<p>I got accepted to both and I'm trying to decide...
I really love both environments and would be happy in either one.
I would love feed backs on:
purely academically speaking, which engineering has more favorable facilities, reputation, experience, opportunities etc.</p>
<p>I'm looking foward to majoring in E.E. at the moment but not a sure thing</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback!</p>
<p>Cornell has the best Engineering program!!</p>
<p>I think Cornell's engineering program is considered the best in the Ivy League, followed by Princeton's (?). Having never visited Princeton I can't really say which seems better. I once asked a friend of mine, who applied to engineering at both, which he would choose to attend, and he said that he'd probably go for Princeton because the school overall has more prestige and probably a stronger undergraduate focus. Personally, I'd pick Cornell, though, since I'll be going there : P</p>
<p>those on the Cornell board say Cornell and those on the princeton board will say princeton. Given.</p>
<p>"which engineering has more favorable facilities"
I don't know about princeton's but Cornell's are VERY hard to beat. Since the engineering school at Cornell is so large, they pour huge sums of money into its programs and facilities. Do some reasearch online and see the type of stuff you have available to you at Cornell, and compare that with what's at Princeton. It may be a big generalization that I've heard, but it seems like Cornell engineering is more comprable to MIT while Princeton is closer to Columbia. </p>
<p>"reputation"
The rankings generally do put Cornell above Princeton for engineering. Both schools have strong alumni networks, but the real advantage for you will come with Cornell's size - there's so many CU engineering alumni out there, I wonder if Cornell's engineering graduating class is comprable to Princeton's entire undergraduate graduating class. </p>
<p>"experience"
Eh, this is perhaps too subjective to rate. I know Cornell is highly academic focused with absolutely tremendous opportunities for engineers. Decide what type of experience you're looking for and see how these schools both fit in to helping you see that experience. </p>
<p>"opportunities etc."
Here, I'd give it to Cornell, mostly due to its sheer size. Research opportunities in a huge array of fields are available. Also, companies also recruit from all over the world to hire CU engineering grads. Thanks to its size, breadth of programs and available research opportunities, I wonder if Cornell may have an edge over princeton in this regards. </p>
<p>But, in the end, there is really no "hands down" winner. If i were doing engineering, I'd certainly go with Cornell, but explore both schools to determine which is better suited to you and your academic interests. In general, Princeton has a better overall reputation, but Cornell has a better engineering reputation. You can't go wrong either way.</p>
<p>Actually, Princeton's engineering isn't really "Columbia level." In terms of Undergrad rankings, it is only ranked one spot below Cornell's in terms of overall engineering program rankings. Both engineering programs have around the same prestige, but Princeton's is smaller and more undergraduate focused. That means you'll probably get more attention. Plus, Princeton's overall prestige is a lot higher than Cornell's. I'm going to have to side with Princeton on this one.</p>
<p>i was talking about facilities and so forth, not reputation.</p>
<p>Any opinions on Brown's Engineering vs. Cornell's Engineering?</p>
<p>Shouldn't you guys post this in the college search and selection forum? You're not really gonna get an unbiased opinion on the college-specific forums.</p>
<p>"Both engineering programs have around the same prestige, but Princeton's is smaller and more undergraduate focused. "</p>
<p>Cornell's engineering college is an undergrad college...not sure y you wouldn't get attention as an undergrad.</p>
<p>I guarantee you that Cornell's alumni network in engineering is larger than Princeton's. And that's often what matters most in getting a job.</p>
<p>BillyChang,
Not sure if this would help but... I visited both Cornell and Brown, and felt that Cornell had a better engineering program. Brown seems like a great place for learning in general, but its reputation in engineering isn't that great. Last summer I had to make a difficult decision between applying early to Cornell and applying early to Brown... honestly I think that I would've been happy at both, but Cornell "felt" like a better choice for me.</p>
<p>I don't understand this whole argument about prestige...why does it matter?</p>
<p>crazy88- as ive said im more concerned about the engineering program/experience over prestige... thanks for all the great comments so far, and please refrain from off-topic comments</p>
<p>well, then, go with Cornell, the engineering program IS without a doubt THE best in the Ivy League.</p>
<p>Princeton is an absolutely fabulous education - it's one of the few schools I would probably take over Cornell. </p>
<p>However, engineering is the one thing that Cornell may have on Princeton (besides the non traditional stuff like the ag school, vet, hotel, ilr, etc.). Like I said, both are ranked extremely high, you can do great things at either one. But, I think Cornell really may have more to offer in your case. </p>
<p>Here's some links that may help:
<a href="http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research/%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research/</a>
<a href="http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research/undergraduate-research.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research/undergraduate-research.cfm</a></p>
<p>explore around a little bit, and compare this to what Princeton has to offer. </p>
<p>I think Princeton takes the general prestige award, but Cornell just offers so many more opportunities available to students.</p>
<p>i'd probably consider the fin. aid packages (princeton obviously prevails). i know nothing of the engineering programs. if you're thinking about finding a job, i really do not believe going to one will give you an advantage over the other. cornell = known for great engineering, princeton = known to be great. but in the end, money matters. but i don't think you asked about that so nevermind.</p>
<p>Echoing brown man - for the prestige/undergraduate focus you'd be getting, I would go with princeton over cornell... Though of course as biggyboy also points out... show me the money!</p>