<p>So.. Accepted to Rutgers 4k a yr. Stevens 10k a yr Lehigh 17k a yr.
Now, things to consider. </p>
<p>I want to go to grad. school for business, or something not related to engineering, i just want engineering to start me up</p>
<p>I want to work close to home (NJ) because there are a lot of pharmaceutical firms that i can work with</p>
<p>I want to go into ChemE. and want a solid core, but will still be able to go off to a good Grad. School.</p>
<p>Thoughts? Ideas? Need Help.</p>
<p>Good luck. ChemE is tough to get a good gpa in, which is a nice to have when applying to grad school. </p>
<p>Here would be my game plan;</p>
<p>Go to Rutgers</p>
<p>Look at the Industrial Engineering program, especially the Quality and Reliability "thrust". </p>
<p>Try and get internships or jobs at J&J and get into their "Leadership Development" program; something profs at Rutgers should be able to help with since they are local.</p>
<p>Get J&J to pay for your MBA, or go after 2-4 years of experience.</p>
<p>I'm a ChemE in the biopharma industry, and am currently getting my MBA. Hindsight is 20/20 and that is what I am looking at this with. I only picked Rutgers because of the connections it will likely have with J&J and Pfizer. Additionally I picked J&J because of their reputation size and good leadership development program. I picked Industrial Engineering because the skills learned there will be more applicable to managing, and I picked the quality systems emphasis because this is very critical in the pharma industry is something that is difficult to maintain.</p>