<p>Both of these two schools have outstanding academic reputations. Purely with respect to the neighborhood, which one do you prefer? In other words, if these two schools tied on the US News Ranking, and you were accepted to both of these schools, where would you go?</p>
<p>college in a dangerous neighborhood
vs.
college in the middle of nowhere</p>
<p>UPenn, no doubt.</p>
<p>But i dont really care about neighborhood since ive never heard of students getting shot or anything.</p>
<p>lssd, do you mean that you prefer a dangerous neighborhood to a school in the middle of nowhere?</p>
<p>I would have never gone to Cornell. I never visited though. I know a lot of people who are into the whole nature bla bla thing, but I'd probably kill myself if I didn't live in a city.</p>
<p>upenn is in the ghetto</p>
<p>I hate cities. I like peaceful areas. Which would make sense since I'm attending Cornell. Back in my college app days Penn appealed to me as much has torture did.</p>
<p>Right now, I would say Cornell... just because I looked at their website and everything looked so beautiful from that big tower of theirs. Besides, Cornell isn't that isolated, is it? I mean there is Ithaca and Ithaca College nearby.</p>
<p>I would choose Cornell, hands down.</p>
<p>Ithaca <em>is</em> a city. It's just not a really big city. Granted, it is a <em>city</em> in the middle of nowhere. With two college campuses. </p>
<p>It's also a remnant of the 60s. Which is sort of interesting. I mean, where else can you go to a steakhouse and they have a whole section of vegetarian entrees on the menu?</p>
<p>PS I would choose Cornell without question.</p>
<p>I would choose (and am at) Penn. One of my best friends is at Cornell. Penn's area isn't that bad. It's not the safest place, but nothing bad has happened to an undergrad this year (except meningitis). Being in a city is great. Going downtown is very accessible which allows for lots of fun opportunities. Also, Philly is close enough to DC and NYC for weekend trips. I will say the dining hall food at Cornell is better than the crap we have at Penn, but will you really be on a meal plan all 4 years? Both schools have pretty social atmospheres. Basically you have to decide if you want to be in a major city in a semi dangerous area or in the middle of nowhere neck deep in snow.</p>
<p>But, I have to admit, that in a way philly isn't that a great of a city. Sometimes I've come to think that philly has all the bad things of a big city and few of the good things. ( I'm insanely suprised at the lack of quality concerts that I've been able to go to. It seems that every artist I look at is playing somewhere near, but not in philly. Specially true for a lot of electronica people).</p>
<p>Cornell all the way (though I'm probably biased, as I go there...)
Cornell isn't completely in the middle of nowhere, Ithaca is a nice small to mid sized city and it's not like New York City is all that far away. </p>
<p>Oh, and go Big Red in the NCAA tourney!!!</p>
<p>bad neighborhood? dangerous? wow haha UPenn has such a nice campus and is right in Philadelphia. such a great experience and so many things to do. The immediate area is pretty nice it's not like its in the heart of north philly like Temple, which is in a bad neighborhood (no offense). i like the city, but I'm sure Cornell is safer so i guess it's just preference. just visit each.</p>