<p>Right now, I'm mainly thinking about UTA and Cornell for engineering, either mech. or chem., leaning towards chem. Which one would be better in terms of their engineering program, research opportunities, and overall quality of the undergraduate experience?</p>
<p>I like UT, but you can't turn down Cornell. Really.</p>
<p>Can you elaborate on why you think Cornell is better engineering wise?</p>
<p>Why can't you turn down Cornell? "Prestige"? No one really cares after 4 years of college, and UT will get you as many interviews as Cornell. Once you're in the door the rest is up to individuals' abilities. Most of my Cornell engineering friends are miserable because of the weather and lack of time for social life, which ironically is an important factor when interviewers decide between candidates.</p>
<p>You can't really take my word for it because I'm kind of dumb, and have no interest whatsoever in engineering. BUT, My dad studied engineering at MIT, and is very partial to Ivies when it comes to college. Despite that, he thinks that UT has an amazing and promising engineering program that will get you noticed when you're looking to graduate studies. That's the only reason he likes UT, because of their engineering program. I hope that helped. Good luck in your decision!</p>
<p>I was asking about Cornell to see if there was a noticeable difference in the engineering programs/overall quality of education that would justify the higher price of Cornell. I am not looking for prestige.</p>
<p>Cornell gives you a lot more than prestige. You get better alumni networking. You are surrounded by brighter students. You get more personal attention. You have more opportunities for research. It's all these intangiles that make Cornell a better place to study engineering, in my opinion. Is the price difference justified? I don't know. That's something that you have to decide. Still, soley considering the "quality of classes," UT turns out a much better deal.</p>
<p>so Terp are you in college?</p>
<p>yeah...i'm in my last semester of college. I found this site while trying to find sources for an English paper. I can't emphasize enough, and I'm sure most college kids will tell you the same thing...college is how you make it out to be. If you visit a school and really like it, make that a higher priority than the ranking of the school. I've said this before and i'll say it again...once you're in college, nobody cares about your SAT scores anymore. Likewise, once you work for a few years, no one really cares that much whether you're from Texas or Cornell undergrad engineering. If you work hard and contribute, your co-workers/friends will give you the respect regardless of where you went to school.<br>
So a quick wrap-up, pick the school that your instinct tells you that you want to attend...and chances are you'll make the right choice.</p>
<p>well your friends must suck at life because I'm a cornell engineer and I have time for a social life and I'm pretty happy here.</p>
<p>I won't say anything about UT-A because I know nothing of it, but I know that the chemE profs here are pretty good. I'm not a chemE but I've had classes with a couple and I liked them a lot. there are tons of ugrad research opportunities here. show interest in a prof's research and he'll probably take you on board. they are pretty accessible. i know nothing about mechE except that they work their asses off and a bunch of them are car freaks. we have a couple engineering teams that build race cars and other cool stuff that compete against other schools and we usually place pretty well.</p>
<p>Terp I am sorry but you are not really in a position to pass that judgement then ( no offence!) you may be right but a majoirty of undergraduate employers do see a lot into the name/prestige factor of a university where you did your degfree from. However in the case of the above colleges mentioned I doubt you can go wrong with either ogf them as both of them are really good. ( I would prefer Texas for its cheap tuition costs )</p>
<p>That's an odd question. Normally people ask UT-Austin vs A&M, Arizona State, UC-Davis etc. Also, it's typically Cornell vs Berkeley, Stanford, Brown etc.....oh well, here's my 2cents... UT is the biggest public university in the US, and is also quite diverse. Engineering-wise, it's has a good program, but not many people know about how good it is/isn't.</p>
<p>If you're looking for the "wow-factor" in your alma mater, go to Cornell. If you're looking for a cheaper education closer to home, go to UTA.</p>
<p>this should not even be a question, omg, UT vs. Cornell, are you kidding?</p>
<p>jeffl, because you seem to think that Cornell is obviously better than UT, can you name any advantages Cornell has over UT in terms of their engineering programs?</p>
<p>cornell is better than UT at everything, if u are poor, cornell might actually be cheaper.</p>
<p>also, how did u already hear from cornell, i thought ivy league notify date is april.</p>
<p>If you're looking for a job in the South, you might want to go to UT- UT alums are everywhere, and people highly regard the school. I have a friend whose dad went to Cornell- my friend says that employers really don't care about his cornell degree, and one from UT would probably have done him more good.</p>
<p>From US News Engineering Graduate School ranking
1. MIT
2. Stf
3. UCB
4. Ctech
5. UIUC
6. Gatech
6. UM
8. CMU
9. Purdue U.
10. Cornell
10. UTA</p>
<p>My advise, if you want join Oil Company, PetroChem. Company, or Energy
Company. You have better go UTA. In other words, if you want to major in Chem. Engineering or Petroleum Engineering, UTA has better connection and much better ranking than Cornell. Otherwise, Cornell may be a better choice.</p>
<p>paulhomework, can you explain what the benefits of alumni networking are?</p>
<p>" this should not even be a question, omg, UT vs. Cornell, are you kidding? "</p>
<p>Kidding about what?? Jeffl, if you're still in hs, you would be in shock how little rankings mean after you go to college. Maybe that's why you don't see many college kids bragging about colleges...especially Engineering. You're not in any position to dismiss what I said (no offense or anything), until you've gone through engineering in college, and I have.</p>