Cornell Engineering Or Harvard Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I know Harvard engineers. A lot of you are idiots for saying that Harvard has a bad engineering program. You can dual-enroll with MIT. Also Cornell Engineering has notoriously low GPAs whereas Harvard, in general, has grade inflation. </p>

<p>Also, if you go to Harvard you have options if you decide engineering isn’t for you.
Their math and computer science programs are amazing and the networking and career services at Harvard blow Cornell out of the water. </p>

<p>And to respond to some comments regarding Cornell Engineers being better in engineering circles…
I agree with what you are saying but still feel it would be a bad choice to go to Cornell over Harvard. You are talking about going a full tier lower. The difference between Harvard and Cornell from a selectivity standpoint is more vast than you realize.
I know some of the engineering professionals in this post will frown at this, but I have seen many talented engineers eschew science for finance. You might find that in a few years time you are burnt out from taking thermo, fluid dynamics, or organic chemistry and take the cowards way out by working in finance (BB love hiring engineers/scientists). Harvard offers you better opportunities for that given more lenient grading and better career services. </p>

<p>Socially, Harvard is terrible as a guy. Finals clubs are really exclusive and it’s expensive to go bar hopping in Boston. Cornell has a pretty robust Greek system and a decent collegetown, though as an engineer you probably won’t participate in the social scene that much anyways. (Though, sidenote, Ithaca can be kind of miserable). </p>

<p>And not to be a dick or anything, but I don’t think you can bank on getting in off the waitlist. Harvard had a record yield this year and may have even over-enrolled. You should come to terms with the fact that you will be stuck in Ithaca like the rest of us.</p>

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<p>I agree, go to Harvard if you want to work in finance. Go to Cornell if you truly love applying math and science and want to actually be an engineer. </p>

<p>I don’t know ANY Harvard engineers who are actual working as engineers.</p>

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<p>If you plan on working as an engineer, I’d probably recommend Cornell. If you plan on using your engineering degree to get technical expertise and training, but see yourself in management later on, the Harvard WOW factor may be important.</p>

<p>Overall – as long as you can study what you want at each school, I really don’t think it would make that much of a difference.</p>

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<p>Why not? People are just as interested in the topic now as they were then.</p>

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<p>^Thank you. I was going to post this as well but I was too lazy to type.</p>

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<p>Cornell engineering is better than Harvard engineering. Harvard will open more doors than Cornell outside of engineering. Something to think about. Also, Cornell engineering is difficult and they round classes to a B-. Grade deflation can be a killer for graduate school and internships.</p>