<p>My friend is thinking of transferring from Washu to either Cornell, Brown or Columbia. She is interested in international relations and environmental science. Based on the strength of the programs, which school would be the best choice for her?</p>
<p>All three would be great. Cornell and Columbia are definitely stronger for environmental science, although Cornell offers the unique abillity to study the natural world around you on campus!</p>
<p>That's tough. Columbia has a great international relations program. Cornell is great for the sciences. But no matter what, wherever "your friend" goes out of the three, s/he will get a great education in those fields.</p>
<p>Are you willing to share the reasons for wanting to transfer?</p>
<p>Also, she should read up on the differences in the curriculum at each of the three schools. Brown offers the open curriculum, while Columbia requires a core, and Cornell is somewhere between the two. So they are very different. </p>
<p>At Cornell, she could look at both CALS and CAS. CALS actually offers most of the different environmental majors (of which there are six), and you can minor in international relations in either CALS or CAS.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/academic-programs/upload/CALS_environment_majors_6_5_06.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/academic-programs/upload/CALS_environment_majors_6_5_06.pdf</a>
The</a> Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies - Initiatives - International Relations Minor - Requirements</p>
<p>We're both from NY and she's realizing that Washu is too far...she also feels that Washu isn't diverse enough for her (given her choices in high school (she did not apply to either Cornell or Columbia) though, it was a clear choice).</p>
<p>That's too bad. I'm having a rather hard choice deciding (should I become accepted to both WashU and Cornell) which one I'd go to. Both are so amazing, though washU is decidedly much closer. </p>
<p>I'm sure your daughter will be happy at any of those three, but she should definitely look at what she wants, since they are very different colleges. Columbia is in the middle of a metropolis, which some people love, but others hate. Many love Cornell's scenery, but it's not in a major city, which some people would not like.</p>
<p>well being from new york if she transfers to cals she would get a significant tuition break, which could be nice depending on her financial situation.</p>