Cornell v. Northwestern Engineering

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<p>Hi, I got into both Cornell and Northwestern Engineering. Could you guys please provide some information about the two schools, and compare their curriculum, workload, life, social life, housing, influence on career/graduate school and people, of course!</p>

<p>I really need some help to decided which school to go! Thanks!</p>

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<p>I can’t really speak to the undergrad life at Cornell, but I’ll say this, having lived in both cities as a student now:</p>

<p>The location is a HUGE difference. You MUST have a preference with regard to that.</p>

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<p>The first-year curriculum is very different. Cornell’s version is more or less the traditional one that’s been around for decades. NU’s engineering is more design-focused and more about producing “whole-brain engineers”; this focus is what’s behind the Engineering First curriculum. </p>

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