NU v Cornell Forum

tigress12 · Post by **tigress12** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:14 am

Thanks!

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TheSpanishMain · Post by **TheSpanishMain** » Thu May 29, 2014 10:01 am

Northwestern for 100k is a good deal and should get you to NYC. I think that's the clear winner here, not that Cornell at 130k is awful either.

papercut · Post by **papercut** » Thu May 29, 2014 10:02 am

TheSpanishMain wrote:Northwestern for 100k is a good deal and should get you to NYC. I think that's the clear winner here, not that Cornell at 130k is awful either.

Yeah NU. Unless you have some kind of weird draw to upstate NY.

transferror · Post by **transferror** » Thu May 29, 2014 10:20 am

Awesome cycle with those numbers btw, and I agree with the above posters that NU wins

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Thu May 29, 2014 11:18 pm

Voting NU because it's cheaper, job prospects should be about the same, and you're a city person.

But feel free to PM me if you have any questions about Cornell.

PDX4343 · Post by **PDX4343** » Thu May 29, 2014 11:33 pm

Damn nice cycle. Any special softs?

str8yolked · Post by **str8yolked** » Thu May 29, 2014 11:58 pm

Where abroad would you like to work? Cornell has a lot more lay prestige internationally. I spoke with the office manager of a V30 in Asia and was told most of their associates are hired from Columbia/NYU/Cornell. Just something to keep in mind.

runinthefront · Post by **runinthefront** » Fri May 30, 2014 12:07 am

Chrstgtr · Post by **Chrstgtr** » Fri May 30, 2014 12:12 am

I had numbers not too far off from yours and got Cornell to match my scholarship from NU. If you want Cornell request scholarship reconsideration and I wouldn't be surprised if they matched NU.

Trig · Post by **Trig** » Fri May 30, 2014 10:32 am

I voted NU, but I would see if Cornell would match NU or even go a little bit higher than NU due to the higher COL in Ithaca. If Cornell budges on scholarship I would definitely go there.

johnnyquest · Post by **johnnyquest** » Fri May 30, 2014 11:21 am

Trig wrote:I voted NU, but I would see if Cornell would match NU or even go a little bit higher than NU due to the higher COL in Ithaca. If Cornell budges on scholarship I would definitely go there.

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but are you saying that Ithaca has a higher COL than Chicago?

tigress12 · Post by **tigress12** » Fri May 30, 2014 12:46 pm

Thank you everyone for your responses!

Is it really true that Cornell has more international name recognition/prestige than NU does?

Trig · Post by **Trig** » Fri May 30, 2014 1:29 pm

johnnyquest wrote:
Trig wrote:I voted NU, but I would see if Cornell would match NU or even go a little bit higher than NU due to the higher COL in Ithaca. If Cornell budges on scholarship I would definitely go there.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but are you saying that Ithaca has a higher COL than Chicago?

IIRC Cornell's COL estimate is higher than both UChicago's and NU's.

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Fri May 30, 2014 1:56 pm

Trig wrote:
johnnyquest wrote:
Trig wrote:I voted NU, but I would see if Cornell would match NU or even go a little bit higher than NU due to the higher COL in Ithaca. If Cornell budges on scholarship I would definitely go there.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but are you saying that Ithaca has a higher COL than Chicago?
IIRC Cornell's COL estimate is higher than both UChicago's and NU's.

NU's budgeted room & board + personal + transportation = $18,234
Cornell's budgeted room & board +personal/travel = $16,250

Cornell's tuition is higher, making it's total cost of attendance a bit higher--assuming you're paying sticker at both schools--but there's no way the admissions office is going to admit that the cost of living is higher in Ithaca than in Chicago. In fact, that's one of their usual excuses for our higher tuition: "well, uhh, it's offset by our lower cost of living!"

But your main point that Cornell may still negotiate because NU is cheaper is right, just not because of COL. I know they've matched other 150K offers from NU this cycle. Not sure if that's the offer OP has from NU or not.

tigress12 wrote:Is it really true that Cornell has more international name recognition/prestige than NU does?

Probably. I hear we have good international name recognition. Would need someone from NU to compare. I'm not sure how much that matters though, especially if you're going to start in NYC from either school.

johnnyquest · Post by **johnnyquest** » Fri May 30, 2014 2:59 pm

Lavitz wrote: NU's budgeted room & board + personal + transportation = $18,234
Cornell's budgeted room & board +personal/travel = $16,250

LOL at Ithaca being more expensive COL-wise than Chicago.

Lacepiece23 · Post by **Lacepiece23** » Sat May 31, 2014 12:52 pm

johnnyquest wrote:
Lavitz wrote: NU's budgeted room & board + personal + transportation = $18,234
Cornell's budgeted room & board +personal/travel = $16,250
LOL at Ithaca being more expensive COL-wise than Chicago.

Idk I think it is. Ithaca is expensive as shit. A lot of my friends pay up to 1500 a month for an apartment. Now, I've never lived in Chicago, but I'm sure there are much cheaper places than that. The landlords in Ithaca are pretty scummy, and if you want a decent apartment your going to pay out the ass for it.

09042014 · Post by **09042014** » Sat May 31, 2014 1:11 pm

Whatever the extra cost of living is in Chicago vs Ithaca, it's fucking worth it.

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