdfg — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:33:40 +0000

The author of that article not only made faulty conclusions, he also had his facts wrong. He incorrectly stated that Andrew Dickson White was educated at Michigan. He went to Yale and taught at Michigan.

As for his argument that Cornell doesn’t belong in the Ivy League –
In terms of endowment size, Cornell was above most other Ivy’s (except HYP) before the crash. It’s tough to gauge size after the crash since the private equity investments held by many others are illiquid and not priced (recorded @ fair value/cost not market value). In terms of geographical location, Dartmouth is in the sticks too, and Yale’s location in New Haven is suspect if only urban metropolis locations are acceptable. In terms of “competitive” sports, Cornell doesn’t have to worry. It’s never going to have a nationally competitive football or basketball team. Who cares about hockey and LC? Most people are more interested in table tennis or pocket pool anyways. Hockey is for Canerdians. Perhaps Brown should be kicked out too if US News rankings are the say-all.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:33:21 +0000

By: Oh Really?

Oh Really? — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:53:35 +0000

Cornell above both Dartmouth and Brown?

I point you to these: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-search

By: CUstudent

CUstudent — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:48:59 +0000

Apparently no one here knows geography. The Ivy League, or Ancient Eight, was established based on geography. At the most, Cornell is probably six hours away from the farther Ivies like Princeton and Dartmouth. Georgetown? Stanford? Duke? Get real! Georgetown is probably 10-12 hours away from Dartmouth, 10 hours away from Harvard, and so on. Do I even need to explain Stanford and Duke? And besides, you can look up almost any national college ranking, and it would have Cornell ranked above Dartmouth and Brown (academically), so I do not see why this is even a discussion. The facts are out there, just go look for yourself rather than bash my college with minimal knowledge. We are called the Ancient Eight for a reason…

Go Big Red!

By: LSUgrad

LSUgrad — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:28:40 +0000

@Cayuga
You started this meme in order to stick it to the prestige whores?
Well, that went well.

By: dartmouth blows

dartmouth blows — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:04:00 +0000

while i’m all for kicking out cornell, let’s not forget the worst ivy of all: DARTMOUTH. seriously, what the fuck is so great about that shit school.