Author: Baiyu Gao

College application season is coming, and we know what’s important. Sure, you want a strong academic experience, but if we’re honest there’s something more important. You want the best college life. Cornell University and Syracuse University are two of the best universities in Central New York. As part of the continuing Throwdown series, we looked beyond the academic reputations to let you know how these two very different college cultures each deliver their best college life. Deep Histories Both Syracuse and Cornell were established during the Reconstruction Era—Syracuse in 1870 and Cornell in 1865. Both schools are large, private, non-profit...