Does anyone actually care where I go to school (engineering)?

JayDee12
Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:51:46 +0000

Buffalo is an AAU research institution - they are certainly known in engineering circles, even if the school is a few rungs below Cornell and its peers. UB is not some Random Directional State U.

I don’t know your class rank at Cornell and don’t want to diminish the value in pushing yourself there, but you may have research opportunities at UB that you wouldn’t necessarily have at a highly competitive school. You can also work with your professors on honors projects, independent study, etc. to make your experience as challenging as you want. Something to think about - good luck in whatever you decide.