<p>“Cornell:
+Stronger Peers? or maybe more academically focused?”</p>
<p>If you decide to join the Thematic Option Honors Program for your GEs, believe me, you will be in a group of academically focused and very strong peers, on top of those you will find in your major. TO is very challenging and is one of the most highly respected liberal arts Honors programs in the nation.
I don’t actually know if there are many engineering students in TO, but no doubt you would much enjoy it given your statement that you appreciate USC’s encouragement to be academically well rounded.
You have a great choice, best of luck whichever school you decide on.</p>