Cornell vs Northwestern

<p>I got into both of them. Which one should I go to, convince me!!!</p>

<p>cornell........</p>

<p>northwestern.. you dont want to go to ithaca, its upstate new york, ewww.. and besides, NU is just as respected. It depends on your major I guess, but Id say for almost everything, NU is as good or better of a school. It definitely has a better location, and since its smaller, has a better feel.</p>

<p>I'm in the same position. I want to major in Electrical Engineering, but I think Cornell is the better school.</p>

<p>wow...I was just about to post a new thread, like I did on the northwestern board. but, ill just post here. they can convivnce both of us...</p>

<p>( I'm posting this on both boards by the way)</p>

<p>So basically, my decision is going to come down to choosing between Cornell and Northwestern, and I really don't know which one I want. I'm in the college of arts and sciences of both, and might want to do psychology and maybe film studies at cornell, and If I go to northwestern, I think i might try and transfer before I go there into Communications and double major with film/tv and psychology. which school do you think I should go to? Although they're both good schools, career-wise afterwards, since Cornell is an ivy league, do you guys think it has susbtantially better career prospects/name recognition. ( No posts on dont base by a name; I'm not-the two are pretty similar, in my opinion). I like that Nprthwestern is a lot less rural, being in evanston which is much more of a town I presume ( havent been there yet though) and so close out of Chicago, which I really wanted to be near a city. So---any advice?</p>

<p>TheCity, how big are Cornell and NU?</p>

<p>I still have no feeling of the NU atmosphere. They were the only university to send me no catalogue, nor anything similar. Also, their site is a list of lists of lists of university offices, on whose sites there are MORE lists :)</p>

<p>As a result, I have not seen a single NU student and, from my point of view, the university lacks a face, lacks individuality (though I know this must be wrong).</p>

<p>However, Cornell did send something: a nice little book from the CAS, and that's why NU seems bigger than Cornell to me. </p>

<p>Anyone who can direct me to an online viewbook or s.th.? (save the Virtual Tour)</p>

<p>NU has about 7500 undergrads, and about 10-12k grad students (although a large chunk of them are off campus, two of teh grad schools are in chicago).... NU has a very, very real face of its student body. dont know what i cna direct you to, they sent me a viewbook, its nice.</p>

<p>I don't know which one is better in psychology. But I know the film program at NU is one of the best ones in the country. To the film industry, ivy schools don't really mean much. The most prestigious programs are ones at USC and UCLA (not surprisingly) and Northwestern's is right behind these two. Every dept at the school of communication is highly regarded.</p>

<p>I am in the same predicament, trying to decide between Cornell and Northwestern for Engineering. I really don't know which one, but am leaning towards NU since it is smaller than Cornell.</p>

<p>Can't tell you much about the differences between NU and Cornell academically...but I can tell you a lot about NU's campus/area...I grew up in Chicago, and went to HS 4 blocks from NU's campus, and worked at a department store (for 7 years) in downtown Evanston...I spent LOTS of time on the NU campus as a HS kid and in the summers during my college years (I went to UIUC)...</p>

<p>Evanston is pretty much indistinguishable from Chicago...it's a pretty, very urban area...the NU campus is on the shores (w/lots of beach) of Lake Michigan...it's 2 miles north of the CHicago/Evanston "border" (which is no more than crossing a busy city street)...it's got excellent public transportation to places like the baseball and football stadiums, downtown Chgo, etc. Its streets are very "walk-able" and "bike-able." There's so much to do within easy commuting (walking, biking, driving, bus, train) distance it boggles the mind--unless you grew up in a major metropolitan area either in the city proper or in such a close-in suburb that you can't tell the difference between it and the city...</p>

<p>The public transportation options from the Northwestern campus are excellent...there's a train w/stops on both the north & south ends of the campus that takes you into Chicago in about 10 minutes...from there (Howard St) you have your choice of trains or buses to take you in any direction you care to go...</p>

<p>It's about 30 minutes (depending on traffic--it's the city; traffic can be an issue!) to O'Hare airport...probably close to an hour to Midway (Chicago's budget air fare airport)...</p>

<p>I've been to Ithaca (my son is also choosing between NU and Cornell (and Georgetown and U VA))...it's beautiful, and it's a college town, as compared to NU being a college campus in a city that has so much "other" stuff that the college campus is just one landmark of many.</p>

<p>So, if you prefer urban to college town or rural, you'll much prefer Northwestern. I'm biased, of course--Chicago is home. BUt it's one of the friendliest, most interesting and vibrant cities in the world; I love it. And the weather, by the way, is no worse than the weather in any city north of the Mason-Dixon line!</p>

<p>Of course, "geography" is just one factor...but if it's one that matters a lot to you, and if you think you want urban, then Northwestern "wins" hands-down over Cornell...</p>

<p>I am in a similar state of confusion, but for me, I'm double majoring in political science & mechanical engineering. In terms of only academics, which school would better suit me in these two disparate needs?: Northwestern, Cornell, or UPenn? Any input would be appreciated.</p>

<p>whoever said this, do you really think cornell carries better name recognition than northwestern?</p>

<p>LoserKev,</p>

<p>I don't know much about UPenn and Cornell. I dropped by a bookstore yesterday and I read that the 2006 US News GRAD deparmental rankings put NU's mech engg as #10. Other top-10 engineering depts are Material Science (#2), Industrial Engineering (#4), and Civil (#8).</p>