<p>Got into both and not sure which one to select. Any advice? I live on the east coast and am thinking I would have better connections from Cornell. I want to go into Finance.</p>
<p>karen – what school/program at Cornell, what school/program at NU.</p>
<p>Cornell’s undergraduate business school (Dyson in CALS) is truly excellent. But if you’re not already admitted to this, it’s a small program and hard to transfer into. NU does not have an undergraduate business program – but offers a certificate program through it’s graduate business school, which is very highly thought of.</p>
<p>In either school, you can major in economics (or anything else for that matter) and go on to finance.</p>
<p>Both schools place people in major investment banks, and both send people to people to top business schools.</p>
<p>I personally feel that Cornell is more tied in to east coast the east coast financial world – though honestly, if you asked me for data to back this up, I couldn’t provide it. I’ve had this discussion at the NU board, and the people there feel that the opportunities between the schools in finance are equal.</p>
<p>End of day, they are both excellent schools, and you won’t go wrong with either.</p>
<p>Got into ILR at Cornell</p>
<p>i was looking at both northwestern and cornell also. however, i was looking at their engineering programs. NU is ranked quite higher than cornell in engineering, and they do have a better engineering program. however, cornell does have the bigger name.</p>
<p>and since you’re on the east coast, and most likely would stay on the east coast, i’d say cornell would be a better choice for networking, especially since business is half brains and half networking. i’m not sure how connected cornell is to the business world in new york city, but i do know that lots of companies go to up to cornell’s engineering school to recruit chemical engineering students in their senior year.</p>
<p>i would also look at their financial package. if they don’t differ by more than 10k, i’d say cornell.</p>
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<p>According the most recent USNWR list of best undergraduate engineering programs your quote is inaccurate. Both Northwestern and Cornell are great in engineering, and I put limited stock in rankings where schools are in the same ballpark, but I feel compelled to set the record straight. For overall engineering (according to US News) Northwestern is currently ranked at #13, while Cornell stands at #9. So, according to this metric Cornell is ranked higher (although they are both in a similar range).</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Engineering Programs - US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate][b]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate)</p>
<p>xwen – </p>
<p>Cornell vs Northwestern engineering is a choice that my D had last year. Cornell is a TRULY excellent engineering program. However, the difference between Cornell and Northwestern show why to a certain degree the rankings are meaningless.</p>
<p>Without going into great detail, the programs present themselves differently to students. Northwestern is more hands on and team oriented. Cornell gave the impression that it had a more traditional engineering curriculum. Northwestern has a required sequence of courses which give all students exposure to a variety of fields of engineering, Cornell encourages undecided students to take a more in-depth introductory course in any fields that may be of interest (generally one a semester giving you the opportunity to take three before you have to declare a major).</p>
<p>I personally lack the qualifications to judge either approach, but given the reputation of each school, I think it safe to say that each is valid. There is no right or wrong here. However, in choosing between the two schools, deciding which approach is right for you is, to my mind, considerably more important than if one goes to the #9 school or the #13.</p>
<p>^ I agree with you zephyr. I only linked to the ranking to clear up a significant inaccuracy in xwen’s post #4.</p>
<p>Colm – I’m glad we agree – it doesn’t really matter which school is the more highly ranked and there are real differences in what each hass to offer.</p>
<p>Colm, I stand corrected. U.S. News does rank Cornell higher; what I stated was based on a college ranking magazine (cannot remember name). i do agree with you that when colleges fall within the ballpark of each other, rankings doesn’t mean as much.</p>
<p>To OP</p>
<p>Karen – from ILR, you can certainly study what you want at Cornell. If you’re in-state and can pay the NY tuition, Cornell becomes a bargain. NU is also a great school.</p>