<p>Hey guys! I'm really in need of some outside opinions about whether I should go to Cornell or Berkeley for an Engineering major. I am out of state and although I have not received my financial aid packages, Cornell will probably give me more money.</p>
<p>Some important factors for me include: Ranking, Prestige, Friendliness, Education specifically for Engineering, International reputation.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>berkely has higher post-grad salaries for engineering, than cornell does, mostly because there are a lot of engineering jobs in california(Apple, Microsoft, silicon valley…)</p>
<p>If you want reputation and prestige, Berkeley is the way to go, as you can see from traincat’s post.</p>
<p>as always, remember posters may not have the credentials to answer your questions - so verify any poster before you accept their “facts”</p>
<p>Cornell has the best engineering school in the Ivies. It has a great reputation and a terrific setting - a gorgeous campus in a fabulous college town.</p>
<p>@behappy: cornell is the easiest of the ivies to get into, meaning that engineering is probably not the best. In addition we all know how CalTech produces the greatest engineers (ranked top 5 by US news.) Princeton is probably the best for undergrad engineering</p>
<p>Traincat, have you looked at how competitive admission is to the Cornell engineering? For the Class of 2014, 96% of the admits ranked in the top 10% of their HS class, and the mid- 50% math SATs were 740-800 and the mid-50% verbal SATs were 670-750. It is the best college of engineering in the Ivies.</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation but I’m choosing Cornell for its greater undergraduate focus, smaller size and better aid package. </p>
<p>Traincat: Cornell’s acceptance rate for engineering is much lower than the overall rate and its ranked 9th for engineering (then again US News rankings can’t be trusted). All the top 10 schools are more or less comparable in terms of the quality of education. By the way, Princeton’s engineering program is by no means more prestigious than Cornell’s, which is equally or more prestigious and demanding.</p>
<p>Cornell also offers a 5 years BS/MS in Engineering…</p>
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<p>Traincat, why don’t you do us all a favor and actually go look up the facts before you type something stupid.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine how anyone could feel optimistic about attending a UC vs. an Ivy in the current economic climate. The tuition is up in the air, the faculty are said to be unhappy (with some departing), and the state funding is certainly compromised. JMO.</p>
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Right, the school which predominantly consists of transfers from in-state community colleges gets the prestige over an Ivy which recruits students from all over the world. Give me a break.</p>
<p>Maybe you’d have a point if we were talking about grad school. But we’re not. When it comes to undergraduate education and prestige, there shouldn’t even be an argument.</p>
<p>yes im going to cornell next year for engineering and ill honestly say its the greatest place in the world. beautiful campus, big school with lots of people, one of the best engineering schools in the country/ ivy league
while both schools are very prestigious for name and programs…honestly just choose which school you love the most. theyre going to be equal in ranking and reputations
so choose whichever you feel at home because for the next 4 years it is your home!</p>
<p>cornell IS the easiest ivy to get into, but hardest to graduate, i heard…
and YES i had the same exact problem with cornell vs. berkeley because i wanted to be a chem major! i ended up choosing cornell, because i am not extremely set on chemistry. who knows, in two years, i might get swept away by…say, math, or history.</p>
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<p>As far as the Ivies go, Cornell engineering is ranked considerably higher than all of the other ones. Also, the Cornell has the largest physical campus which translates to being able to accommodate more students which does make it “easier” to get into, not exactly because admissions has lower standards.</p>