Splitting hairs between Cornell ED/CMU ED

<p>I'm really not sure where to apply ED. My heart tells me to apply to CMU because they have a great IS(Information Systems) program and I can very easily double major in business. My brain tells me to go to Cornell because of the IVY reputation and strong engineering program(which contains ISST.. similar to IS), and the USNewing(I know.. I know.. It's very distracting though).</p>

<p>I like to consider myself a realist here but I'm only looking at the pros.</p>

<p>Cornell:
Pros-
Ivy Status(US News Ranking-Overall)
Higher Reputation with Consulting/Banking Firms
Good ISST program in Engineering
Campus/Atmosphere/Social is great</p>

<p>CMU:
Pros -
Everyone works hard(I like that)
IS program(Ranked #2 behind MIT)
Options(Double Major, Accelerated Masters in IS)
Good Job Opportunities
I will come out with higher GPA(IS is in H&SS school) if I decide on MBA</p>

<p>Am I missing out on any major issues? Any suggestions? I'm splitting hairs on applying to these schools. My academic/ec records make me a competitive applicant for both of these schools so lets just assume I got into both. Which one would give me more job/MBA opportunities? Also are either of these school going down in terms of reputation? I want to go to a school thats on the rise.</p>

<p>Are you OK with being surrounded by Engineers? (CMU)</p>

<p>campuses have pretty different feels. cmu is much smaller, cornell is A LOT bigger. cmu is in a city, cornell is not. student bodies are also different. cornell is very diverse, while cmu seems to be mostly "nerdy" student population. personally, i really liked cornell, but did not like cmu at all. have you visited both?</p>

<p>also cornell has good job opportunities with a large alumni base.</p>