It said "Cornell vs. UCLA". We all know these are two top notch schools and for sure the kid did amazing. However, the family is weighting the options between 農學院和文理學院。I have no intention to belittle 農學院, there're so many great 農學院 in US, such as Purdue, Texas A&M, UC Riverside, etc... Take our high school as an example, students KNEW it's an easier path to get in to Cornell thru 農學院, just like the easiser path to get in PENN thru Nursing school. simple question like we may have faced 30 years ago: 北京農業大學 or 南京大學天文係?
I have been to both Cornell and UCLA many times, and I LOVE both campus, they are all beautiful in different way. so no need to judge by that.