Cornell vs Stanford vs Carnegie Mellon.

College Search & Selection
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<p>I live in Virginia and am going to major in Computer and Electrical Engineering. Stanford is warmer but farther away. I got in to Cornell and Carnegie Mellon and am awaiting my letter from Stanford.</p>

<p>I think it's down to cornell and stanford, but I haven't completely ruled out CMU. I've heard that CMU's social life is a bit dim. All three I know I will have to work hard, and they will all cost me a fortune. One of my concerns is attention from professors. Some of these top notch schools have professors that are too busy with their research or whatever else and don't have time to teach or help students. I don't want to get stuck in classes taught by TA's.</p>

<p>Thanks for any and all feedback!</p>

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<p>I say Stanford but that's only because I got into Stanford and was rejected by Cornell..and so I'm a little mad at cornell right now.</p>

<p>anyways, seriously, I think you should go Stanford because the academics are much better and the ppl there are very laid-back ( i know this from experience) the cornell campus is beautiful also but some ppl don't like the campus cuz its too confined and too isolated they say. neways, good luck!</p>

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<p>The cornell campus is too confined???!!!</p>

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<p>I think he means that since its in the middle of no where, you can't go anywhere. With that, however, Cornell has a stronger sense of community, as everyone stays on campus to do anything. There's going to be a lot more events on campus at Cornell and people will stay closer together. Really, the academics should be about the same at all three schools overall (I don't know about the specific engineering fields).</p>

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<p>bump? :-)</p>

<p>I've been reading a lot that Cornell is so cut-throat that it makes students miserable. Is there merit to this or is it more of a stereotype?</p>

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<p>Go to the Cornell boards. There are about 4-5 current students that post there regularly. The consensus among them is that, although Cornell is very competitive, it's not as bad as people think it is. And some competition is good; you're going to have to deal with a lot of it when you get out in the real world and get a job...</p>

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<p>how do you get acceted by stanford and rejected by cornelll O_o ??!!</p>

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<p>I'm premed at Cornell and I love it, not cut-throat at all (in my opinion anyways). Competitive but the people I've met have been very willing to help/form study groups. I would honestly ask ACTUAL Cornell students when it comes to assessment of the difficult/competitiveness of Cornell.</p>

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<p>CompMan, did you say you want to study comp sci/EE? If that's the case, it'd seem to me that Stanford is the obvious choice.</p>

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<p>Op, you're pretty much down to Cornell and Stanford. Either of the schools would be a great choice for anyone to have :)</p>