<p>Hey you guys,
I need some advice, I was accepted to both UPenn and Cornell Class of 2010 and I’m not too sure which one to choose. I would like to pursue a career in medicine, particularly in cardiology. The financial aid packages I received were superb, and both campuses were amazing. However, I heard Cornell can be rather boring at times. Anyway, I would like to know if any of you have any opinions/ suggestions that could help me make my decision. Thanks a bunch…and congratulations to all!!!:-)</p>
<p>This probably doesn't help you so much but I know that Stanford kids don't respect Cornell as much as they respect Penn.....</p>
<p>that probably doesn't have anything to do with anything but that's all I can think of at the moment.......</p>
<p>Penn has better athletics, a more lively social scene, and in my opinion, far more relaxed and interesting people. Personally, I felt far more at home on Penn's campus than Ithaca, NY.</p>
<p>do you really want to go to the cold wannabe ivy in the middle of nowhere?</p>
<p>hells no</p>
<p>penn's rep >> cornell's rep.</p>
<p>but beyond that, they are really entirely different schools. one is urban, the other not so much (haven't been, can't totally comment)</p>
<p>you're obviously bright if you got in both places...do some soul searching because they are a world apart. i personally wouldn't give cornell the time of day, but thats why i'm going to penn.</p>
<p>i was also comparing the two, and I just visited both campuses. Cornell is beautiful, but I'm definitely choosing Penn over it because I like the atmosphere better. Plus, the weather's quite a bit better, and it's much more interesting. Just my opinion :)</p>
<p>Isn't upenn penn state with a business school? Kidding. Take penn if it's wharton. Take cornell if engineering. Arts and Science? Choose Cornell for english and humanities, physics & bio, choose penn for other crap. In terms of reputation, it's probably not a good idea to ask on this board if you want an unbiased opinion. But honestly, outside of say Pennsylvania, Cornell's reputation is on pretty much equal if not higher footing than Upenn. Why else would people confuse upenn with penn state?</p>
<p>I liked Cornell too and would have applied there if i didn't get into Penn. I've heard their curve is especially hard for science majors and premeds (there are so many of them they have to weed them out) which might be something to think about if ur interested in med school.</p>
<p>to respond to handscoring's post:
with all of the press Penn has been getting in recent years, people are realizing the difference between us and Penn State. At least where I am on the west coast (SF bay area) Penn is regarded much higher than cornell, which is generally seen as the doormat to the ivies (an opinion I do not hold).</p>
<p>Well, I can't argue against that^^, cause I don't live in the west coast. But they are all things considered both good schools. My only advice is, visit both campuses, see which one you like better. Cornell has a kickass almost resort style campus (meaning secluded, but naturally beautiful), while Penn is a more urban and down to earth sort of place (as fitting to its pragmatic nature). But like I said, definitely pick upenn for wharton, or cornell for engineering. Other than that, they are all thngs considered pretty even. Don't let the admissions rates blind you: the only reason cornell's is so high is because of the publicly endowed colleges (i.e agricultural and life science). The arts and science acceptance rate was 21% last year, and without wharton, what is penn's arts and science acceptance? around 20% would be my guess. Personally, I'd rather choose cornell for arts and science because I live much closer to its campus, and I sort of like its secluded, surrealistic style. And reputation-wise, here in Canada, penn and cornell are just about equal, only that Cornell is a bit more heard of because it's closer to the border.</p>
<p>Actually, Penn's College was 2,261 admitted out of 12,999, which makes it 17.4% and more selective than Cornell's 21%</p>
<p>You are talking about the acceptance rate for this year, class of 2010. I was referring to the numbers for the class of 2009. I do not know what cornell's arts and science numbers are for this year, but since its overall acceptance rate decreased 3.3 percent, I would believe that the art and science numbers would show a larger decrease from the 21% LAST year (since generally acceptance rates for the other colleges are rather stable). That would make it about equal.</p>
<p>well in cali penn has a higher rep than cornell</p>
<p>I think Wharton really helps with Penn's overall reputation.</p>
<p>Yeah, it does. But we all benefit from it here at Penn--and employers know it when they look at the transcripts of SAS and SEAS students and see Wharton classes on it. The average Penn SAS student will be more business-savvy than the average Cornell student.</p>
<p>i was also deciding between penn and cornell. Ultimately it depends what ur looking for. Penn is in a city and that's ultimately what pulled me in. Both are really good schools. I'm pre-med/ bio major and I have no regrets about attending penn. Sometimes its nice to be able to get off campus and enjoy philadelphia, but its really up to you.</p>