<p>The University of Chicago is consistently ranked higher than Cornell, however, an ivy..is an ivy</p>
<p>Im looking to get recruited by an investment banking firm, and ideally pursue a jd + mba afterwards.</p>
<p>Right now, im not sure what school would provide the better opportunity</p>
<p>-If i go to Chicago i would pursue an Econ + Poli Sci major, but if im going to Cornell i might be swayed to do AEM because i live within NY (cheaper costs)</p>
<p>even though money isnt a dire issue, it is still something that needs to be weighed. im just looking for additional perspectives on my situation - UChicago Econ or Cornell AEM?</p>
<p>I go to Chicago, my brother did Cornell econ and took a lot of courses through AEM.</p>
<p>The two schools are very, very, very different from each other. Chicago is quite academic and nerdy-- picture everybody you meet having their own love affair with schoolwork. Chicago has a very solid core curriculum and there's no way to avoid being challenged. At the same time, it's not as work-obsessed as it's made out to be-- students ultimately do work because they want to. The school also doesn't have the ambitious, pre-professional feel to it that other schools do-- it's got much more of a liberal arts feel (think: kids studying classics, history, English, and physics).</p>
<p>Cornell has a blend of students, personalities, and programs. I'm sure a Cornellian on these boards could tell you more about programs at Cornell that might interest you (the government major in Arts and Sciences, AEM, and ILR all sound right up your alley at this point).</p>
<p>From the way you talk about your goals, it sounds like Cornell might be a better, more flexible and more financially sound choice for you. PM me if you have more Chicago-specific questions.</p>
<h1>1 Look at the core at U of C--- see if it appeals to you.</h1>
<h1>2 Look at the urban Chicago environment---see if that appeals to you.</h1>
<p>There are enough differences between these schools to sway you toward one or the other.</p>