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<p>Basically, I've come down to those 2 schools. As of right now, UW is gonna cost 41k a year and Lehigh University costs about 26k if I don't count in the loans. I'm not sure if UW will give me any money, but let's just say they don't, is Lehigh worth choosing over UW (ranked 6th for chemE)</p>
<p>I visited both campuses, fell in love with both and am really having trouble choosing since they're so different.</p>
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<p>Always include loans in your Costs because they have to be paid back. It is not funny money.</p>
<p>Of course you have to take the loans into consideration!!!</p>
<p>Michigan is tops overall but Lehigh is quite good too. Take a look at each department’s webpage and course listings to get an idea of what might appeal to you or turn you off. No bad choices here. </p>
<p>When I said without taking the loans into consideration, it means I’m completely disregarding it as any aid. With the loans, Lehigh is 18k.</p>
<p>ChemE is pretty much the same curriculum everywhere in the US. It is also one of the hardest majors everywhere in the US. It is also one of the highest paying majors upon graduation. Employers aren’t going to pay much attention to where you went to school but what skills and technologies you focused on. Internship opps will be the same. Which school you go to won’t have much effect on these factors. So there’s very little reason to pay an extra 60K for your education (if you manage to graduate in four years; more if, as is the case with many ChemEs, you don’t). I have no horse in this race.</p>