<p>Which should I choose???</p>
<p>Princeton. Straight up. But you know that. Why ask? What are you planning on majoring in? Do you need financial aid? etc.</p>
<p>Do you want to write a thesis? lol</p>
<p>depends on your major</p>
<p>This is another one of those not even close pairings. Princeton is a much, much better undergrad school.</p>
<p>i’m planning on majoring on molecular biology- specifically in genetics</p>
<p>I would disagree that certain schools are so much better. Obviously on CC people tend to lean towards HYPSM as opposed to other ivies, but I know plenty of people who have chosen Cornell above Princeton.</p>
<p>As for your major, I have no clue.</p>
<p>I don’t think major is as important of a consideration as some other factors, as many of Cornell’s departments – especially in the physical and natural sciences – are on par with Princeton. What should be a more important factor is how comfortable you feel on each campus.</p>
<p>For what it is worth, I have two good friends from Cornell who are currently graduate students in biology at Princeton. When they entered Princeton they were less than overwhelmed with the differences between their Cornell education and what Princeton offered to its undergraduates.</p>
<p>Princeton and Cornell are two very different institutions. Visit both and you will know where you belong.</p>
<p>Princeton! I live in Ithaca, and am going to Princeton! Hope to see you there…</p>
<p>Funny last I heard a couple people I knew while Cornell undergrads were recently Profs of biology at: Princeton. </p>
<p>Cornell is probably pretty darned good for biology, Think about it, ag school is essentially a whole additional college of applied Biology. Plus Arts & sciences, plus vet school. I bet those ratings have it up there someplace. Actually its pretty darned good in all the sciences.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, if it were me I would choose Princeton. for several reasons. More undergrad focus; easier access to NYC while still providing a campus-based experience in an attractive environment; yet better, nearly unparallelled bragging rights. For my family, easier to get back & forth. And I imagine it’s also darned good in areas of interest.</p>
<p>Unless I was too chicken to write a thesis. Which would have been possible I suppose.</p>
<p>Family member has grad degree from Princeton, says wishes went there for undergrad.</p>
<p>The ag school is a liability, not an asset, for Cornell the last time it made the news. ;-)</p>
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<p>It was a liability in exactly one person’s mind. Nice try, though.</p>
<p>Although Princeton has more prestige, Cornell has a better molecular biology and genetics program. There was recently a $400 million infusion into biological sciences at Cornell, including a new building and Weil Institute for Molecular Biology.</p>
<p>[Molecular</a> Biology and Genetics Home](<a href=“http://www.mbg.cornell.edu/]Molecular”>http://www.mbg.cornell.edu/)
[Far</a> Above… The Campaign for Cornell | Life Sciences | Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology](<a href=“http://www.campaign.cornell.edu/lifesciences/weill-institute-cell-molecular-biology.cfm]Far”>http://www.campaign.cornell.edu/lifesciences/weill-institute-cell-molecular-biology.cfm)</p>
<p>The ranking in molecular biology for Cornell is higher than Princeton on PhDs.org based on edecational effectiveness, faculty quality, and citations per faculty, which I think is based on NRC rankings. I think Cornell has a better developed program in genetics than Princeton. Genetics is a field in both Cornell A&S and in the Ag School, research is going on by both faculty.</p>
<p>More opportunities at Cornell in this field.</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> Biology :: Molecular and Cell Biology](<a href=“http://www.biology.cornell.edu/academics/cell_biology.html]Cornell”>http://www.biology.cornell.edu/academics/cell_biology.html)</p>
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<p>Cornell’s Biological Sciences is 4 times the size of Princeton’s.</p>
<p>In actuality the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is an asset for the university, and I personally experienced it as such though I was a student in the Arts & sciences college there. For a student of Biology I have to believe its presence would be yet more of an asset, in terms of expanding available resources and the effective course catalog.</p>
<p>Let me paraphrase monydad’s last post.
“Ag school is an asset. I just wanted everyone to know I was in Arts & Sciences, but ag school is an asset.”</p>
<p>What I meant by it is that I am not promoting ag school because I attended ag school; no vested interest.
But rather because I have had vantage point to understand that it is actually a benefit to be considered in this case.
Even people there who did not attend ag school, such as myself, benefitted from its presence and could see its benefits. To the point where someone who did not attend would point it out as an asset to people considering where to study biology.</p>
<p>That is the appropriate paraphrase of my prior post.</p>
<p>College of Cornell attended by those Princeton Professors?
The ag school.</p>
<p>The Ag school has a real mission and plays a very important role to better the lives of the citizens of NYS (and throughout the world too).<br>
As a Cornell Alum parent- I take pride when I see a Cornell Lab set up doing scientific research on Seneca Lake or a Lab set up in Suffolk county where grapes are grown to produce wine- Or a cornell booth at a Farmers Market in Queens giving out info about nutrition and how to eat healthier.</p>
<p>As you mature, you will start to understand the importance the Ag school has on society,and you will learn to appreciate Cornell even more.<br>
My guess is even some cornell grads don’t fully appreciate the unique importance of Cornell until they’ve been out of school a few years and have a better understanding of what is truly important in life.</p>
<p>PS- my d didn’t go to CALS either. But I really do get a real kick travelling in NYS and seeing the many important projects that Cornell is involved with to make this a better world for all.</p>