<p>I want to do chemical engineering or something close to it. I got rejected from Princeton, Brown and Cornell about whose engineering programs I had heard great stuff. </p>
<p>Tufts hasn't announced decision yet. But so far I'm in Yale and University of Rochester and WPI. </p>
<p>I haven't heard good things about Yales engineering. I love science but I still want a liberal arts education with quite a lot of humanities. And WPI is just too concentrated. And I haven't heard good things about their teachers. </p>
<p>But among the four, which gives me the best chance of
A) getting a good overall education
B) getting a job (even after just undergrad so I can make money to go to grad school. Not looking to get rich.)
C) getting research opportunities
D) getting enough attention from profs? </p>
<p>I won't lie, I'm dazzled by Yale. I still love Tufts and Rochester. Not a fan of WPI. </p>
<p>I’m befuddled as to why you bothered to apply to WPI if you had no intention of enrolling there.</p>
<p>In any event, I suggest you determine which sub-discipline of Ch-E interests you because schools differ in their strengths. For example, you may not find much research going in Chemical Processes engineering at Yale, but they certainly do a lot of Biochemical research. U of Rochester is also very good, perhaps even generally stronger than Yale in traditional engineering overall. UR’s program of undergraduate study is also quite flexible.</p>
<p>Isn’t it a little unfair to ask me to know exactly what sub discipline I want to do research in when hardly anyone is even sure of their major at this age? I know I enjoy organic chemistry. I’ve taken enough bio courses to know Biochemistry would also interest me. But I also love inorganic chemistry and processes. How am I supposed to know? What if I change my mind? </p>
<p>Dude. Go to Yale. If purely for the simple fact that it is the cheapest. Go to Yale. If you find out you want to focus on something a bit different, that is what grad school is for and you can make a new decision then. I don’t see how you could pass up the experience. </p>
<p>I’m begging to think that I can’t. Really really can’t. If I give up Yale, a school I was dreaming about for two years, I’ll go insane. I’m not being stupid right? </p>
<p>I mean how big a difference can their engineering schools have? A little here a little there. </p>
<p>If money wasn’t the deciding factor, I probably would have went to Duke instead of my school, NCSU. We have the better engineering program, but the connections you build at a school like that are powerful on their own if you do it right… Lots of opportunities. Since it is your cheapest option…yeah, I would have to take it.</p>
<p>Hi Nasim,
I guess you are an Arab from your name (I am) and we are in a very similar position but you have YALE!!!
I was given the renaissance scholarship at Rochester and Also given a great financial aid package at Tufts and I am currently choosing between them. Just wanted to see where you will go. I am also going to major in chemical engineering.
Congratulations and I wish you all the luck!</p>
<p>Actually I’m Iranian. But yeah, I get why you would assume that. (Though I’m a girl! Arabs assume Nasim is a boys name. :P) </p>
<p>I picked Yale. Though I really really loved Rochester too. I got the renaissance as well and they said they will help with other financial stuff. But in the end, who can resist Yale? </p>
<p>Sorry I’m replying late. Hope you are ecstatic with your decision.
Tufts was also another dream school for me. (But they rejected me too. I really don’t understand how this process works anymore. But I think it was the fault of my interviewer. Tufts interview was the worst I had cuz he didn’t know what to ask at all and I tried to just talk about myself with no cues from him. And still we barely talked for 15 minutes. Dunno what was up with that… :((( </p>