After my college application process I was left a little disappointed. Denied from all of my reach school but waitlisted by Cornell and Carnegie Mellon’s schools of computer science. The current options I’m deciding between are University of Toronto, North Eastern, University of Rochester. Each doesnt offer exactly what I want but they all have pros. Toronto is the cheapest (will receive domestic rate), most globally renouned and has a city environment I enjoy but it is also incredibly large and many students describe it as cold, highly competitive and unenjoyable. For Rochester the pros in my opinion is you’re not locked into a specific field of study which is important to me and the student body is much smaller. The cons for me are the resources of the university in the engineering field. I don’t know as much about North Eastern but plan to visit next week. Any advice? I’m also planning to take a gap year before attending university.
Though I’m not familiar with UT’s programs, I’d regard both the University of Rochester and Northeastern as being excellent options for engineering.
I’m not an expert on Engineering disciplines, but looking at the U of Rochester’s Engineering majors, the only big one that is missing is Civil. They offer Electrical/Computer, Mechanical, Chemical, and a slew of other Engineering disciplines.
The U of Rochester is an outstanding school.
The U of Toronto is also very good.
Northeastern is fundamentally different from those two due to its co-op culture. You would gain work experience, but it would be a 5-year proposition unless you were able to opt out of that co-op year.
You can do Northeastern in 4 years with 2 co-ops if you’re in a rush, though 5 years / 3 co-op’s is usually the preferred pattern. But yes, it is fundamentally different and the visit should swing you one way or the other. In general, Northeastern is a city school in the heart of Boston, all about practical education and flexibility within that.
@bbryandb3: Contact CMU & Cornell to express your continued interest. Ask if taking a gap year would help.
Thank you so much for your response. How would you suggest I’d go about doing that?
Email or phone. Express your interest in each school & state that you are willing to take a gap year if that would mean an offer of admission. = One approach. Listen carefully to the responses & be flexible.
Otherwise, the University of Toronto is a great option due to reputation, location & cost. Congratulations !