<p>How come I am not in position to say anything (don't worry, none taken). I did once go through the SAT I/IIs, applications/essays, acceptance/rejection, and deciding between colleges. What seperates me and some of the posters here is that barring any catastrophe, I will have gone through engineering in college. My perspective on rankings/prestige etc have definately changed after going through college. Trust me, I used to be all about rankings/prestige as well...i guess partly because at the time it looked really good to my family and classmates.</p>
<p>lol, u know its pretty odd that people like me, who are in college are visiting these boards. u think people who are working engineers would come to this board after a hard day of work and give advice?</p>
<p>I'm a full time S/W Engineer and I'm working on my CS M. Eng. at Cornell...</p>
<p>I really don't think that employers are going to see much difference in these schools. They're are both top ranked and at that level it matters much more how good your grades are and how much you put into research/internships etc. Go where you'd rather be, but I have to say if you can deal w/ rural life Cornell is an amazing place to be.</p>
<p>Sure... First thing that struck me was how beatiful the campus is. It's on a hill that overlooks one of NY's finger lakes and has deep cut gorges running through campus w/ waterfalls cascading down. Aside from that, I've learned so much here. The professors are usually at the top of thier fields and are friendly/approachable. I haven't gotten into the social scene too much because about 99% of my time is taken by class or work, but there is more of a feel of community here than I think that you'll see at city colleges.</p>
<p>One caution though. Both of these schools are large research oriented unis. This might mean a little less personal attention for an undergrad (I think you said you were undergrad), and the pressure can get a little intense. If you're not OK w/ that, you might want to do your undergrad work at a smaller more student-centered college.</p>
<p>How competitive are the undergraduate engineering students? It is a cutthroat environment or one that favors working together? How many hours of homework a day did you have as an undergrad?</p>
<p>I'm a grad student (M. Eng = Master of Engineering), and spent my undergrad at a smaller school. I'd say classes are competitive but not cut-throat. People work together in group projects all the time. You'll spend alot of time on course work at Cornell (It's definately more than was expected at my undergrad college) but I'm not sure if I can break down the # of hrs. per class.</p>
<p>Most of the advice you will hear on here will be based on the “Prestige” argument. UT is a very well known university. UT has a great engineering program. UT will give you more opportunity if you are trying to work in Texas and the surrounding area. Cornell is good too. Factors other than “quality of education” must be assessed with this choice because it is going to be hard to find too many negatives about either in terms of education.</p>