Chemical engineering list, maybe adding Udel?

College Search & Selection
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<p>White male. Top 25% of class, maybe top 10%. UWGPA 3.85 WGPA 4.15. ACT: Composite 31, math 30, English 32, reading 31, science 31. Almost completely straight A's with only 2 B's or so. AP's include AP Chemistry, AP Biology, and AP US History. Dual Enrollment english 4, and pre calc. All other classes are honors.</p>

<p>Varsity Crew rower.
Symphony member, (Have been a cellist for 9 years).
Eagle Scout - I heard colleges look very favorably at this?
In the national honor society, as well as Mu Alpha Theta- the math honor society.
100+ hours of community service.
Member of student government (Committee Chairman)
Member of student enhancement committee- a fund raising committee.
received American citizenship award- for students with exceptional leadership and academics.</p>

<p>Can get great letters of recommendation from science teachers.</p>

<p>Will have also spent 5 weeks at the Tennessee Governor's School for Humanities- was very competitive for admissions. Spend 5 weeks at a university of tennessee campus taking college courses, completely paid for by the state.</p>

<p>I was also just accepted into the American Legion's Boys State school for a free 1 week camp this summer. It focuses on leadership, citizenship, and the government.</p>

<p>Interested in Chemical Engineering.
I am also considering army ROTC. Would this influence my admissions chances anywhere?</p>

<p>My current list is:
Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech
Notre Dame (reach)
Purdue
Vanderbilt (reach)
Tennessee (in Knoxville) </p>

<p>Are my chances at those colleges good? </p>

<p><em>Considering adding University of Delaware.</em>
-I heard it has good chemical engineering and also good honors programs. Is University of Delaware an appropriate addition to the list? I like the idea that it is a good chemE program, good honors program/honors housing, and also ROTC. Do I have a good shot at honors there?</p>

<p>Are there any other kind of similar colleges on east coast?</p>

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<p>**It doesn’t have to be east coast necessarily… just eastern half of the united states. preferable not farther north the delaware/pennsylvania, and not much farther west than illinois. Delaware is already around 10 hours away and I don’t want much farther…</p>

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<p>Delaware
Lehigh
Bucknell
North Carolina State
Penn State
U of Penn
Johns Hopkins
Univ. of Florida
Univ. of Virginia
Columbia
Auburn
Univ. of Maryland CP</p>

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<p>Wisconsin-Madison–excellent CE and all around school, sports, social, town.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.engr.wisc.edu/che/prospective/undergrad/[/url]”>http://www.engr.wisc.edu/che/prospective/undergrad/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>wisconsin was a little farther than I’m interested…also does anyone have an opinion on the fact that even though University of Delaware has the 10th ranked ChemE program, it has no other high ranked engineering programs, and is not considered to be an engineering college like vtech or gtech is. Would it still be worth going, even though it isn’t widely known for engineering?</p>

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<p>Delaware has had a top 10 chemical engineering department for more than 30 years</p>

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<p>There’s a lot of schools that offer ChemE. You don’t mention SAT scores or Financing issues (what can parents pay). Practically speaking you can only apply to 10-15 schools (given application time with essays and such). You got to start putting together a list of all schools which offer ChemE and in location you’re interested in. Then factor in cost (Tuition + R&B - Potential Financial Aid or Merit scholarships). Then consider where you have decent admission chance based on your stats (GPA + test scores). And then factor in school quality. See… lots of variables to look at. You’re starting at the right time, plan on reading a lot of forums here over the next 6 months and put together a good list that meets these various factors I mention earlier. Oh, if interested in Army ROTC you should consider USMA too.</p>

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<p>I’m only taking act… no sat. finance wise we can afford a max of about 30k total cost of attendance. I know that Udel has had a top 10 chemE program, but thats its only notable engineering program really. Udel is never seen as an engineering school such as virginia tech, etc. So I wasn’t sure if it had a good reputation… I’m pretty sure if I do decide on Udel, that I am in their median scores for those people in the honors college…</p>

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<p>Wisconsin might be a little farther away than Purdue/ND but it’s much better overall for ChemE and overall life then any school on your list.</p>

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<p>Delaware ChemE is good because of close proximity/relation with DuPont.
Like Minnesota ChemE is good because of relations with Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (aka 3M).</p>

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<p>So does anyone have an answer to the question: Should I add University of Delaware to my list, due to its high ChemE ranking, despite the fact that it has low overall engineering credibility compared to other schools on my list? Also taking into account that after undergrad years i will be in the army for several years, and then am considering graduate school after that. </p>

<p>To give you an idea, the schools on my list that are my top candidates right now are Ga Tech, Va Tech, and Rose-Hulman</p>

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No, not if you’re satisfied with the other schools and think you can get in. You’re not in-state for Delaware, so it doesn’t have any financial benefit over your other choices. Would you be happy to go to Delaware? How sure are you about chemical engineering?</p>

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<p>I’m very sure about chemical engineering, but delaware is about 11 hours away which is a pretty long way from home. Virginia tech, georgia tech, and rose hulman are all 2-6 hours away, which is definitely doable. I toured virginia tech and loved it. It has high ranked engineering overall, but i noticed its chemE doesn’t even make the top 25 list.</p>

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<p>Those are great programs and will all get you where you need to go. If you don’t want to venture too far from home that’s fine. I wouldn’t get too caught up in the chemical engineering program ranks.</p>

<p>Something to consider though: most areas of this nation are accessible in 2-6 hours - via an airplane. ;)</p>

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<p>airplane tickets aren’t exactly something i could afford often ): My parents would never get to see me and I would only be able to visit them like 2 or 3 times a year…</p>