penn or cornell or columbia

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<p>I have just been accepted to Penn for the master of biotechnology program (interdisciplinary between life sciences and engg with more engg courses and a course at wharton) and cornell biomedical engg m.e. I know cornell has a better engg school but penn has a good bioengg program/biotech. cornell's biomed engg program is relatively new so it isn't in the rankings yet. How would these schools then compare for biomed engg/biotech?</p>

<p>I also just got accepted to the biotechnology MA program at columbia (part of biological sciences but can take electives in many different areas as well, including a course or two at their business school). Does anyone here have any idea how this program is, job opportunities after it, etc etc. Is there a website with stats and profiles of columbia graduates? </p>

<p>Its a tough choice between these schools. Also, I am not that keen on staying in the engineering field forever....so I need to know what would be the best choice from the perspective of getting into business school eventually. I would really appreciate any input from you guys.</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>I'd advise you to look just a little beyond the stats. Look at the professor profiles, see who is doing what where. See if they are publishing stuff that you are intersted in doing. There might be someone who combines the biotech stuff with business (what you say you want to move towards). Knowing what the professors are doing and if you match up will help you more than statistics. The profs, if you work well with them will give you so much more than just teaching.</p>