<p>I am having a really tough time deciding between Emory and Cornell. I was accepted to Emory with a nice scholarship, and I just got into Cornell off the wait list to a program that is under the land grant for NYS residents, so the tuition for the two schools is exactly the same for me. I know that the ivy league name holds a lot of weight especially for job/internship opportunities in NYC but I feel like the quality of life at Emory will be much better. I would really appreciate any opinions.</p>
<p>What program are you doing at both schools?</p>
<p>What do you mean by quality of life?</p>
<p>Make a pros and cons list!</p>
<p>Cornell is the department of policy analysis and management in the college of human ecology. If I went to Emory I would hope to ultimately be in the Goizueta Business School but that doesn’t start until either the second semester of sophomore year or the beginning of junior year. By quality of life I am referring to the weather, social life, and proximity to Atlanta that Emory offers.</p>
<p>From your choices, I would say Emory because you will eventually realize that the College of Human Ecology has over a 40% transfer acceptance rate and most of them are from community colleges. In fact, this is actually written on the Cornell Transfer Admissions guide in 2012-2013 (you can search it up on the web). The PAM program in Cornell won’t offer as many opportunities as other business related programs in Cornell like Economics in A&S, AEM and ILR. In other words, you will have to compete with all these kids who have an advantage in order to get an internship. The graduate employment rate for PAM is only 55% (check the PAM department website) so I’m sure Goizueta will find you more jobs if you don’t wanna go to grad school. With regards to weather, I don’t know about summer but Atlanta will definitely have better winters than Ithaca.</p>
<p>You can make cases for many cons for PAM…</p>
<p>BUT biggreenivy, the fact that there are a lot of CC transfers in Human Ecology is not a good reason to dismiss Human Ecology AT ALL.</p>
<p>As for OP, you should see what firms recruit at both universities and see what interests you more.</p>
<p>My D is a Human Development major with a PAM minor in the school of Human Ecology. Contrary to what what biggreenivy posts, we think that the college has already given her many great experiences. She has just finished her second year & has already: 1) Been involved in research 2) Landed a job at the “Engage Cornell” Center 3) Done 1 day “externships” over Christmas break 4) Will do a 2 month paid internship in NYC this summer. There is so much to do on campus that she really finds little time to leave it.</p>
<p>E v C </p>
<p>I responded to you in your other thread … so I won’t repeat what I said here. In that thread, I mentioned that there may be a better place to discuss the Cornell guaranteed transfer program. Perhaps this is it.</p>
<p>Some of us here actually think that the Guaranteed Transfer Program is a good thing. You have a bunch of students who went to CC and who transferred to Cornell. There are many reasons – financial is one. CC is cheaper. Some are late bloomers. However, if you underestimate the quality and intelligence of this group of Cornellians, you do so at your own risk.</p>
<p>I also think that this program adds tremendously to diversity on campus. </p>
<p>Finally, I point out that Ezra Cornell said: I would found an institution where any person could find instruction in any study. </p>
<p>Inclusiveness, is part of Cornell’s mission. The guaranteed transfer program is consistent with this mission of Cornell, and imo adds to the strength of the University.</p>