<p>I live in Maryland so the prices at UMBC would be more reasonable ,, but i would just like an opinion on the schools not based on prices in their Mechanical Engineering or Physics programs, and which would you guys go to.</p>
<p>pleasee help</p>
<p>Until you have the admissions and financial aid offers in hand, there isn’t much point in asking that question.</p>
<p>i got accepted to all of them but i want an opinion based on their programs only not the costs in physics.</p>
<p>I’m assuming UMBC is University of Maryland Baltimore County? If so, then I think it would go
- NYU-Poly
- RIT
- UMBC( Just because it isn’t the College Park campus. If it was then that would definitely be first.)</p>
<p>Sorry, but if cost is a factor at all, that has to be on the table too. What is your net cost for tuition, fees, housing and meals after you subtract any scholarships, grants, and other “free” money? What have your parents told you that they will pay?</p>
<p>UMBC is amazing for STEM programs. Have you visited? I think it is a bargain compared to the costs of the other schools.</p>
<p>I have a good impression of Rochester Institute of Technology, but I have great admiration for STEM learning at U Maryland-Baltimore County. Their record in career placement is quite successful. Bear in mind also that school-term Co-ops are required at RIT, therefore you’ll receive your B.S. degree in 5 years or so. Not a worry since co-op salaries are relatively generous but just a fact to keep in mind.</p>
<p>Your question is very timely since the Washington Post has a story on UMBC in the metro section today: [Quiet</a> revolution in teaching science is earning UMBC extra credit - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/quiet-revolution-in-teaching-science-is-earning-umbc-extra-credit/2012/03/08/gIQArmoYQS_story.html?hpid=z5]Quiet”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/quiet-revolution-in-teaching-science-is-earning-umbc-extra-credit/2012/03/08/gIQArmoYQS_story.html?hpid=z5)</p>
<p>I don’t think that many cc posters who don’t live in the area tend to know much about UMBC, but it has been getting lots of attention recently and not just locally since 60 minutes just did a very favorable story on them. My son has been advised that in his college counselors opinion (college counselor is an MIT grad with years in the tech business world), UMBCs program is superior to the one at UMCP.</p>
<p>Please do some in-depth research before deciding. By most accounts, UMBC is a VERY strong school for undergraduate STEM students.</p>
<p>UPDATE::::: I got financial aid things from RIT and NYU POLY @ RIT it’d be about 13k a year i pay back and NYUPOLY would be about 28K a year</p>
<p>what was your cost at UMBC? I would go there 1st choice. If not RIT. NYU Poly not worth the difference in tuition</p>
<p>NYU Poly is very generous with their financial aid packages… you’ll probably end up paying less than you currently think you will.</p>
<p>And in terms of the quality of the Mechanical Engineering and Physics departments - both are great and somewhere on the top of the list.</p>
<p>And NYU is a lot of fun, especially in Manhattan. You’d be going for a great 4 years here.</p>
<p>Do you have to keep a certain GPA for that aid at RIT, or is it guaranteed for all four years? What debt will you have to take on for UMBC?</p>
<p>[FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) has a useful Award Letter Comparison tool that you can find near the bottom on the page of Calculators. Run the numbers there so you can see the figures side by side.</p>
<p>Just found out that RIT and UMBC would both be around 12K a year i would have to pay each year so which of those do you think would have a better physics program :D</p>
<p>You really need to visit both – RIT & UMBC are very different schools and environment. Also, if you are interested in research as an undergraduate – UMBC has wonderful opportunitites. You can check out their facebook page “UMBC Undergraduate Research” and see what some of their students are doing.</p>