Cornell or Dartmouth?

batfan
Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:51:24 +0000

This is a multi-level question. I’m asking these three questions because I’m not sure what I’d like to pursue and would like to hear opinions based on each question.

Assuming financial aid is the same at both (which it will probably end up being), which would you pick and why?

Assuming that I am interested in pursuing a career in business or banking, which would be better and why?

Assuming that I am interested in medicine, which would be better and why?

I was interested in both business and medicine (involving research - like an MD/PhD) for a long while, but don’t know which I’ll end up pursuing anymore; I figured I’d explore a bit and figure out what my true interests are in college before deciding definitively. However, I am definitely a fan of biology (especially cell and micro) and history (particularly social history), so I will probably major/minor in either of those. Lately, I’ve been more interested in studying the humanities (which is ironic, since my entire high school career has been dedicated to science and science research, really), but I’d still like to take a lot of science classes even if I don’t major in the field.

I would like to do some sort of research as an undergrad, regardless of whether I’ll be a science or humanities major. I’m leaning towards Dartmouth because of the smaller, more close-knit environment with the liberal arts focus, but I haven’t visited Cornell so I’d like to hear opinions about Cornell’s environment, social life, etc. I am considering visiting later this month but wanted to ask CC’ers in the meantime!

Thanks for your help!