<p>Which school would you choose, and why?</p>
<p>I think the question would be which would u choose and y. R u the one interested or someone u know? What are you looking for? What major are you? ect...</p>
<p>My D. She is interested in Judaic Studies and a generally academic environment.</p>
<p>Definently Cornell.</p>
<p>I have lots of family that went to washu and know a lot about it. Overall, Cornell is more respected and has a much better Jewish community. I know washu has a pretty decently sized Jewish population as well, but Cornell's is hard to beat. I would advise calling up the hillel at Cornell as well.</p>
<p>This being said, the Judaic studies program might even be a little better at Cornell but I am not sure.</p>
<p>Cornell is certainly academic.</p>
<p>Students in the College of Arts and Sciences can major in Near Eastern Studies (<a href="http://www.arts.cornell.edu/nes/academic/undergrad.html)%5B/url%5D">http://www.arts.cornell.edu/nes/academic/undergrad.html)</a>, and students in any college can do a concentration in the Program of Jewish Studies (<a href="http://www.arts.cornell.edu/jwst/gen.html)%5B/url%5D">http://www.arts.cornell.edu/jwst/gen.html)</a>.</p>
<p>I do not know how the offerings at WashU compare, though.</p>
<p>Cornell and washu are on the same level, so I would really just go with your D's gut feeling.</p>
<p>Cornell. I've been to both. Cornell is prettier, and the students seem more friendly. I like Ithaca better than St. Louis (friendlier, cleaner, etc.) Both are good schools, but Cornell's academics seem superior.</p>
<p>Although to be fair, WashU has hammocks outside some of the dorms...</p>
<p>They are both absolutely great schools in terms of academics, but definitely consider the locations…see which one you like! I might have to go with Cornell on this tho… I did a lot of research on WashU when I was applying to different schools and I found that it really didn’t suit my needs… that’s my opinion, definitely do some research! I was waitlisted but I decided not to go through with the whole process...lol
Congrats on your acceptances!!!</p>
<p>Sorry by the use of “you” I mean your D lol :)</p>
<p>Cornell is Ivy League, Wash U is not.</p>
<p>Wash U is quirky, Cornell is tight!</p>