<p>Neither? Why pay Stanford/Cornell tuition when there are comparable public engineering schools for much cheaper?</p>
<p>Because depending on financial aid Stanford/Cornell could be cheaper than a public institution.</p>
<p>IMO the two schools are very close academically … and if the costs are relatively similar … than I’d go with the better fit. </p>
<p>3ToGo … an alumni of both Cornell and Stanford’s engineering schools</p>
<p>PS #1 - the suicide rate at Cornell is actually lower than the national average</p>
<p>PS #2 - When I was there Cornell was tougher than Stanford … the students were very similar but Cornell required more work … BUT, it was not a killer amount of work or weeder-driven; it was challenging but very doable for anyone who stayed on top of things.</p>
<p>Stanford, what a silly question, the ivy league sucks for engineering</p>
<p><em>facepalm</em> Except Cornell is good for engineering.</p>
<p>There are 9 other schools better than Cornell, and none are ivies… Stanford blows Cornell out of the water for engineering. Most good engineering firms don’t even go to Cornell to recruit…</p>
<p>^
Not really.</p>
<p>How Cornell Beat Stanford (And Everybody Else) For NYC Tech Campus | Epicenter | Wired.com
<a href=“How Cornell Beat Stanford (And Everybody Else) for NYC Tech Campus | WIRED”>How Cornell Beat Stanford (And Everybody Else) for NYC Tech Campus | WIRED;
<p>Highlight: (by committee member, Next Jump CEO)</p>
<p>“The narrative floated that Stanford’s sudden withdrawal and Cornell’s last-minute alumni gift of $350 million turned the process on its head simply doesn’t seem to be true. According to Kim, while all the proposals were strong, both he and a plurality of the committee recommended Cornell’s application as the top proposal from the beginning of the process.”</p>
<p>To be fair, Cornell has much more reason to commit(and NY has more reason to believe this will be the case) than Stanford. As good as a Stanford idea may be, that article clearly points out a conflict of interest that Cornell simply does not have.</p>
<p>All I know about Cornell is that they always win those formula race car engineering department contests. I’m west coast and totally Ivy-illiterate.</p>
<p>Stanford has great professors and very hands-on learning methods, at least from what I saw of their CS courses. I didn’t get that “fakeness/richness” vibe… but then again I myself…</p>
<p>Cornell decided to buy a plot of land, but Stanford decided not to. Therefore, I conclude Stanford is worse for engineering. Professor, can I now get an A+ in the logic class?</p>
<p>This thread started 7 years ago, guys.</p>