Drexel vs. Cornell? - Chemical Engineering

Coloradomama
Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:58:12 +0000

If you can afford Cornell, and he wants to live in a small town in upstate NY, do get onto waitlist and wait it out. iCornell is a name brand in engineering, and that matters some for the first job offer, and more Cornell alumni live on the west coast, so great alumni network all over the USA for jobs down the road.

Alumni networks matter. Drexel alumni tend to live in the NE more. Drexel is the more practical school,
co op focused. Drexel students do not head to PhD programs in chemical engineering as often as Cornell students do.

Drexel is right in the heart of Philadelphia. Ithaca still has a lot to do, though, for a small town.

Does he wants an urban or rural location? Was Cornell his first choice?

I like the engineering program better at Cornell, and because Cornell is so good in the sciences like chemistry, in particular for chemical engineering, I might choose Cornell, if he does get in.