<p>I was looking at the admissions stats from my HS...and it seems that some people applying to Cornell and Hopkins only got into Cornell. Is that strange only to me? Why is Cornell easier to get into than Johns Hopkins, it is, afterall, and Ivy. </p>
<p>Sorta seperate question, but just wondering...which one is harder/ bigger workload in chemistry (biochemistry) and engineering? Its probably Cornell, right?</p>
<p>Bump...anyone?</p>
<p>1st question...different schools have different people that they think will fit better with their school environmnent...</p>
<p>2nd question...cornell university has a top engineering program so probably its workload will be tougher/bigger</p>
<p>Also, Cornell has a much larger student body which equates to more acceptances because there are more slots to fill.</p>
<p>true10char</p>
<p>Both schools have about the same admissions rates and both have about the same level of students applying. SATs for admitted students average a bit below 1500 for the old SAT. Just because a school is an Ivy does not make it better. USNWR rankings vary from year to year. The rankings for both schools vary from about 15-20. Usually Cornell is one or two positions ahead. It is also much bigger. I think it would be difficult to contrast academic rigor. Both are high powered, demanding schools. JHU probably has more of a medical and biology orientation and leads in biomedical engineering. It also has a strong history department and a strong music conservatory. Cornell has broader engineering and sciences capabilities and some very specialized areas such as nano tech. I think it is pointless to say one is better than the other. They are both very elite schools and they are quite different.</p>
<p>on the contrary...globally cornell fluctuates between 11-13 while johns hopkins ranks ~20</p>
<p>cornell fluctuates within the 10-15 and hopkins usually fluctuates between the 10-15 also...2005 rank of 16 was due to a 35% admission rate due to expected poor yield rate due to some incident however, that was not the case so they overenrolled that year. 2006 admission rate droped to 27% There was only one time hopkins dropped to 22 i think...and that was an anomaly. Usually the two school differs alot on academic focus, so you should choose the school which your interest can develop more due to the opportunities present. Cornell is usually known for overall eng and hotel managing while jhu is usually correlated w/ bio and med (due to the near hospital and med school unlike cornell), ir, and creative writing</p>
<p><a href="http://thecenter.ufl.edu/usnewsranking.xls%5B/url%5D">http://thecenter.ufl.edu/usnewsranking.xls</a>
here but rankings isn;t everyything, i suggest depending on what you wish to pursue look at departmental rankings for undergrad for eng or if you are pursuing grad/prof school look at the % of graduates entering grad/prof school and the % entering into the specific profession of your choice gl!</p>
<p>no i said globally if you missed that</p>
<p>global rankings rank grad schools also.
I do not think global rankings include med/hospital rankings O.o so i don't know. I never rely too much on global rankings since they focus on grad + undergrad rankings</p>
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Sorta seperate question, but just wondering...which one is harder/ bigger workload in chemistry (biochemistry) and engineering? Its probably Cornell, right?
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Roughly equal. Both are tough with little grade inflation.</p>
<p>in pure sciences-cornell...in bio-engineering, jhu</p>
<p>The differences are so minimal that it will be up to the student to take full advantages of the instutions. Since not many students can do this anyway, should it even matter? Both schools will offer a very high quality education in sciences and engineering. But note that undergraduates are supposed to have a non-concentrated experience where a student can take many courses but still generally focus on one topic as well. Wait until graduate school to focus on a major. I've heard numerous stories of changing majors...so don't be held back by one major now.</p>
<p>In the end you should choose by the overall school performance in case you want to major in something else than your first preferred choice. Both schools offer great programs in almost all areas, so no worries if you get into both.</p>
<p>beefs, in pure science if you want to look at graduate rankings, I believe jhu ranks higher in both bio, neuroscience, etc. However, it really doesn;t matter just choose the school you like =D gl!</p>
<p>Cornizzle.</p>