<p>sorry if this is a really stupid questions, but which school - upenn or cornell, is generally better in bio, (biotech, bme, bioE).. for now, i am leaning more toward bme, but not sure if either school even offers what i am looking for... also, how does colombia rank relatively? </p>
<p>also, if anyone knows, can you explain the major differences between biotech, bioE, and bme..?? thanks in advance!</p>
<p>what would you say you’re looking for?</p>
<p>you need to decide if you want to study science or engineering (or at least, decide for application’s sake)</p>
<p>both penn and cornell have biology
cornell has biological engineering
penn has chemical + biomolecular engineering, and bioengineering</p>
<p>cornell biological engineering is more about cellular stuff, also environmental
penn chemical / biomolecular engineering is about cell / building reactor stuff too
penn bioengineering is about medical focus, including materials, cells, and physiology stuff</p>
<p>cornell does not have a direct program equivalent to penn bioengineering</p>
<p>penn bioengineering is the best ivy bioengineering / biomedical engineering program (and, by ranking, best engineering program at penn)</p>
<p>sooo looks like penn is generally better at bio than cornell…although i heard that cornell was the easiest ivy to get into… will a sat score of 2130 hurt my chances of getting in to either? or if my bio sat 2 is 740??? and i want to go into bio…</p>
<p>Penn definitely has a better bio program than Cornell. Cornell has the highest acceptance rate but that doesn’t mean it is easier to get into really. I mean there are schools with high acceptance rate but their standards (like the middle 50%) is way higher than some other schools. Your Bio score is fine, your SAT is a tad bit low IMO (I always think that 2200+ is the best score if you want to be competitive with others in applying, try ACT).</p>
<p>thanks cdz512…
this is more of a tech question, but how do i attach links to another thread in a post?</p>
<p>No problem</p>
<p>To attach a link, you simply copy the URL of the webpage you want (in this case the other thread) and then just hit “post”. CC will automatically convert it into a link</p>
<p>Cornell usually trumps UPENN in any area of Engineering… UPENN is more geared towards its exceptional Wharton School</p>
<p>^Cornell engineering in general is better than Penn. However, in specific departments, like BioE, Penn is better. Also, Penn isn’t geared towards Wharton. Based on number of buildings and money, I’d say Penn is geared towards the med school and life sciences research.</p>
<p>For life sciences, biology, and bio engineering, I would say Penn is on par with the reguarly mentioned schools (Hopkins, Duke, Cal) and offers a very good educaiton and great opportunities for those who wish to pursue biology. It is very easy (assuming you are competent) to get a research position your freshman year and you can turn that into a publication or two to greatly help med school or grad school applications.</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, it is as the above posters have said. Usually cornell>penn in engineering but penn’s bioengineering is especially strong and beats cornell’s.</p>
<p>@Venkat, I think huntsman hall is pretty nice … 
you make me feel like I’m being neglected :P</p>
<p>haha wharton’s not neglected at all</p>
<p>but the majority of new construction is for the med school and hospital system; only other building currently being built is for the annenberg school (which is #1 in many things)</p>