<p>Hello,</p>
<p>So I am an international student, I want to study chemical engineering. My SAT is 1590(730 math), and I got 650 in the SAT 2 Math and 600 in the SAT 2 Chemistry.
I applied to 14 university: MIT, UC Berkley, NU, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UDub, Wisconsin, Minnesota, UT Austin, UD, Purdue, Penn State.</p>
<p>Anyway, I got into Udub, University of Minnesota, UD, Penn State
Which one should I go?
Money is no issue AT ALL, I am being payed for in every aspect of my undergraduate life by a scholarship, even entertainment and games.
I don't prefer the cold weather but thats fine if it will be a better school.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Minnesota has a higher ranked chemical engineering program, but UDub is no slouch either. If you don’t like bitterly cold weather, I’d suggest Washington.</p>
<p>What is their ranking?</p>
<p>UMinn is Top 5. UDub is Top 25.</p>
<p>If you don’t want super cold weather, U Washington. The university as a whole is highly regarded and its engineers find jobs/OPTs rather easily. But you can just email the ChemE dept at each and ask
1° if there are conditions to enter the major (or if all freshmen who ask, are in: if there are conditions to stay in that major)
2° what percentage international students get CPT (internships) and OPT (post-graduation job)</p>
<p>UMinn’s ChemE is top notch…has been in the top 5 for at least 30 years. However, one has to apply after the 1st year to get into this branch and it is highly competitive. A GPA of at least 3.2 guarantees admission.</p>
<p>Check out the 4-year graduation plan PDF at this link ;</p>
<p><a href=“Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science | College of Science and Engineering”>Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science | College of Science and Engineering;
<p>What about U of Delaware ? A lot of my teachers are saying that it is exceptionally good at ChemE and they have a lot of support from many companies.</p>
<p>yes, UDel is excellent for ChemE. Cut-throat too so you better be competitive. :)</p>
<p>Do you think I should attend it over UW?, I mean UW is in a very cool city and I would assume that it has a better overall college experience</p>
<p>It’s really a personal choice. UDel really isn’t that good overall outside ChemE, so if you switch majors and for your gen ed classes it will not be tops. And yes UW is in an arguably better location, depending on what you’re looking for. </p>
<p>When we compare their ChemE program, who wins and by how much?</p>
<p>Minnesota by quite a lot, based off the rankings.</p>
<p>So for Minnesota’s program, you apply for it after your first year in college, and must have above a 3.2 GPA as a freshmen taking the class schedule you linked? @i012575</p>
<p>Outside weather the ed experience overall at Udub and Uminn would be VERY similar. They have far more in common than not.</p>
<p>Stop the nonsensical guess work over “rankings.” There is no “winner” in the comparison of these two superlative universities. I gather that it’s the OP’s international background that’s unfortunately led him to believe that rankings are the key to academic success in the U.S.A. Barrons put it best; the experience at Washington and Minnesota would be very similar. So base your decision on other criteria.</p>
<p>My S was in the chem eng program at UMD. It’s very tough. UMN and UDub are fine schools, too.</p>