<p>I still have to finish my college list, but these are probably at the top now. I was wondering if someone could weigh the advantages of one over the other. Any information about the qualities of each school would be appreciated.</p>
<p>This question is way too broad. Both are great schools, each with an excellent student body. Ask something more specific.</p>
<p>I actually made this choice (along with other schools such as Brown) and ended up choosing Dartmouth. Ultimately the decision came down to Dartmouth’s undergrad focus, small class sizes, tight-knit atmosphere, outdoors location, and excellent study abroad. However, there were lots of other features that tied into this decision. If you can be more specific about what you’re looking for I can help provide more directed pros and cons of each school. </p>
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<p>Dartmouth won’t care that you are good at music. Cornell will, making you much more likely to be accepted.</p>
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<p>Are you making this up? If not, please provide a link.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don’t agree with that. Um. Well I’m trying to pick which one I will apply to ED. I’m looking for a school with a strong music program along with strong academics, safe environment outside of the campus, a liberal arts focus, a lot of personal interaction with faculty and advisors, a place where I can concentrate on both academics and still have a ton of fun, somewhere I’ll never be bored on campus because theres always something to do. NH is farther for me than NY as I live in MI, but I don’t care about distance really. I realize these things are still pretty general, but I’m really just trying to figure out what makes one school more special than the other because on the internet, they both look like amazing schools. Also, I’m specifically looking into a strong premed program and a school that will have a good double major track.</p>
<p>Oh, I also want something that has a lot of stuff outside of campus as well. I don’t want to have to be on campus all the time…</p>
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<p>it’s pretty clear, at least to me, that Dartmouth is the winner. Dartmouth is ranked #1 for undergraduate teaching; it prides itself on its focus on the liberal arts (whereas Cornell is a research university); it’s known as the most fun, laid back Ivy, perhaps second only to Brown (whereas Cornell is known as a stress box, which is why it has the nickname, “Easiest to get in to, hardest to get out of”; and almost every student reports that there’s always stuff going on around campus.
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<p>This shouldn’t be of concern. Both have very strong pre-med programs, as does every single other top college.</p>
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<p>Dartmouth is a bus ride - about 2 hours - away from Boston. It also has lots of outdoors opportunities, including, but not limited to: skiing (we have our own slopes), hiking (part of the Appalachian trail runs through campus), canoeing, kayaking, fishing, organic farming (we have our own farm), etc.</p>
<p>Not sure about Cornell, but I know it’s really isolated, more so than Dartmouth.</p>
<p>haha wow. Seems like fun! I’m now waiting for a cornell rebuttal…</p>
<p>visit both and decide where you fit.</p>
<p>This thread helps a lot! I am trying to decide whether I should ED to Dartmouth, Cornell, or Brown…right now, Dartmouth is leading the pack! :D</p>
<p>Yup. I’m leaning towards Dartmouth, but I unfortunately don’t have time to visit both. Just one maybe…</p>
<p>I am actually traveling up there and visiting Dartmouth and Brown. I hear Dartmouth’s atmosphere can sweep one off of his/her feet! :)</p>
<p>Ooooo…me wanna see Dartmouth now! But Ithaca has gorges, and I think that’s awesome, too!</p>