<p>I need help deciding where to go...
Which one should i choose out of Tufts, Carnegie, and Cornell in terms of engineering? Carnegie Mellon also gave me half-tuition 16,000 so that's definitely a factor. Carnegie Mellon, however, is my back-up college and my last choice so I am torn between these three. Can someone convince me, myself, and my parents that Tufts is the way to go?</p>
<p>A very big plus you'll find when looking at Tufts and Carnegie next to Cornell is the fact that both are conveniently close to big cities. Though Ithaca is quite the college town, that's all it is. Thus, internship opportunities are sparse during the school year and you have to grow to rely on the campus for entertainment (which isn't very difficult to do). Also, Cornell is quite a bit larger than Tufts. They have over 12,000 undergrads where as Tufts has 4,800. This becomes a factor when you start looking at class sizes and student-professor interaction. On the one hand, Cornell is very esteemed when it comes to engineering, but on the other you might have an easier time soaking up the subject at a school like tufts that has virtually all small classes. </p>
<p>Also, both Tufts and Cornell have great food, but Carnegie can use a little work. I visited a friend up there a year ago and wasn't very impressed, but that's almost as incidental as the fact that I'd love to go to Cornell based solely upon campus aesthetics. Still, Tufts has a beautiful campus. It feels a lot like what i have always imagined an ivy would look like. </p>
<p>In the end, you can't go wrong with any of those three schools. I would personally suggest tufts because i think it has the right mix of size, ambiance, location, and attitude, but that's easy for me to say because I've made my decision. Good luck deciding!</p>
<p>Cornell is in the middle of nowhere, and Carnegie is overwhelmingly an engineering-focused institution. The education you'll have at Tufts as an engineer is more well rounded in terms of liberal arts mixings. It all comes down to what you prefer in your persuit of knowledge. Cornell and Carnegie obviously have the edge in terms of expansive engineering departments, but you also have to weigh the social and environmental aspects (Cornell is in the middle of nowhere).</p>