<p>So... My choices are..
1. UT Austin 50K
2. U of Delaware
3. Case Western Reserve University</p>
<p>I will be going into the Chemical engineering. And i am planning on going to a grad school.</p>
<p>UT is ranked 4-6ish
UD is ranked 9-11ish
CWRU is ranked 14-16ish</p>
<p>Private schools are more generous with grades but CWRU is in Cleveland where there are nothing to do.
UD is not as prestigeous as the other two, but it is funded by Dupon. And it is a fin city.
UT has everything. Fun, academic, research, etc.</p>
<p>There are many things to consider, but i dont know which to choose.</p>
<p>I’m a student at CWRU, and TRUST ME, just because it’s private doesn’t mean that it’s “generous” with grades. The average GPA here IS a 2.0, because most professors make sure their classes average at a C, since a C is average. That’s not to say it isn’t possible to do well, many people do earn 4.0. But they key word there is EARN. You have to work hard for your grades here.</p>
<p>Also, Case is an amazing school for ChemE, whereas UD is not. The ranking of the program should not really come into play unless there’s a significant difference (i.e. Harvard versus Hofstra). If you want your money to be “well spent,” that is, used for a good education, take UD off the table…although it is a “fun” environment, it’s more important to get a good education. Case is a better place for an education, even though it isn’t necessarily as “fun.” If you want fun and academics, and are willing to pay an extra $30,000 a year for it, UT is a good choice. But if you don’t want to pay $30,000 extra for drinking games and parties, Case makes more sense.</p>
<p>Either way, UD is not comparable to the other two in terms of quality. Also, if an employer is choosing between two ChemEs with similar stats, they’re more likely to hire the one whose workload was more difficult in college, because they know their employee works hard. No one really respects UD graduates.</p>
<p>Are those numbers, 50K for UT and 20K for UD, scholarships or costs?</p>
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This is plain not true. UD’s best program is its ChemE due to its close alignment with Dupont. If you are unsure about ChemE then UD may not be the best choice, but its ChemE program is fantastic.</p>
<p>All these different opinions baffle me.</p>
<p>So…like i said above, I am planning on going to a graduate school.
Which of the three would be the best choice?
Of course, the fun part is only optional and preferred. It’s not gonna be a huge factor in my decision.</p>
<p>If CWRU is that hard, how could i manage to get good grades and go to a good graduate school? And other factors also come in. Like…research opportunity, professors, overall student body, etc.</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad
Those are costs…</p>
<p>Oh, and I just talked to my chemicstry teacher who went to CWRU for her grad school.
She told me that the neighborhood around the campus is very “sketchy” and the city itself is very…unappealing.
Also, she said some of the engineering professors she had were “in suits and looked like businessmen and were pretty much that, whereas the professors at MichTech were almost never in suit because they were almost always in labs.” </p>
<p>She encouraged me to take CWRU out of the choices…</p>
<p>This is very hard because
UD is in the middle ground
CWRU is good but is hard (possibly low GPA) and bad social life and neighborhood.
UT is super expensive…</p>