<p>can someone tell me the pros and cons of each? thanks!</p>
<p>My college decision came down to Cornell vs. Vandy. Do you have any specific questions? Feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Well, Cornell’s basketball team was able to make it to the Sweet Sixteen this year. Vanderbilt was not.</p>
<p>In all seriousness, though, I think you will find JHU and Cornell to be more similar to each other than Vanderbilt in terms of academics and student life. There aren’t really any majors cons to any of them, just differences. Vanderbilt has a more conservative social scene and is not as strong in the sciences. Cornell is larger and will have the most dynamic/diverse student body. Hopkins and Vanderbilt are in cities. Cornell is in a college town. Hopkins probably has the quietest party scene. </p>
<p>What do you want to study?</p>
<p>I got into both Cornell and Vanderrbilt. I was recently invited to and attended Vanderbilt’s Mosaic weekend and will be going to Cornell Days in April. I belive they are both great schools. you might want to consider that Ithaca gets colder in the winter. I am from a Northern State, so the weather in Ithaca does not bother me whatsoever, if you are a Southener you might want to consider the weather. To be honest I am leaning towards Cornell, but would not be depressed to go to Vanderbilt. Regarding Johns Hopkins, I heard some negative stuff about that school, but cannot give any personal knowledge and dont even know if what I heard was true. I would recommend to read the john Hopkins Thread on CC to see what I am refering to.</p>
<p>hopkins’s social scene is not as bad as most people say it is. I have a few friends that go there who are getting great grades while still partying every weekend.</p>
<p>i got into both hopkins and cornell, but i chose cornell since i wanted to get away from home (im from maryland)</p>
<p>I would personally go to Cornell. JHU is really hard to graduate from and get a good GPA. Cornell has an amazing campus, a broader curriculum, and has a diverse student body. Vanderbilt is in the south. I’m not too into going to a school in the south. Plus, I’m from the Northeast. Not many people know about Vanderbilt or give weight to it.</p>
<p>JHU has a thing called covered grades for first semester freshmen, where as long as they get a passing grade, they pass, and no specific grade is recorded</p>
<p>@light10491…I am not sure on Vanderbilt reputation in the Northeast and I too prefer Cornell, but in the Midwest Vanderbilt is a very highly regarded school. They are also extremely popular in the south. I dont know of anyone that dont think highly of Vanderbilt, at least in my Midwestern City.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt is a great school. Isn’t it known as the Ivy of the South?</p>
<p>Just remember that Vanderbilt is dominated by a very intense greek scene.</p>
<p>^ Yes, that’s one of the reasons why I chose Cornell instead.</p>
<p>Country:</p>
<p>"Vanderbilt is a great school. Isn’t it known as the Ivy of the South? "</p>
<p>Several schools claim that about themselves. Duke, Rice, and Wash. St. Louis are really the only ones that have a legitimate claim. vandy is fantastic, i think their 25-75 %tile for the sat ranges from 1330-1520 (M+V) but keep in mind that that’s according to them. </p>
<p>"Yes, that’s one of the reasons why I chose Cornell instead. "</p>
<p>Cornell has a very prominent Greek scene as well.</p>
<p>My S is a student at Vanderbilt and one of my best friend’s S is a student at Cornell. I would say the academics are fairly similar - at least they have been for our 2 students. Cornell is much larger, so you can expect bigger classes and yes, the weather in Ithaca can be an issue for some. I would say its up to personal choice. Vanderbilt’s social scene is very differenct from Cornell. Nashville is a very fun city full of great music, bars, art, etc. Ithaca, not so much. I would agree the student body at Cornell is probably more diverse than that of Vanderbilt, although Vandy has come a long way in that area. Both Cornell and Vanderbilt have very strong Greek scenes.</p>
<p>It really is an issue where you are most comforatable and you can see yourself living for 4years! Both are great schools - you will get a great education at either so go to the place where you will be happy! DON’T underestimate the need to be happy - a happy student is usually a productive one!</p>
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<p>Yes, but as a non-Greek here it’s been no problem for me to make a lot of friends and have a good social life. I’ve felt no pressure to go Greek and I appreciate that Cornell’s size allows you to find whatever kind of social scene you’re looking for. I didn’t get that same feeling when I visited Vanderbilt, although obviously I don’t know for sure since I’m not a student there.</p>
<p>country,</p>
<p>i agree somewhat. i, too, did not ‘go greek’ at cornell. but many freshmen here have to resort to frat parties to go out on a friday or saturday night. nashville has a lot more to do… a great music scene, etc. </p>
<p>it’s a little ridiculous to say you chose cornell over vanderbilt because of vandy’s greek scene…</p>
<p>I said it was one of the reasons why I chose Cornell instead…one of many. Feeling comfortable in the social scene that a college offers is important.</p>
<p>I agree about Nashville, though.</p>
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<p>If you have to ‘resort’ to frat parties in Ithaca, you obviously aren’t looking very hard.</p>