Anonymous wrote:Penn is opening a brand new $500MM+ CS building next year. I would think the urban vs rural/traditional college experience would be a big factor in the decision.

The money in CS!!
Cornell is opening another CIS building (next to an already existing museum like one) next Spring!

Penn is opening a brand new $500MM+ CS building next year. I would think the urban vs rural/traditional college experience would be a big factor in the decision.

Anonymous wrote:My CS kid only applied to Cornell out of these three (and is attending). If you are in DC, there is great bus transportation at break times to this area. Right from campus to stops in MD, DC and VA. She was just looking at post graduation stats and a large number of alums end up in NYC (from CS).

Thank you all.
Yes, leaning towards Cornell.

PP, how is your DD finding the major? Is it very stressful ?
Thank you!

Anonymous wrote:For CS, Cornell

+1

For CS, Cornell for sure. If there are very specific areas of interest within CS, you might dig a little deeper to see if perhaps Columbia or Penn do better than Cornell in those spaces.

All 3 will offer humanities courses/minors etc.

My CS kid only applied to Cornell out of these three (and is attending). If you are in DC, there is great bus transportation at break times to this area. Right from campus to stops in MD, DC and VA. She was just looking at post graduation stats and a large number of alums end up in NYC (from CS).

Anonymous wrote:For CS: Cornell v. UPenn V. Columbia

Does not mind location (plus factors for all). Same cost.

Wants an interdisciplinary approach. Might double major or minor in a humanities subject.
Thank you!

Cornell is the highest ranked of these for CS. In fact, most ivies do poorly.

This kid won the lottery! FWIW for CS my son was only interested in Cornell.

Anonymous wrote:For CS, Cornell

Correct. For all the threads, how do people not know anything about this schools.

Any would be just fine and really there is no meaningful difference in CS education quality among those 3 schools. Pick the school which is the overall “best fit” for the student.

I'm curious about Penn for CS too - have a junior who is interested in the same interdisciplinary approach and a non-stem additional major or minor....I'm curious how difficult or easy this is to do at Penn

For CS, Cornell

Cornell is more similar to Penn socially.

1) Penn
2) Columbia
3) Cornell

Reasoning - Penn has moved up to the top of the Ivy heap - seems close to HYP...it's "happening!"
Columbia - visited recently - seems OK
Cornell - beautiful campus but nowhere - hard to get to...very large, impersonal feeling.
But...if you think about what will your student do after college AND where will most of their friends end up - no one is staying in Ithaca....Philly has strong ties to NYC (and a great place too!)... NYC - always great for jobs etc.

For CS: Cornell v. UPenn V. Columbia

Does not mind location (plus factors for all). Same cost.

Wants an interdisciplinary approach. Might double major or minor in a humanities subject.
Thank you!