<p>Hello, I was accepted into all three of these schools for a major in Engineering (probably Mechanical or Electrical). Aid is going to be a significant part of my decision, but I haven't received that yet. So, all things being equal, which do you think has the best Engineering program? I think I like Northwestern and Cornell a little more than Johns Hopkins, but I'm not that sure about that, either. Basically, I'm kind of open to anything currently.</p>
<p>wow...i can't believe how many threads here have been asking same questions, choosing between same schools. i think that threads need to be recycled more.</p>
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<p>Cornell has the best engineering program of the three. Besides, Cornell imo is the most social school on your list. But, I think u should visit all three schools and see which one you like the best before making your final decision. And, def. wait until you hear about the fin. aids. GL.</p>
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i can't believe how many threads here have been asking same questions, choosing between same schools
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Sorry, I went back about three pages and didn't see anything the same. The closest I saw was "penn vs. jhu vs. columbia vs. cornell vs. swarthmore," which is quite different from my choices.</p>
<p>As far as visiting goes, I've visited all three and liked Northwestern and Cornell about equally. I didn't like JHU as much and that's why I said that I think I like NU and Cornell a bit more, but, again, I'm not sure.</p>
<p>It is excellent to hear that you visited all three. Personally, I would choose Cornell not just for its excellence in engineering, but also bc it is one of the most social schools in the ivies. The social scene here is amazing and people are very outgoing. Also, Cornell has one of the largest Greek scenes among the U.S. colleges and thus produces many quality parties, etc. if you are into that sort of thing.
And, personally, I like Cornell campus the most. Not too many people find JHU campus or its surroundings an ideal match for them. NU's campus is quite nice too, given its ideal location. But, Cornell, you can't deny, has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. (imo, only better college campus is Stanford). Hopefully this helps.</p>
<p>Personally, I find NU's campus far prettier, but thats just me (and yes, I'm very familiar with both). I'd also like to point out NU ALSO has one of the higher percentage greek populations, and while Cornell may be one of the most social for an Ivy, NU has tthe advantage of NOT being an Ivy. It's easily the most social of the top 15 universities. Not to mention that Ithaca is a terrible little city with nothing to do, and Evanston is a cute college town just outside an amazing metropolis. All this adds up to make NU a FAR better total life experience, at least in my opinion.</p>
<p>Now, that being said, Cornell's engineering is just plain better.</p>
<p>OP,</p>
<p>The difference in engineering ranking isn't all that huge among the three. Cornell is perhaps more known for engineering but it's no MIT/Stanford/Berkeley either and really isn't much higher ranked than JHU/NU. Depending on specialities, NU/JHU have some that are higher ranked than Cornell. </p>
<p>As far as the engineering curriculum goes, The core courses in traditional engineering like ME/ChemE are very similar among most schools. What really makes NU different from Cornell/JHU is NU's unique first-year curriculum--Engineering First. This presents greater difference in the education you'll get than the difference of 2 or 10 or whatever spots in published ranking. Check out the curriculum and see if you like it.</p>