<p>I've been lucky enough to get accepted to these two Universities and am planning on majoring in EE or ME. I know that Cornell is ranked higher than Princeton in terms of engineering. I'm really interested in Princeton though and would like to attend there, I just want to make sure its engineering program is comparable to Cornell's. </p>
<p>What are your thoughts for an engineer choosing between Cornell and Princeton?</p>
<p>Does anyone have any stats on grad school acceptance (like to MIT) from these universitie s to compare?</p>
<p>princeton’s prestige will help you get into a network of exclusive VC, angel capital or startup opportunities. just imagine you being an angel investor, you dont know these two guys at all. They both have a very promising business plan. All else being equal, you have a choice, either to invest in the princeton grad’s start up, or a cornell grad’s start up; all else being equal, most people would choose princeton grad. </p>
<p>you’ll also be recruited much more heavily for highly lucrative, prestigious and challenging ibanking or strat consulting positions.</p>
<p>If you are an aspiring engineering major, I encourage you to take a long look at ibanking and consulting. They like engineers for their quantitative skills. I am not saying they are better than the traditional engineering job, that’s a personal preference, but it’s always good to know what other opportunities there are.</p>
<p>However, if your goal is to be a 8-5 engineer doing the typical work, then go to cornell, they have a better engineering program.</p>
<p>even if your goal is to be a 8-5 engineer, goto princeton. it’s still better engineering school than like >95% engineering schools in the nation.</p>