November 22, 2024

4 thoughts on “Cornell’s rank stays.

  1. Thanks! Personally I hate the emphasis on ranks… What do they actually mean.. that some people are more justified than others in feeding their egos?

  2. I can see the reason people look into them, but I think readers lose sight when they starting to think there is a profound difference between being ranked 10th and 14th. Part of the problem is that these rankings are so formulaic; SAT scores are a huge factor, and they should be, but for a school like Cornell SAT scores may skew the general rankings. FOr instance, Arts and Sciences students probably have SAT scores similar to the other Ivieslike Yale and Columbia etc, since I am willing to bet a lot of students in Arts applied to those school competitively. Now look at the Ag school or the Hotel school. Most likely lower SAT scores, which drags down the University’s overall ranking, but neglects the fact that Cornell’s Hotel school and Ag school are the best in the country in those fields.

  3. We’re tied with Brown–you can try to spin this anyway you want, but we’re tied with Brown and still out of the top 10.

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