<p>Stanford vs. Cornell vs. Princeton...what are the major differences??
(I don't mean which is better or worse...i need specific advantages/disadvantages between them, involving the atmosphere, location, research opportunities, requirements, etc.)</p>
<p>stanfords the best</p>
<p>i hope you're posting on those boards in addition to this general board. </p>
<p>If i knew more about the schools i would help, but i only know what i've heard and read- i don't have any personal experiences with any of the three.</p>
<p>This is really a backwards way of looking at schools. There are many differences and each one is better for some. If you state what it is you're looking for, people can suggest good matches.</p>
<p>You be the judge of tat yourself, everyone on here will have a bias...<em>cough</em>STANFORD, woo hoo, whoa, yeah!!! <em>cough</em> Sorry, sudden impulse. But yeah, it depends on what you want, you have to look deep into each school and evaluate, you'll know what you want when you see it. Otherwise, you're jsut asking us , which is better, the apple, orange, or banana.</p>
<p>orange, no question.</p>
<p>Okay... well, Princeton is my first choice and Cornell is my second, so i can help you out with that, but i'm gonna have to skip the stanford part cuz i'm really not that wild about going to college all the way on the west coast. So here we go:</p>
<p>Princeton:
Medium, about 5,000 people. Small classes. No grad schools, which means profs focus all of their attention on you. Nice suburban college town with enough to keep you busy, including movies, restaurants, etc. New York and Philly are just a train ride away, if cities are more your thing. The students there are awesome people... not studying robots, but people who are nice and funny and just happen to be brilliant. The campus is BEAUTIFUL. In terms of requirements, all students are required to write a senior thesis that is related to their major. Lots of opportunities for research, etc. while writing this. Eating clubs are a big part of the social life. You can either bicker to get into one, which is a lot like rushing for a frat, or you can just sign into one with your friends. They throw lots of parties and stuff. One thing you might want to note: Princeton recently instated a new policy to curb grade inflation, so now only 35% of people in each class can get an A.</p>
<p>Cornell:
Much bigger, about 13,000 undergrads and maybe 4,000(?) grads. Though you'll be in some huge lectures, a lot of the classes are surprisingly small. It doesn't really feel like a huge campus while you're there; people seem to get a lot of personal attention. Though a lot of people say that Cornell is isolated, it is actually in Ithaca, a town that caters to college students. Also, the campus is big enough that it is like a mini town itself; there is always stuff going on, and it feels like a great community with a lot of school spirit. Hockey, not football, is the big sport at Cornell. Cornell is divided into seven different colleges, and you have to apply to the one that best suits your intended major. Since Cornell is big and has grad schools, it has a lot of amazing resources for undergraduates interested in research and robotics or whatever. I hear the frats throw pretty good parties, but if parties aren't your thing then that's ok cuz only 25% of the students are in frats and there's so much to do on campus anyway.</p>
<p>I hope that helps... :)</p>
<p>Thanks! That helps a lot. I am just trying to decide which school to focus on as a reach; i am already going to apply to Michigan/Chicago/Hopkins/Northwestern.</p>
<p>i would suggest you apply to both. it can't hurt, right? :)</p>
<p>Koala717 notes about Princeton,"No grad schools, which means profs focus all of their attention on you."</p>
<p>Response: Sorry, but Princeton not only has a bunch of grad schools,but they are very strong in most areas. Princeton does, however, place a strong emphasis on undergraduate education, unlike that of some other ivy league breathren, caugh Yale, Harvard caugh caugh.</p>
<p>Um, Yale is supposed to focus on its undergrads in the same way Princeton does, both being more than Harvard. Why do you say this is otherwise?</p>
<p>yale is mad easy to get into</p>
<p>haha you fool, don't be rediculous.</p>
<p>Princeton has the most stuck up atmosphere of the three, Stanford and Cornell do not feel as cut throat outside the classroom, Princeton is a wonderful school, but I can't take the student body, even within minorities it was seperated by financial status.</p>