What qualities make Northwestern and Cornel good univeristies to study undergrad?

Answer 1

While I can't speak for cornell, I am currently a Northwestern undergrad, so this is my opinion.
Northwestern has a beautiful campus right on the lakefront. It is also in Evanston, which has a small town feel to it. It is easy to hop on the El or take Metra into Chicago and explore all the wonderful culture that Chicago has to offer. Also, NU is on the quarter system, which means that you have 3 regular quarters and an optional summer quarter. The quarter system is nice because you take only 4 classes per quarter on average. I like the challenge my classes offer without being overly hard. While some of your classes will make you work, you still will have free time to do what you want. Despite what some people think, people at NU do do things other than just study all the time. We do have social lives too. NU's academic prestige will also help you when you plan to get a job later in life.

Answer 2

1. Northwestern
Great school, competitive admissions (which means you'll have smart classmates if you end up there), great School of Communications (Journalism), near Chicago (it's actually in Evanston), pretty nice campus and pretty large and diverse student population (which can be a negative or a positive, depending on what you want your college experience to be like).

2. Cornell
I'll be honest - I don't really like Cornell because of its location. Although I've heard Ithaca, New York is beautiful (lots and lots of nature, so I guess it'd be perfect for you if you're the outdoorsy kind), being six hours away from New York City doesn't really do it for me. However, it's an ivy league institution with a strong reputation for academic excellence. This means that getting a degree from Cornell will probably help you get a really good job in the future. Admissions are extremely competitive and your classmates will probably be pretty smart too. Also, the student population is quite diverse. I go to UPenn and a lot of people here have a negative opinion on Cornell...mostly due to the fact that I think Cornell had the highest suicide rate among students in the Ivy League.

Answer 3

I believe that although these schools are know as being very good schools i believe that many other schools offer just as good programs as theses two schools. For instence say you didnt have the grades or the money to get into either of these schools there are schools that have just as good if not better programs for what ever major you intend t study. So although this may not be the answer you were looking for i just want to let you know because i have a friend who looked at cornel and found that she was killing herself with loads of work for a school that really wasnt that great. sorry to be negative but i just want to let you know that there are other opptions available. oh and good luck to where ever you end up :)

Answer 4

Do you mean Cornell?

Those schools have several things going for them:

They are very selective -- so anyone going there will have smart classmates.

They hire top researchers -- so your professors will be on the cutting edge.

They have large endowments -- to they can afford to get the best equipment and hire the best professors.

Answer 5

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