Columbia SEAS vs. NYU Poly

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>While Columbia should be the no-brainer choice, I have a conundrum. </p>

<p>After performing research at my current college in robotics, I've decided that ME is something I want to pursue instead of my current majot and genuinely enjoy doing it. However, my current college does not offer engineering. </p>

<p>So, I have a choice of transferring Columbia or NYU Poly (I need to remain in NYC or its vicinity as I'm stuck in a lease.) If I go to Columbia, I'll be in college another four years due to some redtape I've run into that's too long to go into detail about, if I attend NYU Poly, I'll be in school for only two years.</p>

<p>I sent in deposits to both schools just so that I wouldn't lose my spot. I don't care about losing money, I just want to make a good choice.
I'm already on my fourth year and want to be done with college, but really want to go to Columbia...but for four more years? </p>

<p>So, some advice would be appreciated. Should I suck it up and go to the school I really want to attend or settle for NYU Poly and get out in two years?</p>

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<p>go to Columbia IMO</p>

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<p>What about the possibility of graduating and going to graduate school for ME?</p>

4

<p>I was thinking about doing that, but I always thought I had to have a bachelors in it first. Is that wrong?</p>

<p>That would certainly be a lot easier.</p>

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<p>Does your current school offer anything like applied physics? I have known many science majors to make the jump to engineering.</p>

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<p>You will need a degree but it does not have to be ME. It doesn’t even have to be engineering or science related, but it can only help.</p>

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<p>They do have applied physics, but I’m almost finished with CS, so I was going to stick with that and double in ME.</p>

<p>I’ll certainly look into getting a masters. It would save a lot of time, I’m just worried that because I haven’t taken any ugrad ME courses, I won’t be familiar with anything.</p>

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<p>Eh, never mind. I really want to go to Columbia, but it looks like they require you have a bachelors in the same major you want to get a masters in.</p>

<p>I guess I’m back to square one.</p>