<p>Hi, I wanted some input for CCers.</p>
<p>Cornell is known to be a better school than Berkeley, but Berkeley seems to have a higher engineering ranking than Cornell.</p>
<p>Which is a harder school to get into?</p>
<p>In your opinion, if I got into both UCB and Cornell, which should I go to</p>
<p>Cornell is not known to be a "better school" than Cal. Those are peer institutions. In terms of Engineering, Cal has a slight edge over Cornell, but again, they are peers in Engineering. If you are an out-of-state applicant to Cal, I'd say Cal and Cornell are equally hard to get into, though Cornell is probably more unpredictible (will consider intangibles) whereas Cal is more statistical (looks mainly at GPA, class rank and SATs).</p>
<p>In short, we are talking about two very good and practically equal universities. If you really want to chose between them, I suggest you look closely at how well you fit in their respective campuses. If there is one way those two schools differ vastly, it is in their campus cultures and environments.</p>
<p>^Hmmm...</p>
<p>Well, I'm instate AND my application will focus on my GPA/SATs.</p>
<p>However, Cornell has an ED while UC's do not.</p>
<p>Cornell ED is probably going to be easier for me to get into than UCB, no?</p>
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<p>If you're instate, I'd probably take Berkeley over Cornell and pocket the cost difference. That is, of course, unless you're poor enough to qualify for financial aid, in which case, Cornell might actually be the cheaper choice, as private schools tend to be more aggressive than public schools are when it comes to aid. If costs are comparable, I'd probably take Cornell. </p>
<p>However, personal fit is a factor too. Berkeley is more urban, Cornell is more rural. You have to figure out what kind of lifestyle you like.</p>
<p>Thanks sakky, I think I'm going to decide to go with Berkeley.</p>
<p>If I were a California resident, I would go to Berkeley EECS over every school except MIT and Stanford.</p>
<p>Don't you mean ECE?</p>
<p>No, I am pretty sure he meant EECS. I am not an Engineer, so I could be mistaken, but some universities offer the EECS program, which stands for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. One of my best buddies who went to Cal for his undergraduate studies majored in EECS.</p>
<p>At Cornell it is called ECE for Electrical and Computer Engineering. There is separate Comp Sci.</p>
<p>I am a Cornell devotee, but I would choose Berkeley if I had in-state tuition.</p>
<p>i agree, i always recommend cornell, and i still do.</p>
<p>...but the in-state tuition thing is a big draw too. Apply to both schools, and apply for financial aid at cornell. If you parents can foot the bill for both schools, i'd pick Cornell over UCB.</p>
<p>in-state tuition is a HUGE factor. However if costs are less important to your family, think about how the 2 schools differ -- location, size of classes, housing options, type of people they attract, etc.</p>
<p>putting costs aside, there is also great value (for some) to going to school OOS. It is a significantly different life experience. </p>
<p>Visit Ithaca if you can. My SoCal son did two summers there, but would not apply for the class of '10.</p>