cornell vs. rutgers

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<p>ok heres the deal.
i was offered a full scholarship to rutgers for engineering.
i was accepted to cornell engineering but have to pay 35G a year, which idk how they came up with that number but i guess thats that.
i like cornell alot more than rutgers in terms of atmosphere but thats not my primary concern.</p>

<p>my question is how big of a difference does it make for career and job opportunities and salary when im finished school to go to cornell over rutgers or rutgers over cornell?
i plan on working really hard in either school and my mom is telling me not to worry about it and go to cornell even though i hear her crying at night cause it is going to put her and me in some pretty heavy debt.
does it really matter which school i go to?</p>

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<p>Did you do Cornell ED? I suppose you may have to back out because of Financial problems then? </p>

<p>You could always ask the school to increase your merit aid (which I'm assuming you got some or you live really close to Ithaca and thus not pay for room/board) It never hurts to ask. Just explain your situation to them, and they may listen. After all...they are human beings...</p>

<p>You can also...defer admission for 1~2 years and work I suppose...</p>

<p>A Cornell Engineering degree helps to get interviews in good companies I believe...and recruiters may prefer Cornell over Rutgers. This will greatly depend on your GPA as well (something very important in engineering). </p>

<p>I hope everything works out for you.</p>