<p>Both have excellent academics, but also a vibrant social scene, which is why they are my final two choices. I'm from the midwest and I hate the east coast. That being said, I feel like I could fit at each as a social nerd. I know Cornell is more prestigious, but I think I fit more at ND. I want to go into ibanking or law, but im undecided which one. If I had to choose I'd go to law school. I'm interested in majoring in econ and philosophy. Can anyone give me some advice.</p>
<p>Is there a difference in the financial aid package? Will one be cheaper than the other?</p>
<p>Cornell is in upstate New York, about 6 hours by car from Washington, DC, and about 5 hours (I think) from New York City. It is surrounded by farmland - sort of a central Indiana but with major hills. It is not as hideously cold as the midwest, but there is major snow. So, it is on the East Coast, but not really always part of the whole “East Coast” thing.</p>
<p>Forget “prestige” for a minute and take another look at what you just wrote “I think I fit more at ND”. If the money is the same, I say go to ND.</p>
<p>I had to make exactly the same decision, only substitute history for philosophy. For a second, let’s assume academics are a wash between the two schools and you are indifferent. The campus environment is very different.</p>
<p>If you want to be surrounded mostly by happy Midwesterners, and have an 85% white, 90% Catholic, beer drinking and football social experience, Notre Dame is the place to be.</p>
<p>If you want to be surrounded and challenged by people of all different shapes, sizes, and colors and have more academic, social, and economic diversity than at nearly any other top private university, attend Cornell. </p>
<p>Cornell is the most Midwestern-feeling Ivy, for what it is worth. It’s location on the Appalachian Plateau bridges the East Coast – Midwestern divide. Rochester calls it pop. Syracuse calls it soda.</p>
<p>Are you serious??? Choose Cornell!</p>
<p>“High above Cayugas Waters, there’s an awful smell,
some say it’s Cayugas waters, we say it’s Cornell”</p>
<p>That said Cornell hands down academically. It is an Ivy league and I think the Catholic and Football things must be a serious love if you want to fit at Notre Dame. Cornell more earthy and liberal. It really is about 1)aid and 2) fit. My choice Cornell.</p>
<p>Notre Dame will be 7k cheaper a year. I love football and am catholic. I don’t want to live on the east coast post-grad. Now, are academics at ND that worse than Cornell?</p>
<p>7k x 4 = 28k</p>
<p>This is nothing to sniff at. Especially with interest.</p>
<p>And NO, the academics at ND are not that much worse than at Cornell.</p>
<p>If you read my other posts 25K is my cut off and that is for schools waaay apart like Texas vs U of Chicago. Cornell and ND are not that far apart to justify the extra expense. And if you are Catholic and Love Football than by all means go to Notre Dame. I like their Youtube channel by the way </p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - NDdotEDU’s Channel](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/user/NDdotEDU]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/user/NDdotEDU)</p>
<p>Oh given the 28K extra for Cornell than I would go to ND</p>
<p>thanks ucla and mom, it makes me sleep easier.</p>
<p>notre dame. less cost, and you even like it more. plus you hate the east coast. wheres the debate? prestige isnt going to be a factor. all the grad schools know notre dame, and tons of grads go to law school.</p>
<p>actually, ND’s tuition went up this year to 49k. But its still 4k less per year for me. Anyways, I like ND more.</p>
<p>great! best of luck to ya.</p>