Columbia vs cornell

theloniusmonk
Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:33:33 +0000

“Having more premed majors in Cornell concerns me due to the fact their will be more competition for grades and other extracurricular activities in the field.”

Columbia is more competitive and cut-throat than Cornell, so if that’s a concern, I’d go with Cornell. Outside of the comments on campus which probably should carry the most weight, the other factor is what college is better if you get out of pre-med. If you stay in stem, Cornell is probably the way to go, if humanities or social science (econ, international relations, poly sci), go with Columbia.

Admittedly I don’t’ run into a lot of Cornell grads and even less Columbia ones, but the Cornell ones seem to have enjoyed their experience better. If you live in the northeast you’ll probably run into more alumni from these two schools and can get a better indication.