Do you think I made the right decision?

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<p>To start, I wannt to say that I know the decision is ultimately up to me but I still need your feedback.</p>

<p>In fact, the thing is that I had the choice between NYU Poly and Rose-Hulman, for an engineering degree in EE. I finally choose to attend Rose-Hulman. I am currently living in NYC and it just seems like the Financial universe is really tempting me and I am seriously thinking about it after graduate school. So I want to know as of now, whether I made the correct decision of attending Rose-Hulman instead of NYU-Poly for undergrad according to you? </p>

<p>Which one of these do you think is better perceived by the top grad schools ( I know that my results over those four years would be the most important thing in getting into grad schools but besides that, what do you think)?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>I went to Rose. You can get an M.S.E.E. in 4 years there… I’m not sure what you mean by “Grad school” - master’s or doctorate’s, but if you’re only looking for a non-thesis master’s, I think Rose may be a great decision. Then again, since I know absolutely nothing about NYU I’m biased.</p>

<p>My dad got an M.S.E.E. from Rolla (now called Missouri University of Science and Technology or something) and he’s said over and over again that in his field, your degree and where you got it from really only matters for your first job or two - after that it’s mainly your performance, leadership skills, etc. He’s been an electrical engineer for about 25 years or so - he works in load research currently for a power utility company.</p>

<p>And ultimately, even know I don’t know anything about NYU, I can assume since there was a dichotomy in your choice - you were choosing between great and possibly a little greater - no mediocrity in there - so grad school will really depend on your performance since both are (probably) great schools. I know Rose professors are, unlike many universities, professors FIRST and researchers SECOND. Tenure is based largely on student reviews done at the end of each trimester and none of it is who publishes more, and the professors want you to succeed - I only had one crappy prof while I was there (I was only there for a year and then part of the next fall quarter), and by that I mean a prof who gave out more F’s than A’s…</p>

<p>If you’re a guy, which, considering you’re not a bio or chem major there’s about a 90% chance you are, you’re going to hate yourself for the girl selection there (I come from Florida, too… an art high school with 2/3 female on top of that)…</p>

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<p>Thanks for replying. Yeah there is a part of truth. It mostly depends on your performance rather than the school you went through as an undergrad. But then again, Is in Terre Haute and the location can play a great role in finding opportunities.</p>

<p>Are you transferring out? Yes I`m a male. Can you tell me what do you honestly think of Rose?</p>

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<p>As far as “finding opportunities”, while it’s true Terre Haute doesn’t have many, businesses come to you! Three times a year we have a business convention (I don’t know what their called since I was in ROTC and had my job set, or so I thought, after graduation), but hundreds (I believe) of businesses come and compete for students. Rose-Hulman grads are highly sought after by companies - many don’t even care about your major, they just know they want some highly analytical. Additionally, according to the Princeton Review, Rose-Hulman is like in the top 10 schools in the nation for career services, so you will most definitely have a good job - most likely multiple offers - after you graduate if do remotely well there.</p>

<p>Yeah, I’m transferring out. If you want to know the specifics, PM me, but all I’m saying on these public boards is that I was medically disqualified and lost my Air Force Scholarship with an Honorable Discharge from the AF Reserve, which is all completely true, but overly simplified and somewhat misleading…</p>

<p>I honestly think Rose is a great school, but isn’t for everyone. I’ve been to a state school and Rose so far - Rose has great academics. For me, I was interested in research and got to do research with a physics faculty my second quarter there - most schools don’t let you do research until your junior year at least… but they have PH 290 - research for only freshmen and sophomore (juniors and seniors take PH 490) - so I wasn’t an “exception” for research - it’s built in the curriculum for undergrads to take it on. The classes are small - all my professors in all my classes knew my name after two weeks (part of that, though, was because I am highly active in classes - ask questions in the middle of lectures, etc.) Even at my state school, I get “known” by the profs, but I can tell the profs don’t know everyone, whereas at Rose they do.</p>

<p>My admissions counselor, Jared Goulding, knows me by name and said hey to me when he’d run into me in the hallways throughout the year - it’s highly personal. I can’t stress that enough.</p>

<p>I would say the social scene is quite lacking, though.</p>

<p>That’s kind of an open-ended question, though - if you want to know about something specific, I can elaborate on that. And everything I say isn’t valid for every major. For example, in the math department, you can’t really do research until you take Analysis (sophomore or junior year for most people), so not every freshman in every department can do research. I know about the Math and Physics departments since I aspired to major in both while I was there, but my sphere of knowledge is lopsided and lacking in other areas.</p>

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<p>It’s 4:31 AM there’s some grammar errors in there - but I’m a math major and don’t really care :P</p>

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<p>Don’t second guess yourself. If RHIT is where you want to go then go there. There is plenty of opportunity from going to the school and being in the type of environment that Rose fosters. </p>

<p>You shouldn’t worry about the money either, unless you plan on getting married and having kids right a couple years after graduation. You probably won’t be making a fortune, but the typical engineering salary will let you pay off your loans while living a normal life.</p>

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<p>I think that you should choose to go to UIUC. It towers over other universities as far as EE goes… and all other fields for that matter. Don’t degrade yourself by going to… RHIT?!</p>

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<p>■■■■■ much UIUC?</p>

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<p>Thanks for replying. I mean I don<code>t really consider UIUC since my actual two choices are RHIT and NYU Poly. In fact I will honestly acknowledge that if it were not for the NYU merger, I would even consider it like I do. It seems like something is telling me that this might become a very good one. That</code>s all, otherwise I would choose to attend Rose.</p>

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<p>I think picking RHIT is a good choice. I’ve heard a lot of good things about the place from the people I know who went there.</p>

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<p>^Same. Way short on girls from what I’ve heard though…</p>

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<p>Ok so you think the quality of the education offered over there might overcome the weakness of the location?</p>

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<p>The girls are not an issue…there is one girls school nearby and Indiana State. Also Indiana University is about an hour away with Depauw only about 30 minutes away. Girls aren’t really an issue.</p>

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<p>There is PLENTY of time for girls after college. You only go to college once (at least for undergraduate). Don’t make the wrong choice based on something stupid, like girls. Too many people have made bad decisions because of a girl, don’t be one of them.</p>

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<p>Still Purdue if the OP would be unhappy with not too many girls at a school it could in turn affect their academic performance as he would most likely do worse academically if he is not happy personally.</p>

<p>I mean I personally know I didn’t want to go to a school with a terrible ratio (but I would not have went to say a community college in order to be around more girls :wink: I just looked at certain schools).</p>

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<p>There’s no point in asking if you made the right decision now. If you go to Rose, at one point or another, you’ll regret going there. If you go to Poly, at one point or another, you’ll regret going there. That’s just life. The grass is always greener on the other side.</p>