<p>Decisions...Decisions.....Right now I am trying to decide between very different schools and I have no idea which one is better. Its between Mcgill in Canada, Binghamton or Cornell. I want to go into science or math and with that said I went to Bing and the students there told me that Bing wasn't the best school for this area ( aka premed). Is this true...why would your chances of getting into a good med school be hurt? I am also afraid that its in the middle of the mountains and there is not much to do up there. I am interested in it because Financially Bing is a plus and they claim its one of the best SUNY.
I dont know much about Mcgill. I am just afraid that since its a French province, a new yorker like me will feel a lil out of place. I am also afriad that such a large campus might hurt me since I won't be able to meet the professors and they are more into their graduate school. DOes this mean the undergrad is ignored? Is the social life in Montreal very different from New York and is the weather unbearable?
As for Cornell, I loved the school but I am afriad that the school might be a lil to stressful. I am a hard worker and have no problem with going to a school like COrnell.....its the comments about not having a social life because they are always studying or about how your GPA gets killed there which can hurt your chances of getting into a good graduate school that scare me. If anyone knows anything about these schools that might help me please tell me...the more I kno the better. I want to know about them academically and socially. Which one will help me in the long run....thanx</p>
<p>SUNY Binghamton is one of the best schools in the SUNY system. For NY State residents, the tuition can't be beat (I am gussing you live in NYS). However, the median SAT score at SUNY Binghamton is about 150 ponts lower than at Cornell. Cornell offers better reputation, more beautiful campus, better fellow students, a great academic tradition, an established and successful pre-med advising system, and so on. Don't pass up Cornell for any SUNY, unless it is one of the NYS statutory colleges at Cornell...then you have great education at an incredible low price. I don't know much about McGill except that it is the best Canadian university. I don't think it can beat Cornell, however. Cornell is demanding but it is a beautiful place to spend four years. There is a work ethic at Cornell, relatively speaking, but students also know how to let off steam. They generally find a way to have the particular kind of fun they enjoy, whether it is hiking, sailing, art museums, theater, sports, or frat parties. It isn't all work. and the students are pretty down-to-earth.</p>
<p>Cornell appears to be your best match. The have an excellent scienc/pre-med curriculum.</p>
<p>Work hard, play hard is the Cornell motto. There are plenty of ways to have fun at Cornell: frat parties, bars, seminars, movies, bowling alley on campus, etc.etc.etc.</p>
<p>As someone who goes to Cornell I always cringe when I hear students' reservations about the workload at Cornell. Even if you are an engineer or premed, the workload is manageable and you can still have a social life. Are there times that you feel you should've gotten a better grade? Yes. Do you feel that much better when you kick @$$ on a Cornell midterm? Yes. </p>
<p>If you are premed, the research opportunities are plentiful. I started looking for research a month into the year with no previous research experience, and was "hired" after my first interviews. There are literally hundreds of faculty projects going on right now in biology alone: go to <a href="http://www.bio.cornell.edu/research/%5B/url%5D">http://www.bio.cornell.edu/research/</a></p>
<p>That said, if money is a factor, it may be wise to forgo Cornell.</p>
<p>Cornell.. Join an Ivy League</p>
<p>I would agree with several previous posters that Cornell is the best choice among the three.</p>