<p>Hey guys. I applied to some schools, same as many ppl here i guess. I would just have a lot of trouble deciding which to go to, if in the small chance I get accepted to all three (longshot). My goal is to double major in mech/aerospace eng. and political science. I applied to Cornell as poly sci (cuz hella easier to get into that eng, and easy to get dual degree once in CAS, haha the adcom lady prtty much acknowledged a loophole in the system), to Northwestern as mech engineering, and to UPenn as the dual degree Liberal Arts/Technology. If you guys wanted to double major in these two areas like me, which school would u pick, and why?</p>
<p>Forgot to add...or UC Berkeley, im still considering UC Berkeley, even though i dont wanna go to a school 30 mins from home...</p>
<p>None of them, go to Oxford.</p>
<p>its way less stressful to double major at a UC and still have a life than at any ivy....and if ur an engineering guru, is there any place other than UC BERKELEY??? well....perhaps MIT or Caltech, but u didnt mention those... :</p>
<p>My opinion: ***** off.</p>
<p>There are thousands of kids who are dying to go to Cornell. Who have dreamed of going there for years. Who have worked their entire high school careers to achieve the goal of admission to this university. </p>
<p>Part of what makes Cornell such a great school is the tremendous school spirit and closeness amongst the student body. Every student at CU, regardless of their personal differences, can know that he or she is part of something great and take tremendous pride in that. </p>
<p>A good student is not just determined by raw, God-given brain power. It also depends on effort. If a student is motivated, he or she will give 110 percent. This university doesn't need kids who just decided to come here on a whim and would have gone somewhere else if the wind was blowing the other way on the day they made their decision. </p>
<p>I'm sorry if this seemed unnecessarily offensive. Feel free to reply with something nasty if you like. I just feel strongly about this subject because, I, for one, worked my ass off with the sole goal of getting into Cornell, and nothing ****es me off more than running into kids on campus who are like "yeah, blah blah, didn't really want to go here, just ended up here, blah blah." What a buzzkill. </p>
<p>This is my opinion. I personally enjoy going to a school that is filled with kids who are just as happy to be there as I am. And I think that a lot of kids who got accepted ED or currently attend CU will agree with me.</p>
<p>If that was in reply to my question, then I'm not sure what to say. I admit that my "dream" university isn't cornell, but i know i prbly wont get into yale, harvard, or columbia, and i like the campus and programs at cornell. If i got in, i would definitely be happy and make the most of it. Sure, there will be people who go to cornell that might be going to their #2 or #3 or lower school, but i doubt they would bitch about it or complain once they arrive.</p>
<p>"I personally enjoy going to a school that is filled with kids who are just as happy to be there as I am."</p>
<p>Rock on, perro. That's exactly the reason that I can't wait to go. Like I said in another post, not everyone has a clear-cut first choice, but considering I applied ONLY to Cornell, I find it hard to believe that not everyone can fall in love with it.</p>
<p>how can anyone think that it is easier to get into cornell arts or engineering than it is to get admitted to columbia, penn or northwestern? i went there instead of yale and many others and it is definitely a great place to go to school. i agree with you perro406--there is no place like cornell, and it is not a wannabe harvard like brown or penn.</p>
<p>Thanks for the support, guys. I had the feeling that y'all would agree.</p>
<p>"Sure, there will be people who go to cornell that might be going to their #2 or #3 or lower school, but i doubt they would bitch about it or complain once they arrive."</p>
<p>Hey kev, which one of us actually goes to Cornell? Oh, thats right, I do. You think I just made that up? No. Those kids are there, and they do bitch, and it is annoying, tiring, and degrading to the sense of community within the school.</p>
<p>I'm gonna avoid this little skirmish (though I'll add Cornell was a clear cut first choice for me, which is why I did ED), and adress the question. I was looking at all three of those schools myself, which I was applying. Cornell was clear cut first, but not everyone has that luxury. In fact, I think its normal to not be so clear cut at this stage.
As far as engineering goes, Cornell is the best of those three. Northwestern is definitely good(it was actually my third choice after Tufts - after the top three it got muddy as far as ordering goes), and both are definitely above Penn, though Penn is good too. However, Penn is definitely the "weakest" of the three in engineering.
As for A&S, I dont know it as well, but all three are great. Thats more a place where some schools have particular programs which shine above other schools, but I think for the most part, good schools all have good A&S programs. I know Poli Sci is good at Cornell, but I cant say in particular for the others.</p>
<p>Honestly, it should come down to wherever you feel most comfortable and where you see yourself enjoying your four years there the most. All three are great, great schools, but they are different (though I've heard people say Northwestern and Penn are very similiar, and I wouldnt say thats off-base much).</p>
<p>Now that I've gotten all the "*******" out of me with my first post, I'll settle down and agree completely with ducks. That is indeed the intelligent answer and everything he said is correct. </p>
<p>Cornell engineering is definitely way ahead of the other two. Also, Cornell is a campus which is very active politically, and I know that the poli sci program is top-notch.</p>
<p>Dang, that censoring software is thorough. I'm allowed to say "ass", and I'm allowed to say "hole" (lol), but "*******" is prohibited. I wonder if they let "ass-hole" through?</p>
<p>I guess they do. Lol.</p>
<p>thanks guys...and yeah, i guess you're right, i don't attend cornell so shouldn't have made assumptions....it's still a tough choice...can't wait till i visit cornell in spring sometime...hopefully..?</p>
<p>Hey LoserKev, Penn is the place for you.</p>
<p>Well, i didn't visit Penn, but when i visited Northwestern they left me with a bad feeling about their school. They were always mentioning "we have the best this" or "this facility is the newest for ..." and so on. I got the feeling they really didn't care much for me as a potential student.</p>
<p>why do you say that jrock?</p>
<p>LoserKev, go to Penn and study any combination. Out of all your choices, Penn is the most liberal. If you go to Cornell, they'll hit you so hard in CEAS that you won't have time for CAS. Besides, Cornell wants focus, once you're in a college, you're there. YOu gain admission into the college and not the university.</p>
<p>Hey, Penn has this One University phenomenon, do any combination, and stuff.
Though I must add that if you're ready, go to WUSTL, you could do 20 majors, who cares. Those guys love it when you do up to 3 or more.</p>
<p>hey, if you really wanna study mech/aerospace, go to the University of Manchester. It's the best for engineering in Britain. Besides, Britain has the best engineers.</p>
<p>To be honest, Penn's engineering courses are not as rigorous as Cornell's and others. Penn just aims at giving you a well-rounded education. But there's an advantage there for you.</p>
<p>Go to Penn, if you wanna stay NE, or go to WUSTL ( deadline is still 15th ) or travel to Univ of Manchester if you wanna study abroad.</p>
<p>But if you wanna FOCUS and forget pol sci, go to Cornell.</p>
<p>northwestern best school ever</p>
<p>Getting a dual-degree between Engineering and A&S is VERY possible at Cornell. And although you do gain admission to a certain college (as well as the university), its very easy to go between them, and take classes back and forth. Whats great about Cornell is that you can persue basically anything you want there, and it will always be top-notch.</p>