<p>I am considering Missouri S&T as a financial safety (I live in-state MO). I was wondering if any of you have had an experience there? If so, was it good, bad, what did you like about it, what not etc. etc.</p>
<p>I am interested in engineering, somewhat disappointed they don't have biomed eng. but there's plenty of other options I'd be interested in.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m just an incoming Senior but I was just admitted into Missouri S&T and know a lot about the school. It is really awesome. I recently went to a camp there and learned about all the different types of engineering. They have so many different options. They also have a lot of cool design teams that do very well nationally and internationally (if you’re interested in that!). They are a very environmentally friendly school and a ton of their electricity is generated from geothermal, solar, and wind energy. They have a lot of student support centers where you can receive free tutoring if the work load is too hard (which is does get hard at times if you’re into engineering). The rule of thumb for this school is that every hour of class you have, expect three hours of studying. But because of the vigor, this university is very well-respected and even if you graduate with a 2.5-2.75, you are almost guaranteed a job with a starting salary around $60,000. In fact every year the top companies in the country visit S&T to talk to students about internships and co-ops that can lead to jobs. S&T also provides great scholarships. With a 24 on the ACT you can recieve $4000, with a 29, around $6000, and with a 32, around $8000. It’s a great school! I love it. If you couldn’t tell…</p>
<p>As for the campus itself, they have a nuclear reactor onsight so nuclear engineers can do undergrad/grad research there very easily. There is a big Greek life community (mostly fraternities due to the ratio), but they are very academically based and often produce the highest scoring students on campus. As for dorm life, there’s dorms are very nice too! I stayed at one for my camp (Thomas Jefferson South) and it’s recently renovated and very nice. The people are really nice and the community isn’t so big so you really get that college-town feel. I really recommend this school!</p>
<p>I went there years ago, and I can tell you this, great education, but the lack of women makes for a pretty bad social scene. When I went there it was known as UMR and the joke was “Life is a bummer at UMR.” The other joke was “Rolla - Where men are men, women are few, and sheep are nervous.” They still haven’t solved the lack of women problem, no matter how hard they try.</p>
<p>In a few years, if my son ever decides to go into engineering, I will gladly pay OOS rates at UIUC, Ohio State, or get the free ride to Alabama over paying the in-state rate to S&T. I’d rather he get his engineering degree from Mizzou. No, there will not be a second generation going there. End of story.</p>
<p>As above - Rolla is really not a fun place to be. School is very tough as well…But…the graduates have extremely high salaries coming out as a general rule and the education is superb. Consistently ranked highly for Engineering and an extraordinary school in terms of getting its graduates jobs. </p>
<p>The other downside is that while I know you want to major in Engineering, more than one person has been known to start an Engineering major and change after a semester or two…With Missouri S&T that presents a bit of a problem as they really don’t have a huge variety of degrees to choose from once you decide to no longer be an Engineer.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight everybody. If I am unable to afford my other options, MOS&T will likely be my safety. I can’t see myself at the huge Division I sports school with avid greek life & partying at Mizzou, but maybe not so much more so in rural Rolla…where there is nothing… at all. Unfortunately, there aren’t many options for Missouri in-state publics for prospect engineering majors.</p>