<p>Hi all.
Out of the colleges I've been accepted to, I have narrowed it down to three:</p>
<p>Northwestern University
Cornell University
Ohio State University.</p>
<p>At Ohio State I have three different merit scholarships that stack up to essentially no cost. The other two would be full cost.
I am majoring in engineering. At OSU I would be in the honors engineering program.
I'm having a hard time deciding as all three are such great options.
I am not looking for opinions on the difference in cost but more on subjects that are less obvious (differences in student life, quality of engineering program, job placement, etc...).
Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>I go to Cornell, but am from Evanston and have spent a summer doing research at Northwestern. Don’t know much about OSU. </p>
<p>I think Cornell’s engineering program is slightly better overall, but NU’s is also quite good. I think it’s hard to be in a quarter system as an engineer, concepts go by really quickly, but the prelim grind at cornell is probably comparable to the midterms schedules at NU. </p>
<p>Consider where you want to work after graduation. Job placement at both will be good, but Cornell is definitely more east coast/NYC focused than I imagine it is at either OSU or NU. </p>
<p>While I think Ithaca and Evanston are great college towns, and evanston does offer chicago right next door, I think there is more of a community feeling at Cornell. We generally stay on campus or in Collegetown, while NU students are scattered all over Evanston. </p>
<p>But all this said, if cost is an issue, going to college for free is a great deal.</p>
<p>thanks for the perspective. It helps!</p>
<p>Either Cornell or Northwestern would be a better choice if finances are not a consideration. Ohio State is the largest college in the country and one can easily become lost. Past that, I don’t think you would find any measure by which Cornell and NU are not superior schools and any situation regarding employment or grad school where either of those would not provide a distinct advantage.</p>