<p>I know Cornell is Ivy and all, but if you want to go to a school in that area…how is University of Rochester different/better?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Rochester is in an urban area. Its campus is smaller & easier to get around - everything is really walkable. It’s a smaller school with more personal attention. (My d attended Cornell’s summer college - her professor told her that if she liked seminar-style classes with lots of discussions, Cornell wasn’t for her. Rochester has only 4,200 undergraduates.)</p>
<p>At Cornell, you have to apply to a specific school, and it may be more difficult to transfer between them if you change your mind. At Rochester, only engineering is hard to transfer into; changing majors is really no big deal otherwise.</p>
<p>And Rochester gives merit aid, which Cornell does not.</p>
<p>Chedva nailed most of them, and also Rochester has an open curriculum and it’s much easier to double major at Roch…</p>
<p>I had looked at cornell…as in past tense…lol but I would never go there simply because the atmosphere seems REALLY competitive. My teacher who is an alum of cornell told me how stressful the environment was, which confimred my decision not to apply. Dont get hung up on the “ivy” label…cause we all know that UR is a “new” ivy 
The reason why UR relly stuck out in my mind compared to every other school i looked at WAS the atmosphere…it truly was friendly and relaxed, yet at the same time kids know when to work hard and keep each other motivated. Good luck!</p>