Greenontwo wrote:
kidderek: in the interest of full disclosure, if i remember correctly you didn't get in to cornell, right? not trying to call you out and if i'm wrong then sorry
YES!!!! dinged w/o interview by Cornell (which I'm still quite shocked about). It's not sour grapes, I swear!!! hahaha
Take it for what it's worth. If you've kept up with my posts, you'll know I've been quite candid about the two schools that I've visited (Cornell & Stern). Cornell is first class all the way, the facilities are first rate, people are friendly and one of classes I sat in on was taught by Robert Frank (co author of an econ text with none other than Ben Bernake). He was an amazing professor. But, I left the school unimpressed. You really get the feeling that the school is full of people who don't want to be there.
When I visited Stern, the students just blew me away. I was so impressed by their camaraderie, accomplishments, and their polished presentation; I was almost intimidated!!! But they couldn't have been more friendlier. They answered all my questions as a long time buddy would. Seriously, I fell in love Stern with my visit. I've had some follow up chats with other Sternies here (gmatclub) and people I've met through them. They've been nothing but helpful with the application et al.
Again, it may have been the result of better planning on the part of the admissions team. But it wasn't even close.
As for Cornell, I wasn't dying to go there. In fact, I thought, heck I'll go if they give me some money (how crazy was I to even think that?). Alas, nothing was offered. Fine by me. I actually used the ding as a barometer to see how I measure up with other applicants. It was a bit of a wake up call for me.
Never visited CBS nor Yale.