<p>I recently got into Columbia, Cornell, Cooper Union, GaTech, and University of Florida (my state school).</p>
<p>Theres things I like and dislike about both, but I'm mainly looking for a strong engineering research program that will also give me interesting and meaningful non-technical courses, which makes me hesitate to attend GaTech or Cooper Union. Money is also a major factor.</p>
<p>I really like Columbia, but for Computer Engineering I feel that although it's good, it can't compare to Cornell Cooper or GaTech...and for the value, UF would be much cheaper than Columbia and give a similar engineering experience.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts?</p>
<p>Oh, and for each of the schools (besides UF) I’d be taking out 5 - 12k a year out in loans, which I don’t mind as long as it’s worth it.</p>
<p>isn’t Cooper Union free…</p>
<p>Most people don’t live in dorms, so after getting an apartment in NYC and overall living expenses, it’s more expensive than UF and almost as much as other schools.</p>
<p>I’m not sure I want the cooper union experience though, so I’m looking at all of my options</p>
<p>I’d go with Cornell if you think you’d be happy living in Ithaca for four years. I was in Pittsburgh for my undergrad, and I know a number of people from warmer climates that had a pretty hard time adjusting to the weather.</p>
<p>Don’t know if it would be worth $12k a year in loans, maybe if it winds up closer to the $5k end of the spectrum.</p>