<p>Hey, just as I once gave into the chances post, I give in to the decision post.</p>
<p>Cornell University or University of Chicago</p>
<p>I will visit both in the next two weeks. Just wanted to hear your two cents.</p>
<p>For physics, comprable fin aid (none, although Cornell gave me 4k a year as a Cornell Tradition Fellow.)</p>
<p>I live in MN, so weather is not a factor, but distance is. Thanks. I was looking at either grad school for law or physics or engineering. (Do you have to have an engineering degree for patent law, or just something like it (ie physics))</p>
<p>I would head to Cornell. It has a much better social scene than Chicago, which is often described as "depressing" and "cold" (in the people sense, not the weather sense...though it is the windy city). They are ranked about the same, but Cornell just seems happier! And it better be if you're spending 4 years there.</p>
<p>I thought I would add a new life to it instead of people reading other posters comments first. I just want to see what people have to say. Sorry if you read a similiar one.</p>
<p>I realize that there is no engineering at UChicago, but the only type of engineering that intersests me is Applied and Engineering Physics. U Chicago can actually supply those classes that Cornell would require for that major, they just call it physics. Cornell's physics and Chicago's are somewhat similar, except that the technical electives culminate to AEP instead of physics. </p>
<p>According to shizz (AEP senior from Cornell) physics can actually be a good springboard to graduate engineering, especially AEP or as some school's call it, engineering physics.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments. I just visited Chicago and thought it was a pretty cool place. Cool enough to hold my respect and esteem as I saw "Adieu Chicago!" It was cool, but I see myself being just as learned, more cutting edge (research, technology wise) and tons happier at Cornell. I really liked it there. As for my entire college admissions battle, I am really happy with the way things turned out, that my choice is so clear, and that the pain of rejection to some places is completely alleviated by the thought of an Ivy League Engineering degree from Cornell attachted to a money producing Cornell Scholarship waiting for me.</p>
<p>Nah, I thought that the people had more fun at Cornell than Chicago. It is just a better atmosphere for me. Heck, I was strongly considering engineering. That fact alone practically clinches it!</p>
<p>Happy students at Cornell? Isn't it supposed to be one of the most stressfull schools out there? They put up netting around dorms during finals so people don't jump out of their windows to kill themselves</p>
<p>I've never heard the thing about the suicide rate, etc, since I went to CC. Actually, I think the lack of city decreases stress (I am from a town that would consider Ithaca to be the city). I thought Cornell's campus was upbeat, the students were proud of their school, and I heard numerous people, even in difficult majors, swear up and down that they loved it there. No One at Chicago held any devotion to their school.</p>
<p>"No one at Chicago held any devotion to their school"
Whoa, I did say that? It was less than other schools, but not like that. I am jerk. </p>
<p>Actually, it was really tough sending in my admissions response. I loved the school, and still tell people to apply there. Things just worked out better elsewhere, and I have no idea why I said what I did.</p>
<p>That said, one of my qualms with Chicago is that the Core is a little to rigid, and that it would be nice to learn something more applicable, rather than 100% theoretical. This is just personal opinion, and I do admire Chicago for being so unique in this manner.</p>
<p>BTW, I look forward to applying to Chicago for graduate school.</p>