<p>My cousin at caltech told me to choose Cornell hands down because its science program is so respected, but I need some help in making the final decision.</p>
<p>thanks so much!</p>
<p>I’m at MIT grad school right now for computer engineering and I know Cornell is at least one of the 4 most frequent undergrads of the grad students here. If you are choosing for science between cornell and columbia then definitely go to cornell.</p>
<p>US News and World Report has just recently ranked Cornell the number 1 engineering school in the country, you really cant beat Cornell in that department.</p>
<p>When did USNews ever rank cornell #1?</p>
<p>I heard Columbia will give you a degree but won’t offer you research opportunities like Cornell. Cornell’s engineering program is superior. Plus Columbia will make you do their dumb 29-year Core.</p>
<p>Edit: Nevermind, saw those articles on the main cornell forum. Too bad my high school physics class is ruining my interest in physics.</p>
<p>i say cornell just for duffield hall haha</p>
<p>BEAUTIFUL building. i could study in there all day. and im a hotelie. :)</p>
<p>no but seriously, cornell is renowned for engineering- in popular culture it is much better known for engineering than columbia.</p>
<p>definitely go with cornell</p>
<p>definitely go with cornell</p>
<p>I know a lot of neat people at Cornell. Yes look at the programs, but also at the people and just think about which school might be a better match for you. It’s hard to beat both schools…but one might be better for your personality.</p>
<p>All of Cornell’s engineering departments have consistently ranked at the top with physics being number one over caltech, stanford, and princeton. Everything in science is becoming increasingly related to one form of engineering or another. Taking engineering courses does not mean you have to be an engineer, you could be running a software company or creating computers to understand pure sciences like chemistry, biology, or physics. If I were you, I’d want to learn from the best there are and go with Cornell.</p>
<p>Cornell is definitely the better pure engineering school. in terms of rankings, they are top 10 in the country.</p>
<p>Columbia is top 20 for pure engineering as well, but also gives all of its students a liberal arts education. if you aren’t sure that you want to be a pure engineer for the rest of your life, Columbia is superior in placing engineering students in non-engineering jobs like finance, business, etc. </p>
<p>basically, if you are deadset on becoming an engineer, and want the best possible engineering education, go to Cornell. they have more world-renowned engineering departments and faculty, and among engineering circles they have more prestige. you would also have richer opportunities to participate in engineering competitions, research, things like that. and if you despise liberal arts and don’t want to have to bother with humanities again, Cornell gives you the option to surpass that and focus on hardcore engineering. </p>
<p>if you like engineering, but you aren’t 100% sure you won’t decide to reach out into other areas, go to Columbia. you will learn the same engineering material that you would at Cornell, but you would also get a broad education that would better equip you to do anything you may want to do outside of engineering.</p>
<p>Cornell definitely unless you really love city life</p>