Going into senior year, I am completely torn on which one I want to ED to. I've struggled over this for many months now and I've read through almost every thread comparing the two schools, but I still can't decide. I know some might say to just apply RD and see which I get into, but I know that it would probably come down to this decision anyways, so I might as well decide right now. I don't have the means to travel all the way to NYC/Phili to visit, so I can only go off of brochures/websites/what I've heard. I would probably do econ/IR at Penn or econ/Math at Columbia, and I would greatly appreciate some opinions on Pros/Cons of both that might help sway me. In my mind right now, here is my list:
Penn:
Pros - (One Univesity, easier to double major, presence of IR major, supposedly greater community/campus, quad)
Cons - (too pre-pro for my taste and not enough focus on academia, influence of wharton on campus)
Columbia:
Pros - (more intellectual feel, joint econ majors, NYC, practically guaranteed singles at John Jay, unifying core)
Cons - (supposedly less of a community on campus, bureacracy, more "independent" attitude in students)
I'm posting on the other forum too.
On that note, which school has better food in dining halls?
