<p>So the title pretty much says it. I’ve been accepted to BC and I really loved the school when I visited. However, I also took a spot on the waitlist at CMU for ChemE. That being said, if I’m accepted to CMU, I’m not sure which school to choose. So, what is all of your opinions on the two programs, and do you have any suggestions?</p>
<p>CMU=Carnegie Mellon? </p>
<p>ChemE is an engineering degree. Chem at BC is a liberal arts degree. Two significantly different paths, depending on your interests and what you want to do.</p>
<p>At BC you will need to fulfill the Core requirements, which includes a lot of readin’ & writin’ classes (unless you have AP/IB credit). At CMU, you’ll have a couple of non-math/science electives in the first two years.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for more balance, then BC. If you want a very math-science heavy courseload, then CMU. It also depends on what your future career path is and where you want to go with your degree. You should elaborate on that.</p>
<p>Sorry, CMU = Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>That’s the thing. I’m not sure what my future career path will hold. It will probably something in the science field, but whether that be higher education (PhD, Masters…) or Med School or job after bachelors degree, I don’t know.</p>
<p>purple is exactly right in post #3. Putting aside the engineering question (where CMU is the easy choice), it then depends on your personal interests, and whether you would prefer a more math/science heavy curriculum or a liberal arts curriculum. </p>
<p>BC is great for premed. The Core would serve you well in preparation for the mcat Verbal section in which tech-heavy students tend to do less well. But for a doctoral grade program, attending a research-oriented school is probably better, since it’s all-research-all-the time, and research and recs is what grad – not professional – schools look for in applicants.</p>
<p>“But for a doctoral grade program, attending a research-oriented school is probably better, since it’s all-research-all-the time, and research and recs is what grad – not professional – schools look for in applicants.”</p>
<p>That said, I never heard of a BC grad who felt he/she was at a disadvantage for getting into grad school.</p>
<p>Dear chockblues and all : Our older of two graduates Boston College in just 30 days. We received the yearbook yesterday and just cannot believe that the four year BC experience is drawing to a close. [We will be back to being parents with only one child attending BC starting this September with our rising junior.]</p>
<p>None the less, our senior is graduating with a dual degree in Chemistry and Economics, Scholar of the College, Honors in both majors, and has done some very serious research while at Boston College. Applied to eight graduate schools for PhD work and was accepted by all : Stanford (attending), UC/Berkley, Scripps, Princeton, Penn, Harvard, MIT, and Columbia. A simple call from our student’s Boston College advisor, well-known in the industry, to introduce the nature of the undergraduate research was key in creating this national exposure.</p>
<p>With its excellent reputation in Chemistry, we have found that the well rounded core prepares students for important life-functions in the business such as grant preparation, research skills, and being an “interesting conversation partner” [1].</p>
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<p>[1] Add due credit for the expression to Fr. Michael J. Himes.</p>
<p>scottj:</p>
<p>Wow! Congratulations, this is so wonderful. Please keep everyone informed how Stanford is. Aside from being an exceptional student, I’m in awe at how your son really took advantage of everything available to him and his great relationships with professors.</p>
<p>Over the years you’ve been a wealth of information, so glad you have one left at BC because as a mother of a BC freshman, you have been so very helpful to me when I have questions and I’m going to have a lot more sophmore year regarding course selection, internships etc. Again, congrats!</p>