<p>I'm assembling a list of transfer schools...to anyone who has visited both schools what are the major differences? (academic, campus, students, anything!..)</p>
<p>I can tell you first and foremost that they are VERY different cultures, and very different campuses. Other than that, it's really your personal interpretation, so I'd go with an open mind!</p>
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<p>Cornell engineering beats Penn SEAS.</p>
<p>I haven't been to Cornell, but UPENN seems so Elite and Bright. But I wouldn't compare those two seriously since their programs differ. Besides, the city life is so much more hectic here especially since the South Street Bridge between Center City and West Philadelphia is closed.
I live there, so if you are willing to deal with City Life, then try to and apply. Oh and for the People, the people are very diverse. The academics is so much more demanding, even if both schools teach the same thing. Weird huh?</p>
<p>Cornell has many people who are just down-to-earth.</p>
<p>Hi, I'm a transfer also. One major difference is Penn is urban, Cornell rural. I go to NYU currently and personally want to get out of the city and live on a rural campus. Think about what kind of environment you'd prefer.</p>
<p>What's your major? You didn't even mention it!
Business? Humanities - Penn has an edge, I think...AEM is great, but Wharton is Wharton.
Agriculture? Architecture? Hotel Management? Engineering? Try Cornell.</p>
<p>Are you a NY resident interested in a Contract college? It's a sweet deal. </p>
<p>Cornell has a lot of unique majors not offered elsewhere. I'm an Econ major at NYU, and at Penn I would also apply as an Econ major. At Cornell, I have so many options - ILR, AEM, CAS-Econ, PAM...(I picked PAM).</p>
<p>haha well I already go to Penn and I don't like it so I was just seeing if I would feel the same way about Cornell!</p>
<p>it might help if you mentioned your major or why you don't like penn :) then people can tell you if things are any different at cornell. i'm curious myself</p>
<p>You are in Penn?! I can probably walk over and say hi. Well Cornell is supposed to be a really neat place, has like everything there. I'm hoping the people you would meet there be friendly. Though I'll tell you one thing. Better be prepared for snow, and I mean lots of it. That is completely different from Philadelphia since Philly can get snow but most of the snow melts away quickly. Then again, it's better than an even north state like Mass.</p>
<p>i'm majoring in environmental studies and I don't like Penn b/c that dept. kind of sucks. Also, I don't like the urban campus and HUGE classes (probably the same at Cornell). But Ithaca winters may be mild compared to what im used to (our ski season ended in june last year and the HIGH the day I get back is supposed to be -2!)</p>
<p>I heard the classes were kinda small to medium sized at cornell like up to 30 Students. Maybe a couple of seminars with huge classes, but up to 5 in your whole college life.
Wait, which Penn Campus were you at? The one near the city is kinda warm in the Winter compared to Cornell's constant bitter snowy winter....</p>
<p>huh? the normal one? I'm talking about where I usually live...</p>
<p>Here is a thread I started a while a go
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/581958-upenn-vs-cornell.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/581958-upenn-vs-cornell.html</a></p>
<p>lol apparently UPenn students actually get really offended if you refer to their school as "U Penn" they prefer PEnn. It was the first thing they said to us when I went on a tour "First of all, it's Penn, NOT U Penn..." and once I went on the Penn forum and I saw this big thread about it. Haha it's really funny...Penn actually makes people think of Penn State, which I know UPenn hates to be mixed up with...why the nickname obsesion?</p>
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i'm majoring in environmental studies and I don't like Penn b/c that dept. kind of sucks. Also, I don't like the urban campus and HUGE classes (probably the same at Cornell).
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<p>For anybody interested in environmental studies, natural resources, science of earth systems, etc., I think Cornell would be a bit more attractive than Penn. (And I may be understating a bit...) The campus is basically a gigantic classroom for students interested in the natural world -- between the arboretum, gorges, Cayuga Lakes, organic farm, and orchards, a lot of your educational experiences will be out in the real world and not in the classroom. </p>
<p>Here's a pretty good breakdown of the environmental majors offered at Cornell.</p>
<p>Science</a> of Natural and Environmental Systems, Cornell University</p>
<p>I can't promise that all of your classes will have less than 20 students, but the majority of them will. For a good breakdown of class sizes, check out the median grade reports which detail the number of students in each class:</p>
<p>For instance, in the natural resources major, all of the courses have less than 50 students, and the majority have less than 20 students.</p>
<p>The other benefit of studying the environmental sciences at a place like Cornell is that there are a lot of other students who will be studying the same thing with you, and there are a lot of student activities and groups for kids interested in the natural world -- most of the housing co-ops, the organic farm, Cornell Outdoor Education, and Cornell Sustainability Hub:</p>
<p>The</a> Sustainability Hub</p>
<p>If you are unhappy with the urban environs of Penn, I think you should definitely give Cornell a serious look!</p>