<p>Help please! I have a full ride at auburn thanks to the national hispanic scholar finalist scholarship. But i have been accepted to UT austin cockrell school of engineering (petroleum engineering). Which should I attend? I am primarily concerned with job placement. Also I am if I go to Auburn I would switch to chemical engineering. Any opinions would be appreciated.</p>
<p>If you get a full ride at UTA go there. Otherwise go to Auburn. Very good school and no cost. You can’t beat that.</p>
<p>I’ve heard petroleum engineering is a pretty non-existent field.</p>
<p>Have you visited either school? If not, have you looked at the online virtual tours?</p>
<p>Take the money! 
Auburn has a very good engineering school.</p>
<p>BTW…wil Texas A&M offer you a full-ride, too?</p>
<p>IF UT-Austin also offered a full-ride then I’d go there. However, if they don’t offer even a half scholarship for your tuition/room&board then I’d go to Auburn. I feel kind of biased since I really like UT-Austin for academics and the environment. However, if finances also matter then go to Auburn since it’s also a great school and you have a full-ride.</p>
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<p>Must not have talked to anyone in the oil business. It the engineers who have the best opportunities throughout the world.</p>
<p>Auburn is solid in engineering. A full ride? I would take that. I love UT but save your money if possible. You’ll be better off financially when you graduate.</p>
<p>When I worked for Boeing and Northrop Grumman in California, there were Auburn Engineering grads at both places, so don’t think that you’d be hurt job-wise.</p>
<p>I think my only problem with Auburn is that I would have to do chemical engineering and I really really want to become a petroleum engineer. I want to be a drilling engineer and work on the rigs… more of a “hands on” engineer. Money really isn’t a problem because my parents decided to do save up since I was born. I just have a serious problem skipping UT Austin #1 or #2 Petroleum program for Auburn’s engineering which is not really ranked that high (chemical engineering program just says “top 100”)</p>
<p>Full ride at Auburn. IMHO, petroleum engineering is quite limiting career-wise - and you never know what the oil markets will look like in 4-5 years when you graduate. Chemical engineering will get you into many more fields.</p>
<p>P.S. I got interviews with Schlumberger for a drilling engineer…this as a ChemE from Berkeley…Check with Auburn’s career center to see what companies actively recruit on campus…I’d be surprised if it’s much different from UT-Austin’s.</p>
<p>If you really want to be a petroleum engineer have you checked out U Tulsa?</p>
<p>Since many Fortune 500 companies and Fortune 1000 industries are in Cummings Research Park, Auburn grads are heavily recruited.</p>
<p>My H hired an Auburn freshly-minted grad last May and started him at $60k.</p>