<p>Deadline is approaching everyday(3 days, in fact), and I still don't know where I'm going. Now I narrowed down my choices to two: Duke and Cornell. Right now I think I'm going into engineering, what kind I don't know yet, though I have a particular interest in nanotechnology. I have visited both places, and I like them both equally. I like Duke's small, close community and Cornell's breadth of academic programs. I love Duke's fun atmosphere but I also love Cornell's food. Each have its own pros and cons but basically I made a list and pretty much every thing cancels out each other, so now I have no idea what to do. The two reply forms are sitting next to me right now, and I don't know what to do with them. </p>
<p>If anyone have any suggestions or comments about these two university, like why should one go to Duke or Cornell or why should NOT one go to these universities, please tell me. I really need help here. Thank you.</p>
<p>If you're sure that you want to go into engineering, you should go to Cornell. Both have great engineering programs, but Cornell's is definately better. Only use this logic if you're positive that you want to go into engineering, though.</p>
<p>Students on this Board should remember they're selecting an undergraduate program. The goal should be better placement in a graduate program, recognizing a significant variable in whether you'll continue to pursue the career objective you have as a 12th grader -- many top notch engineering undergrads pursue business careers</p>
<p>The rationale for picking Duke: better overall undergraduate reputation and all-around quality of life. Assuming you stay true to engineering, you'll likely get to the same graduate schools from Duke and Cornell.</p>
<p>You can always go to Cornell for grad school (or MIT or Hopkins or other grad school-focused universities)</p>
<p>When you're forced to use food as a reason to justify going to Cornell, you know that you don't really want to go there. Since we're on the topic of subjective factors, why not consider Duke has much better weather, far superior social life, better athletics, a more active lifestyle, and a much more attractive student body?;)</p>
<p>I dispute that Duke has a far superior social life, a more active lifestyle, and a more attractive student body; these are stereotypes (not to mention poor criteria for choosing a college).</p>