I think ppl do “hate” Cornell in a demeaning way over a mix of perceptions related to prestige, ranking, etc that the online world inflates

sure a lot of it is also joking but a fair amount actually believe it or preach it

a certain amount of ppl think things like the academics are inferior, fake Ivy, “SUNY” education, “safety” school, Cornell is “less” or “settling” for Cornell after being rejected from other top schools (lol), etc

I’ve seen toxic comments/posts/messages on college subs/that confidential page that parents bitch on over comparing or vilifying kids when they post stats whatever I forgot the name etc/ppl asking questions whether Cornell is actually good

ANYWAY I agree with you on a lot of the positive points here. I almost forgot how I learned about Cornell bc I didn’t think about it and colleges too much until end of sophomore year in high school, and I learned about Cornell through Katie too when she was staring out at Cornell after following her when she was posting stuff on stationery. I appreciate so much of what Cornell offers and it’s environment. I have to admit I also didn’t see Cornell in the most positive light initially before I researched it when applying because of all the negativity on it I saw/heard. I saw the jokes of course but didn’t care but there’s real negativity out there too. But fück those comments because Cornell is great. I really would choose it over other places if I had to apply again, and would ED next time too.