<p>Hello all, I just got into Northwestern and UPenn and I want to study Chemical Engineering and would like to hear some comparisons of the two schools. </p>
<p>A few things I'm interested in:</p>
<p>Research- I currently have a goal of going to graduate school and doing pharmaceutical R&D</p>
<p>Environment- what is the atmosphere like at both engineering schools? </p>
<p>Also, (on a maybe) unrelated note, does anyone have any experience on negotiating merit aid from Northwestern? I read somewhere that people got "Founders Scholarships" for talking to the Financial Aid Office. I have offers from some schools I am less interested in, and I am very competitive academically, but it would make grad school a lot easier if I got some. </p>
<p>Thank you for help!</p>