<p>Hey, I'm pretty much down to these three and Binghamton (which I'm really not considering). I'm on the Cornell waitlist but I doubt that's going to pan out very well.</p>
<p>If anyone has any thoughts about the academics, reputation, life, or anything else at these schools, that would be great.</p>
<p>UR is a nice little research school, but I'm not exactly in love with Rochester the city. I'm visiting this weekend so perhaps my stance will change. </p>
<p>The only thing I've really heard about WPI is that it's the 3rd best geek school (behind RPI, and, of course, MIT). MIT was my first choice before I got rejected, so I guess I'm a geek ;). I also read a review about the college in one of those "best 300 or so colleges" books and it was overwhelmingly positive. Still, I don't like the idea of being trapped in a school that is stocked entirely with math and science nerds. IDK, I'm visiting next week.</p>
<p>NYU started out as one of those "why not?" applications. When I submitted the app, I never actually thought I would be going there to be completely honest, but options are always nice. Now I'm growing to love NYU. I live on Long Island, so NYU is maybe an hour and a half away by train, very nice when my other two options are a great deal more difficult to get to. I really like the idea of living in the city, even if it means foregoing the typical college campus atmosphere. Still, It's a huge school and there's no community. I also don't know much about the academics reputation compared to my other schools.</p>
<p>You need to open your mind regarding WPI. The school has very successfully broadened its offerings in the liberal arts. Obviously science remains a big deal at WPI, but the student body and the administration of the school’s academic departments are more well-rounded than you believe.</p>
<p>I would go with WPI, highly regarded in the northeast and I believe they were top ten in terms of salary after graduation…and yes this includes the ivy league.</p>
<p>In what subject will you major? Engineering?</p>
<p>I really hope I hate Rochester, it would make things so much easier. Of course, that’s not going to happen, so I’m up that creek.</p>
<p>NYU is extremely enticing though. Great reputation in many fields and, believe it or not, I’m actually getting a lot of money from them.</p>
<p>My biggest fear is that I’m going to be sitting around in the same position next weekend after I’ve visited all of the schools and I’ll still have no clear winner. Ugh, thank GOD I didn’t get accepted anywhere else.</p>
<p>As for the intended major, I’m looking at chemical engineering or pre-med. Yeah, I’m undecided all around and it sucks.</p>
<p>For pre-med, I would choose Rochester.</p>
<p>Okay, all my visits are over and I definitely gained some valuable insight.</p>
<p>First of all, WPI is off my list for good. The whole 7-week term thing just seems way too chaotic. I want to be able to enjoy my college experience, and that’s simply not going to happen in a crack-the-whip environment like WPI. Whatever advantage they have in the job market is simply not worth it and i’m not about to sacrifice my only chance at college life for a tiny advantage down the road. Additionally, they were the most expensive after financial aid of all my choices. There are also countless other reasons that I’m not about to go over in detail, suffice it to say that I’m definitely not going to WPI.</p>
<p>UR was actually very nice. The campus was beautiful, though we did visit during an atypical warm and sunny day. Unfortunately, Rochester is not a fun place to be in the winter. I got the Bausch and Lomb scholarship when I was a junior, so U of R has been on my list for a long time and its somewhat difficult to kick it off for good. Obviously the academics are great, but I hear that its a very difficult school to excel in.</p>
<p>NYU, at this point in time, is my top choice. NYC is just so full of life and opportunity compared to luke-warm Rochester and dead Worcester.</p>