<p>Frank opinion please.
which engineering program is better: Yale or Cornell?</p>
<p>Although I'm not applying there, Cornell is indubitably stronger in Engineering.</p>
<p>if u have an electraical engn from Yale and One from Cornell....
Which one would IBM choose...
Does Yale's NAME make up ofr its poor engn program</p>
<p>anyone? (10 chars)</p>
<p>Yale's name is great but in the realm of engineering Cornell would probably be better. However, I'm going to go to Yale for engineering because it serves my other interests better (poli sci, econ). There's always grad school if I choose straight up engineering.</p>
<p>Neither one is so much better than the other that, if given the choice, you shouldn't go to the school where you'll be the happiest socially and in your other academic pursuits. Doing well at Yale in engineering vs. doing well at Cornell in engineering probably won't make a difference in which grad schools you get into, if that's your chosen route.</p>
<p>I agree with admissionaddict that the important part is how well you do at the program and how much you take advantage of the program offerings. Yale is putting a lot of emphasis on engineering right now (new buildings, new professors, etc.) and the program is small enough that you will have many opportunities for research with top professors. Yale graduates in engineering get into top grad programs (MIT, Stanford, Cornell, etc.) and get great jobs (Google, RAND, IBM, ...)</p>
<p>la<em>vie</em>est_belle: how do you know this?</p>
<p>a trip up science hill is all it takes to know that yale's investing tons of money into it. </p>
<p>in the end i think it comes down to personal preference. Cornell's engineering department as a whole is no doubt stronger than Yale's and is the strongest in the ivy league. But if you want to pursue other things along with engineering, or aren't sure if engineering is right for you, then i think Yale is the clear option between the two.</p>
<p>iv4me: I know lots of Yale graduates...</p>
<p>Mr. Sanguine is right in that Yale is a good option if you're not sure about engineering or you have diverse interests. Cornell seems to be more structured and rigourous whereas Yale gives majors a lot of freedom. That said Yalies who want to continue w/ engineering as a career and in grad school are encouraged to take grad classes so they come away well prepared in the end.</p>
<p>I'm going to Yale Engineering. At Cornell, you're going to live-and-breathe in the Engineering buildings, but at Yale, you're going to be among non-engineers all the time.</p>
<p>arjun, go to yale engineering.</p>
<p>cornell is freezing cold, not that high in overall rankings, and it's engineering school is ridiculously competitive.</p>
<p>if you are positive you want engineering, then Cornell</p>
<p>but if you might change your mind, then yale</p>
<p>I have a friend who's in mechanical engineering at yale and loving it. Within his first few weeks he got involved in a research project with upperclassmen and a professor. And yes, they're throwing massive money and research grants at the engineering program.</p>
<p>yeah - rhapsody hit on the major point - Yale's rolling in the cash.</p>
<p>sonata x, congrats on your acceptance and decision. out of curiosity, what sub-category of engineering are you interested in at Yale?</p>
<p>Computer Science and Engineering, for the most part</p>
<p>but Arjun, why r u worried? U already got into Cornell early, so just relax and pray for those of us yet to get any...</p>
<p>Yale is better for undergraduate engineering, in general. At the graduate level, Cornell has larger resources/faculty in engineering areas such as mechanical or chemical engineering, but Yale has better resources in areas like biomedical engineering and imaging). </p>
<p>In terms of research per student/professor quality, Yale actually has the strongest engineering program in the country, just above Stanford in fact. Although, Cornell ranks 6th and is also very strong:</p>
<p>Nothing could be a bigger or more complete fallacy. Those rankings are meaningless and reveal nothing about the relative excellence of programs. </p>
<p>According to USNews, Stanford ranks second and Yale 39th. </p>
<p>According to Graduateshotline.com (hesitant on the trustworthiness of this), Stanford ranks second and Yale 38th.</p>
<p>According to the NRC, Stanford ranks third and Yale does not appear in the top 20.</p>
<p>Yale has made great gains in the engineering department, as has Harvard, but both schools need to be wary of the big boys at the top.</p>