<p>Which would you pick - UCLA or Cornell - for biology/pre-med?</p>
<p>In-state tuition, an alumni scholarship with helpful benefits, and a nearby hospital are all pros for UCLA. But, Cornell is an ivy league with an equally strong biology program and with the attention/advising of a private school.</p>
<p>Any advice? Thanks!</p>
<p>For in-state tuition, UCLA will do you just fine - especially if you end up at med school, then you’ll be happy you saved your money wisely.</p>
<p>Don’t pay extra money to go to Cornell.</p>
<p>I would choose Cornell if money is not a major issue. Cornell just had an infusion of $400 million into their life sciences programs, including a new biology building. What exactly would be the difference in out-of-pocket cost after financial aid?</p>
<p>I say if the difference over four years is greater than 25K, go to UCLA, if it’s 20-25K, you decide, if it’s less, go to Cornell.</p>
<p>UCLA. Cornell is the least impressive ivy and UCLA’s science/bio is better anyways.</p>
<p>Cornell if money isn’t a big issue to see a different part of the Country and go to school with kids from all over the world.</p>
<p>Least impressive ivy? haha, yes obviously, don’t choose such an inferior school like Cornell although it is more impressive and nearly every single facet</p>
<p>Go with Cornell, its simple</p>
<p>UCLA, sorry but just because Cornell is an ivy, it will never have the wow factor that people associate with the top ivies such as harvard princeton and yale. the relative difference in price is not worth it for cornell(if you have to take out loans for it).</p>
<p>This is not as easy as decision as the above posters seem to think. My wife went to both Cornell and UCLA, both undergrad for complicated family reasons.</p>
<p>There is no question that Cornell carries more prestige and weight than UCLA. This may matter, it may not, depending on your specific goals.</p>
<p>The two schools are so different in culture. Cornell is full of New Yorkers. UCLA is full of Californians. Two cultures could hardly be more different (well maybe Cornell vs. Hawaii). Cornell’s weather absolutely sucks unless you’re used to it already. UCLA is a more outdoor/sports/entertainment oriented school.</p>
<p>Finances: you didn’t mention what you would pay at Cornell. UCLA all in is about $25,000, and Cornell all-in is about $52,000. If you will be paying a $27,000 premium to attend Cornell per year… that’s tough to justify vs. UCLA.</p>
<p>Academically, they’re not that different. Both will be tough to excel in. Neither has the small school support that the smaller Ivies or LACs do.</p>
<p>I guess I don’t really know enough about what makes you motivated to give you any specific advice. You can thrive and move on to achieve other life goals at either school.</p>
<p>Okay, so I mispoke, its not that clear cut of a decision. But just because Cornell is not one of the the very top Ivy league schools doesn’t mean its on equal ground with UCLA, it is still clearly an elite school. I guess what it would come down to is where you want to work. On the west coast, yeah I bet people would see them as equal but on the east coast I think it is no contest, Cornell</p>
<p>I think both schools are comparable on the presige side. </p>
<p>It’s weird to see that people assume Cal and Cornell are on the same level, but UCLA and Cornell are on very different levels. Many kids, like myself, here on the WC choose UCLA over Cal because they think academics of both schools are about same.</p>
<p>Yeah, thats accurate, Cal Berkely is looked very highly upon by those on the East Coast and some things it is comparable to Cornell as both are research powerhouses. I live in Seattle and as a west coaster, I can say you here much more about UCLA as a dream school than you do Cal. Oh and us west coaster call it Cal while everyone else calls it Berkely haha</p>