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Cornell
Pros:
-Most prestigious for STEM
-Ithaca in summer
-<2 hours from home
-Food
Cons:
-Giant Classes
-Major student depression
-Ithaca in winter
-Grade deflation and super hard STEM classes
-Butt of all jokes for other Ivy's
-Limited social scene
University of Pennsylvania
Pros:
-Most prestigious overall
-Pre-professional programs
-Party scene
-About 2.5 hours from home
-Seems easy to get involved in undergrad research
Cons:
-Get shot if you walk off campus
-Seems really focused on Wharton with less resources for other colleges
-Basically impossible to transfer into Wharton if I decide on Econ (need confirmation), meaning I'd do all of econ in the College of Arts and Sciences (not sure if this is a big deal)
-Can't do CS without transferring
-Mediocre campus
-Stress is probably just as bad as Cornell, if not worse
-Clubs are hard to join