@metalmonk28 UIUC does have great career opportunities! I went to a luncheon for Women in Engineering, and the girls seemed to have absolutely no problem getting jobs and internships. I’m going to be checking out UT in a week or two, and I’m definitely going to ask about the career placement they have there. I also know the petroleum industry in Texas is booming, so I don’t think I’d have a problem finding a job (though I’d actually prefer to go into pharm).
@MYOS1634 I got waitlisted for UCLA :’( I guess that’s out of the question. UCSD also rejected my application to go to the overnight… I think submitting it right before the deadline was probably not a good idea, haha. Thanks for the info, though!
@Alexandre I completely agree with your opinion on the engineering/ChemE at UT vs. UIUC. After talking to a few people in the industry, the general consenus is that the schools I got admitted to that have great engineering programs overall (UIUC and UMich, and I guess UCSD/UCD are ok??) are unfortunately lacking in their ChemE departments 
I think since I prefer the environment and the academics are slightly better, I’m leaning toward UT again. I’ve been looking into Parent Plus loans and hoping that my parents will be on board with that.