<p>Is there something amazing about cornell school of engineering that not everyone from outside and students at cornell only are like to know about?</p>
<p>Or something special that distinguished other Cornell from other top notch schools.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>khittee</p>
<p>When thinking about engineering schools undergraduate, you should probably first decide whether you are looking for a “University” model or an “Institution” model. Cornell (University model) provides incredible academic and social diversity and students with an incredibly wide variety of interests. Probably much more so than a school like MIT, for example.</p>
<p>Now, this is absolutely not a knock on MIT or similar institutions, they provide a different experience. You should look into this and decide what your preference is.</p>
<p>Assuming you decide on a University Model – there are the various rankings of schools (and departments within schools). Make of these what you will. Once you decide among a list o schools that are academic peers, it comes down to what you believe is the best fit for you.</p>
<p>Each school has its own feel. A school like Tufts, for example may appear more intimate than Cornell. On the other hand, the difference between a truly large school like Michigan and Cornell is obvious from a visit. </p>
<p>In addition, I mention briefly, the “Ivy Factor”. (Cornell is probably the best engineering school in the Ivies) We could (and have) endlessly debate the value of having attending an Ivy League institution vs a Non-Ivy academic peer. I hope not to rehash these debates, but mention, it’s an consideration for some. </p>
<p>So, though I 'm not sure that this directly answers your questions, but hopefull it helps.</p>
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<p>Cornell is actually half the size of the University of Michigan in terms of of overall student population.</p>
<p>Cornell has less than 14,000 undergrads, while Michigan has more than 26,000. Michigan likewise has more than double the number of grad students – 15,466; whereas Cornell has 7,004 graduate students.</p>
<p>That’s why there is obviously a difference!!!</p>
<p>My point – if OP has the opportunity to choose amongst really fine E schools, many of the differences are apparant from visiting the campus.</p>