<p>Both are what I'm looking for in terms of an Ivy school. If the time comes to choose between one or the other, what do you guys think? I plan on majoring in bio btw.</p>
<p>They are very different
Cornell: large research university
Dartmouth: small LAC</p>
<p>agree... they are very different schools</p>
<p>honestly, if one has to choose, prob the smaller LAC type is better for undergrad, and the larger research university is better for the grad program, more name recognition deal in terms of the gen population.</p>
<p>I wouldn't call Dartmouth a LAC. It does have some things in common with LACs, but it is a university with some strong graduate programs.</p>
<p>If you want to go bio for premed, I would pick Dartmouth. If you want to do research in the future, I would go to Cornell because it likely has more options for you.</p>
<p>I agree with ohnoes. Academically, I would prefer Dartmouth for pre-med, simply because of the lack of cutthroat grade deflation as well as opportunities to really get to know professors. For research, Cornell gets the edge.</p>
<p>Honestly though, I think academics are amazing at both places so I would choose on lifestyle. Dartmouth is a more tight-knit school with some very unique features that all serve to strengthen the community. It has plenty of big weekends, sophomore summer is an awesome time to get to know your class, and study abroad with other Dartmouth students is the norm. Cornell is a larger place with more social options and a more vibrant city (ithaca vs. hanover), but much less community as a result.</p>
<p>I think both are rad, I had the choice, and if it was between Cornell and Dartmouth I personally would have gone with Dartmouth I think...thats mostly because I don't want to be an engineer though</p>
<p>What exactly is an LAC?</p>
<p>liberal arts college that focuses on the basic subjects (eng, math, physics) to the umpteenth degree. Pretty awesome if u are into that. They also tend to have small student faculty ratios.</p>