ChemE: Rose-Hulman vs UofMinn-TC vs CMU

<p>hello,</p>

<p>I just got accepted to my three top of (my) list schools, and now i am in a dilemna of where to go. I plan to major in Chem Engneering, and I do plan to continue my study in graduate school (target: MIT for grad). </p>

<p>....SO which is best for Chem Engineering? Rose-Hulman vs. University of Minnesota-TC vs Carnegie Mellon University? </p>

<p>I plan to visit each school in mid march to see for myself, but feedbacks of social life, dorm room (how big is it?)...etc woul be nice. </p>

<p>And finally, which is more highly-regarded by grad school like MIT to come from as an undergraduate student? </p>

<p>Any info is appreciated</p>

<p>Thanks a bunch!!!</p>

<p>if you applied to rose-hulman, why didn't you apply to cooper union as well?</p>

<p>I've lived in New York throughout my life, I wanna get out for a few years. I didn't apply to any new york city university/colleges at all _ it is something I', set to do, just so i can get a bit of independence (not to abuse, mind you). </p>

<p>btw - turns out I haven't recieved my CMU acceptance letter yet: my mom thought it was when she called me - it was a financial aid forms (lol) .. I did manage to get in to the other two though, CMU should be coming soon. But, I would still like to know which would be best for my education and future plans if I do get in there (hopefully).</p>

<p>go to university of minnesota.they have the number 2 chemical engineering program in hte nation.then do decently well when u r there and u should be all set.But also CMU and Rose hulman r well recognised.</p>

<p>Hey, given those choices, I'd tell you to pick between CMU and UMinn. I visited (actually spent a summer at) RHIT and, while it has a strong reputation for engineering, it's in the middle of nowhere (I was also put off by the m/f ratio ;)</p>

<p>I'm double-majoring at CMU in ChE/BME myself; both programs have strong reputations, although you probably know the rankings better than I do. From what I've seen, we typically have two or three ChEs go on to do grad work at MIT from a class of about 60, with about 20 or more others going elsewhere for grad work. Part of my decision to come to CMU was because of the campus -- while CMU's fairly small, there are a number of other universities nearby: UPitt, Chatham, and Duquesne, so there's plenty going on for the college crowd.</p>

<p>Dorms vary a <em>lot</em> depending on where you're assigned. Most of the designated-freshman housing is good, but competition is high for the "good" on-campus dorms after freshman year. The food's not as bad as people make it out to be, I personally actually like it.</p>

<p>I'd say you're choosing between two quality programs, so make sure you pay attention during the campus visits and try to get a feel for which school is more your "style." Good luck.</p>

<p>U Minn is the best of that lot for ChE. No question.</p>

<p>I would highly recomend Minnesota.</p>

<p>I got a list of schools that Rose students have gone on to grad school at in the past 3 years and MIT was on there as was most every other top level school, Cal, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Harvard, etc...</p>

<p>Those three schools are all excellent. If you can get into MIT from one of them, chances are good you'll be able to get into MIT from any of them. It's more about your individual performance when looking at those three schools, so choose the one that fits you best with regard o finances, location, size, classes, etc..</p>

<p>I agree with nic767. Look at what best fits you. You can get to MIT from any of them. What will determine you getting into MIT for grad work will not be this decision, it will be what you do with it.</p>

<p>My S and I just visitied CMU and RHIT 2 weeks ago. Both are great schools and my S is unsure which he likes better, since they are so different. As for ChemE at each, It is the most difficult major at RHIT and ChemE majors were the only ones with any complaints about the school and the classwork. It appears that the GPA of the ChemE is significantly lower than the rest of the school. At CMU EE and CompE are the top majors and also the highest ranked majors, CMU ChemE is ranked 14, not bad, but lower than their other engineering majors. We asked some students there about the ChemE department, knowing what we heard from RHIT, and they considered it one of the easier and higher GPA majors for engineering.</p>

<p>The other factors of the two schools need to be considered. CMU has a great level of national recognition, larger student body, better percentage of Male/Female, more of a social environment, nicer city location, and more research being done. RHIT has a phenominal warm personal feel to it, great professor interaction, one of the best recreation facilities we have seen at a school of any size, better food (but less food choices off campus), and the best non-competitive cooperative environment we have seen in our college search.</p>

<p>I can't help you with U. Minn-TC other than their extremely high ranking in ChemE and an overall engineering ranking of 18.</p>