Hello all- I've been lurking here for a while (pretty much throughout my applications/admissions process) and wanted to hear your thoughts on a decision I'm facing. I'm currently a senior undergrad in Bioengineering, and have applied for PhD programs in BioE/BME. Of the places I've been admitted to I think I've narrowed it down to either Stanford Bioengineering or Cornell Biomedical Engineering. Any thoughts as to how the two compare?
There are at least a couple of professors at each schools that I think I'd be happy working with, based on discussions during my interview visits as well as afterwards, so I'm thinking about other aspects as well (e.g., industry connections, ability to take classes/certificates at law/business schools, general graduate student quality of life and atmosphere, etc etc.). Also, I currently attend UCLA, so location (experiencing something different from where I am now, weather-both the pluses and minuses, etc.) is a consideration too, though not very strongly so.