<p>Well, I checked online and if I’m understanding it correctly, I should wait for an email. It said something that they start notifying people after April 2, which seems odd, only because I’ve been hearing about aid along with acceptances from other schools.</p>
<p>@taxguy: I have heard that Cincinnati has a pretty good Engineering program, but I’m more interested in advanced Computer science majors like Human-Computer interaction. Also, as you said, RPI is highly ranked in the sciences and engineering (it’s actually the oldest tech school in the country). </p>
<p>I’ll be honest, I really wanted to go to CMU’s School of Design, but I was, unsurprisingly, rejected (I kinda knew that I would have to transfer in if I really wanted to go anyway, due to a limited portfolio). So, now I have to choose between Cincinnati and RPI (there are other choices, but I figured these two would be the closest to my interests). </p>
<p>Cincinnati has a design program that is consider as good or better than CMU’s, but the schools doesn’t really have much else that I’m interested in. I’m also discouraged by the fact that I was not invited to join the honors program, which makes the school less appealing to me (I’m aware that I could transfer into the honor program). The fact that UC is in the inner city of Cincinnati is not really much of a negative factor considering RPI is in a ghetto in Upstate New York (though it’s very close to Albany, and a short train ride away from New York City). </p>
<p>Both schools have excellent campuses with recently constructed facilities. RPI probably wins on the money side, considering their endowment is almost as large as Cincinnati’s, but they have far fewer students. Both schools have co-op programs, though I suspect that Cincinnati’s is better considering co-ops are optional at RPI, but I have heard that RPI sent students to places like Apple, Microsoft and GE for internships and co-ops… that and I’m sure it’s pretty easy to get an internship in NYC for the summer.</p>
<p>My parents thinks I’m nuts for still considering UC, but they’re not they type of parents who would keep me from doing what I think is best. I don’t really even remember why I applied to UC, but after I got in, I was amazed as how highly regarded DAAP is. It’s kinda been my dream to work at Apple, and I saw that Apple sends people to interview students at UC, and that had me thinking about the school again. I really wish I could visit the school, but I live in Boston, so it’s not exactly easy for me to do that.</p>
<p>Anyway, taxguy, because I’ve seen that you’re a big advocate of UC and you’ve been really helpful in this forum before, anything you have to share would be really helpful. I feel like I need to hurry up and decide to I can send in deposites and housing forms :P</p>