<p>I got into both schools for engineering. Why should I choose Cornell over Penn? I really need help in choosing.... Convince me. Any comments or suggestions would greatly be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
(P.S. I got a very enticing aid package at Penn, but I have yet to hear back from Cornell).</p>
<p>i am in the exact same situation (engineering too). except im also deciding about northwestern.</p>
<p>someone help us decide!</p>
<p>I didn't apply to Penn when I was a h.s. senior, but I'd go with Penn. It's in the city, and warmer in winters. Penn is also a part of a consortium of schools, which lets you take classes at Haverford, and a bunch of other prestigious LACs. </p>
<p>I'm not too sure, but I think Penn also has programs that let you get dual degrees with its Wharton undergrad school. </p>
<p>But then again, you may prefer the rural environment of Cornell over the city.</p>
<p>Cornell has a much better engineering program. It is the best Ivy for engineering.</p>
<p>Before going to Penn for engineering, you should make sure to visit that department if you can. Find out what is available to you in terms of undergraduate research opportunities, if that is of interest to you. </p>
<p>Cornell has an advantage, I believe, because it has a much larger engineering department which represents a larger percentage of the undergraduate school population. Thus, a lot of emphasis and resources go to Cornell's engineering school (new Nanotechnology building, student projects, undergraduate research, coop program, etc.). I don't think engineering is that large at Penn, and Wharton gets a lot of the school's attention. Just my observation.</p>
<p>Penn Wharton + Engineering = Jerome Fisher, and you had to apply to get in, that's the only way to combine engineering and wharton, and it's nearly impossible to get it.</p>
<p>Cornell's engineering program's supposed to be better, but I'm sure Penn's isn't much worse. You should consider other things like whether you'd rather live in Phili or Ithaca, which campus you like better, and definitely wait till you get the aid package from Cornell so you can compare them.</p>
<p>I think the programs are quite different in size, resources, opportunties, facilities. That is why I suggested visiting the engineering schools. </p>
<p>Beyond that, campus life is different (one not better than the other) and cost is an important consideration.</p>
<p>Echoing all of these.
Myself I am in a somewhat similar situation, having been accepted to both of these great institutions. My end decision will be to go to Penn... here's why</p>
<p>I will be studying biochemistry with an eye towards pre-med, Penn I believe has a stronger life science department, with more opportunities to pursue medical fields with university hospitals and a very strong med department nearby.</p>
<p>In your case, for the same reason I would lean to Cornell, as it is known for it's engineering program as compared to Penn.</p>
<p>For me, Penn's location is much more attractive, perhaps a little too urban for my taste, however preferential to Ithaca for me. In other words this is the campus life point.</p>
<p>Final point to consider, look at the aid packages! Penn has been fairly generous, perhaps not quite as much as I could wish (course not), but all in the form of a grant, Cornell... waiting on that fat package in the mail.</p>
<p>What I'm trying to say is weigh/compare the situation, look at your own situation and make your own decision from that :)</p>
<p>I get the sense that Cornell engineering is more about engineering while Penn engineering is just a stepping stone to professional school (law, med, or business especially). After living here for two years and visiting Penn campus for a weekend I must say I enjoy Penn's campus more but thats probably just because I'm used to Ithaca and I'd probably get sick of Penn if I lived there.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about other schools but the best Ivies with Biological Sciences program are Cornell and Harvard.</p>
<p>i just got my aid package today... Penn is offering me 3 -4 thousand more than cornell.... does anybody know if Cornell negotiates? this makes my decision even harder</p>
<p>No harm in trying to negotiate with Cornell if you think you might want to go there. They may be able to do something.</p>
<p>I don't know where sdong heard that Penn life sciences is stronger than Cornell life sciences. I don't remember the exact ranking, but Cornell was ranked 9th in the world for science a year ago. BTW, I chose Cornell over UPenn and Chicago.</p>
<p>They can negotiate. Dartmouth and Cornell had a mini-bidding war for my mom's friend's son. Cornell won him ;)</p>
<p>go to Penn with the prospect of wharton.</p>
<p>the other poster asked about northwestern, not uchicago. but yeah, i'd still go with cornell. :)</p>
<p>Does anyone know which of these two schools is better for Biology? I'm interested specifically in Neuroscience, and am torn between a Bio major at Cornell with a concentration in Neuroscience versus the Biological Basis of Behavior program at Penn. The pro of doing a Bio major is getting the general background, but I'm interested in premed so I'd be needing that background either way. Advice?</p>
<p>What does it mean to "go with the prospect of Wharton." I thought we were discussing Cornell v. Penn engineering. For engineering, Cornell has a much better program.</p>
<p>Ya I didn't understand that either.</p>