<p>Impartial opinion needed from unrelated folks:</p>
<p>Caltech vs. Cornell (in random order!)</p>
<p>Major = Chemistry</p>
<p>Career goal = Researcher / academician</p>
<p>Chemistry now?</p>
<p>If it was biology it would be slightly less lopsided.</p>
<p>Caltech, without a doubt, for your particular criteria, and from a person who likes Cornell too.</p>
<p>You might want to see which one fits you as a person better, but considering you're an academian and intended researcher, the culture would also likely be a better fit at Caltech.</p>
<p>Same, Caltech.</p>
<p>Caltech for sure</p>
<p>how about a major in biochem.?</p>
<p>same here^^^, but i wanna go into the business side of science.</p>