Case Western vs. Cornell

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey Guys! :)</p>

<p>I just wanted to get some advice, for choosing between Case Western and Cornell.</p>

<p>I’m going for BME with maybe pre-med (not completely sure). </p>

<p>Case Western:
I’m getting about $20,000 per yr.
Has BME major that's ranked 9th.</p>

<p>Cornell:
Don't know how much financial aid from Cornell (probably none).
Overall strong engineering that's ranked 8th.
Ivy league.
Doesn't have BME as a major. I would have to take it as a minor with Biological and Environmental engineering as the major. </p>

<p>However, since Cornell’s overall engineering is strong, I think there might be more options if I decide to switch from BME to some other engineering field. So which one do you guys think I should choose? If I decide to go on to med school, which one would be better? If I decide not to go to med school or don’t get in, and then go on to grad school, which one would be better?
How does the level of difficulty of classes and job/intership/research opportunities for Case Western and Cornell compare?</p>

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<p>In my opinion the job and post graduate opportunities will be similar for both schools. Both have fine reputations for their undergraduate science programs.</p>

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<p>How does your family feel about being full pay for Cornell? Run the numbers here, and talk with them about what the difference could mean: [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Award Letter Comparison Tool](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Award Letter Requirements - Finaid)</p>

<p>Generally speaking, if you are thinking about med school, you should choose the cheapest undergraduate college because you are going to have to take on a huge amount of debt to pay for med school. If you are going for a Ph.D. in an STEM field, well the university where you do your Ph.D. should pay for it all - if they won’t it’s because they don’t think you really are good enough.</p>

<p>If you are in-state for Cornell, and you think that you might leave engineering entirely in order to pursue another major in the bio-sciences, then Cornell may be the better choice. There are a lot of excellent options in ALS and HumEc that you would only need to pay the statutory rates for.</p>