Upenn vs Cornell CS??? For ED Selection

College Search & Selection
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<p>Want to major in Computer Science...choosing between Upenn and Cornell for ED.</p>

<p>I'm guessing UPenn is a bit harder to get into, but which one would be better for my profile and in general, subsequent high paying employment? </p>

<p>I'm an Indian kid with a 2300 + SAT, strong GPA, test scores, and teacher recs. With UPenn I have the connection that one of my parents got, but did not follow through with, a fulbright scholarship, and the fact that my main extracurriculars( the most significant of which is a software which I have filed a patent for and am discussing the sale of with companies) more align with several of their departments.</p>

<p>I know both accept roughly the same number of legacies....and obviously it's harder for me since I indeed am Asian. </p>

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<p>A better question is how does either school fit you for the ED? An ED school should fit you because it is to a significant degree your #1 school, because you can afford to pay whatever the school is likely to charge you based on your parents’ income, because it is strong in your major, because you are significantly more likely to get into this school with an ED than without. I’m not sure that either of these schools is going to have any affect on your post-graduation salary in CS; in fact, I’m pretty sure neither school will make any difference in salary. In addition, your profile as you’ve presented it doesn’t fit one school better than the other.</p>

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<p>Cornell is better for CS.</p>