<p>I've been accepted to Princeton, and I've also gotten into Cornell as a Pauline and Irving Tanner Dean's Scholar. The scholarship at Cornell essentially only includes a research stipend and small book award, but I would be in smaller classes and would be assigned a dean as a mentor, which would be really nice. I am premed (my father is a physician and my family has been in healthcare of generations- I plan on returning to my hometown after I graduate from medical school and joining a group), and I plan on studying chemistry as an undergraduate. Cornell's chemistry department is stronger than Princeton's, but Princeton has an overall better reputation. I am also afraid that grade deflation would make my undergraduate experience at Princeton far more stressful and my future entrance into medical school less certain than the grading policy at Cornell. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Med School admission is all about the numbers. You will not get a boost for the name place you graduate from. And ad you know, it is hideously expensive, so anything you can do to save money (like living in a cheap off campus place after your first year) is a good idea.</p>
<p>Princeton is beautiful, and the winter in New Jersey is milder than the winter in Ithaca. However, for a Chem or Bioscience major, Cornell clearly offers more opportunities.</p>
<p>If you don’t have some good but even cheaper option on the table, my vote would be for Cornell.</p>