<p>the reason why im leaving out duke is that it so far away from nyc.
and we cant afford trips back and forth.
upenn is 2 hrs away, cornell is 5-6 hrs away and columbia is 30 min away
the thing with columbia i dont like is that it seems that the core would interfere with my pre med studies… so im leaning more towards cornell and upenn.
but i cant decide between the two. (i visited both as well, but i didnt get to see many students)
can you compare dorms, grading difficulty, workload, competition, etc</p>