<p>Deadline is approaching everyday(3 days, in fact), and I still don't know where I'm going. Now I narrowed down my choices to two: Duke and Cornell. Right now I think I'm going into engineering, what kind I don't know yet, though I have a particular interest in nanotechnology. I have visited both places, and I like them both equally. I like Duke's small, close community and Cornell's breadth of academic programs. I love Duke's fun atmosphere but I also love Cornell's food. Each have its own pros and cons but basically I made a list and pretty much every thing cancels out each other, so now I have no idea what to do. The two reply forms are sitting next to me right now, and I don't know what to do with them. </p>
<p>If anyone have any suggestions or comments about these two university, like why should one go to Duke or Cornell or why should NOT one go to these universities, please tell me. I really need help here. Thank you.</p>
<p>Two cents: Cornell's engineering program is more reputable than Duke's, and if you don't know what you wanna do, then, barring other things, you should go with Cornell.</p>
<p>Cornell's Engineering Physics is #1 in the country for 2 consecutive years! If you like nanotech I think Engineering Physics may give you a good quantum mechanics and engineering background to succeed in the field. (That's the conclusion from my reasoning: 1. quantum mech and classic physics have very much to do with nanotech, so the physics in AEP program should give a good chunk of those knowledge. 2. Nanotech is very experiment-oriented too, so I guess an engineer's way of building equipments to conduct research is essential.) On top of the amazing AEP program here, Cornell has this active and brand-new nanotech research center, and in fact Cornellians have produced the smallest transistor yet (prob a few atoms big..dont remeber exactly). I am pretty sure you cant find the awsome AEP program and the research center in Duke XD.</p>
<p>If you want to do biomedical engineering go to duke. If you would rather stay south in a warmer climate go to duke. If you would rather there be alot of hot woman on campus go to duke.</p>
<p>Duke's weather is better (I am from Chapel Hill), BUT their engineering is not even close to being as strong as Cornell's. If you like BME, go to Duke, but if you want to really explore a lot of reputable engineering majors come to Cornell. There are also way more opportunities for Cornell students, such as co-op (which Duke doesn't have), etc. Plus, if you decide engineering isn't for you it's not that hard to transfer. My choice was down to Duke or Cornell too.</p>