my parents are getting me my first car & my mom says that its probably between a corolla and a civic.can someone give me pros and cons of each and your personal preference of which you think is better.please and thank you

haha im sorry i didnt include the year. im not sure either. my mom is deciding the year of the car based on my grades and how good i am.hopefully it will be a new car but is there anything wrong if they decide to get me like a 2000 or something like old? sorry, im like clueless when it comes to cars.