<p>Although this probably seems like an obvious choice for most people on this thread, the decision is a little more difficult for me. I wanted to do either engineering or business, so I applied to both engineering and business schools. NYU has one of the top 5 business schools in the nation, and Cornell has an engineering school that is about the same in it's field. What swayed my decision to do business is the fact that there is so much room to move up in that field. In engineering even though the starting salaries are a little higher than business, I hear that you pretty much get stuck at 100k. At NYU, though, their MBA graduates (you need about 2 years experience before you go for an MBA) make an average of around 140k with bonuses. I honestly couldn't believe it when people started telling me that engineering students even from Cornell are really limited in their career prospects. Could anyone please share what they think of this statement? I really would like to attend Cornell, but the fear about having less opportunity in the future is what is really holding me back.</p>
<p>RU KIDDING, engineering at cornell will open doors for u anywhere, there is so much recruiting here, engineers can land ANY Business job that a stern person can. every financial company actively seeks engineers. They on average do VERY WELL in terms of jobs. I wouldn't make a decision by not coming here b/c of fear for not having opportunities.</p>
<p>Don't base your decision solely on money; do what you'll actually enjoy doing. Both fields are pretty lucrative--you won't starve if you become an engineer. </p>
<p>Also, NYU and Cornell are VERY different schools: NYU has no real campus and little school spirit, but it's right in the middle of New York, which really speaks for itself. Cornell, on the other hand, is isolated, not really in the middle of nowhere (Ithaca's small but not that small) but not in the middle of NYC either. There's a much greater feeling of community, and it feels more like college. </p>
<p>There are other differences too, of course, and you should take them all into consideration.</p>
<p>if you dont like engineering at Cornell you can switch into the business program (AEM). The AEM program is also very highly ranked. </p>
<p>You can't do this at NYU.</p>
<p>I'm not entirely clear about your post. Are you comparing salaries between those who have an engineering degree (not masters or phD) with those who are business graduates from an MBA program? An engineering undergraduate degree will be an asset if you are planning to go to graduate school in business.</p>
<p>I'm transferring out of NYU to Cornell in the fall</p>
<p>u got in as a transfer?</p>
<p>yes i did. I turned down Cornell last year as a freshman for NYU, big mistake. Now I was accepted as a transfer to cornell for Fall 2006</p>
<p>odyssey, what I was saying is that even though undergrads in business at nyu start at around 52k (although this excludes bonuses) and engineering undergrads start at around that at cornell, what I have been told by people at a technical company is that the people with engineering degrees basically always get stuck at 100k and cant move up any higher, while people with business degrees can be making around 140k after only 3 or 4 years. But then again this is what some people have told me, and they don't know engineers from a college like Cornell, so I was just asking if anyone here had any personal experiences or knows anyone who went to engineering school and wound up making well over 100k.</p>
<p>this is the big dif</p>
<p>nyu, stern is the crem of the crop, the rest is just the rest, cas is good, but the rest is ehh so-so</p>
<p>cornell, u got so many diverse students w. so many diverse students, and talented students across the bords</p>
<p>you can go from engineering --> business but not the other way around. you also don't need a business degree before getting an MBA. focusing on what you think will lead to a higher salary is not a wise decision. interests change and markets change. something hot now may not be hot later. i'm pretty sure you've heard this before and you probably won't pay much attention to it but it's still worth repeating again.</p>
<p>you'll have more academic flexibility at cornell because it's strong across the board. the two environments are absolutely completely different. they are the diametric opposites of each other. my personal opinion is that you always have the rest of your life to enjoy city life, but only one chance to have the "typical" college experience. besides, nyc sucks if you're under 21 and poor. i'm in the city now, but i have the means to enjoy it and i dont need fake ID to do so.</p>
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omg me too!
hope to see you this fall!</p>
<p>i thoguht ur leaving cornell bball</p>
<p>um....i dont think i said I was absolutely leaving or staying, i am waiting for some decisions to come in to make a formal decision</p>
<p>"I was just asking if anyone here had any personal experiences or knows anyone who went to engineering school and wound up making well over 100k."</p>
<p>Hmm. Pretty much anyone whose name is on any engineering building at any college in the country. And those are just a few of the ones who made WAY over 100k. My MBA program at Wharton had tons of engineers in it. Engineering to business is great preparation for a lucrative career.</p>
<p>jason2811 you're in CAS? i would transfer to Cornell too if I was in CAS. Y17k didn't you just apply to transfer into Stern from CAS, you're going to AEM?</p>
<p>Engineers without MBAs and masters degrees can still make 150-200k a year.</p>
<p>bball87, what was it like asking professors for recommendation letters? Was it an awkward position? Were they reluctant?</p>
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jason2811 you're in CAS? i would transfer to Cornell too if I was in CAS. Y17k didn't you just apply to transfer into Stern from CAS, you're going to AEM?
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I've decided that while I may eventually go into business, I want a more well rounded education :P.</p>
<p>I'm in GSP (a liberal-art program which leads into CAS) I'm going into ILR at Cornell however</p>