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muerteapablo - It's pretty hard to compare the two schools considering the vast differences in environment. A lot of students choose Columbia over Cornell because they want a city life. Respectively, A lot of Cornell students choose Cornell because it's a closer relation to the "college experience."
confidentialcoll brings up some very valid points, rankings don't mean *****. As far as I know, nobody chooses a university based on rankings, rather location, reputation and cost. Columbia is a top notch education which appeals to students who want a fast paced city life with many business opportunities. Cornell offers a top notch education as well, no doubt about it. However, the location plays a huge factor, Cornell students are typically more research-oriented.
FU students don't usually go into engineering because of all the opportunities around them in NY. The opportunities are endless and many will take a non-engineering job because of the increased salary, which is perhaps the biggest factor in making that decision when you live in New York, due to the astronomical cost of living. Sure, Cornell engineering has top caliber, first tier engineering students, but Columbia students are just as bright, and more importantly, the education at both schools are as good of an education as you can get, deeming this whole argument irrelevant.
Both have pros and cons relevant to the other. It's just stupid to argue one over the other, because both are great.
One more thing. Take a statistics class the "I know a ton of people who chose Cornell over Columbia" is probably the weakest argument you can make. Cornell students obviously choose Cornell over Columbia or else they wouldn't be at Cornell.
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