<p>Purdue is almost among Top 5 in Industrial Engineering and it’s way cheaper than UCB. I would strong encourage you to come.</p>
<p>“Based on what she told me, you are pretty much on your own with community colleges. You learn from self-study, not inside the classroom.”
- I would contend differently. Many of my professors are really personal and always lend a helping hand to students…if they ask. </p>
<p>“Some of her classes were complete joke (she took a “computer” class and it’s about learning basic skills in excel which she already knew).”
- That’s because CC’s are not only designed for transfer students, but also for people who want a low-cost college education and are looking for a technical job right away. </p>
<p>“Most of her peers were not motivated and serious.”
- Again, it depends. At my cc (Skyline College), all the students in the Honors Program are highly motivated and serious about transferring to top-tier four year university. And the results are there: on a consistent basis, people transfer to UCLA, UC Berkeley, Cornell, Columbia, and other top UC’s. </p>
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<p>OP, have you considered some of the CSU’s, especially Cal Poly?</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m considering Cal Poly SLO; It’s about $25k per year, which is the same as U Minnesota. Which one do you think is a better school?</p>
<p>Well I would suggest Cal Poly for the sole reason that there are more job opportunities for engineers compared to Minnesota. Cal Poly is in California, Minnesota is in Minnesota. </p>
<p>But i think you should make the decision based off of your own opinion. Try visiting the two.</p>
<p>Go to VT. Way better for Engineering than UMN.</p>
<p>I’m really going to try to visit the schools. Need to get a job and make some money for the air tickets though.</p>
<p>Currently, my first choice is Virginia Tech considering it’s ranking for Industrial Engineering and proximity to New York. Second on my list is the University of Waterloo in Canada. UMN and Cal Poly SLO are tied third. The problem with Cal Poly is really somewhat stupid, but I’d feel kind of sad if I have to leave the best school in California to go to an inferior one. I think it might just bother me a lot. If VT was a couple thousand dollars cheaper, it’d be a no-brainer. I really like U Waterloo’s co-op program, so I’m considering that quite seriously as well, their website is quite bad though, so I don’t exactly know where I’d stand with the courses I’ve taken/will be taking in Fall 08/Spring 09.</p>
<p>I wish I could do it all over again; I’d kill to go to Colgate with a decent FA package. :(</p>
<p>Aww man, if it makes you feel any better, you aren’t going to an “inferior” school because of grades but because of finances. You seem like a bright person, I’m sure you’ll do hella well at another school. And dude, there were alot of people who turned down Cal for Cal Poly. Cal Poly is a solid school, no doubt. </p>
<p>But hey, VT might be like Cal insofar that both schools have excellent football teams? lol</p>
<p>Thanks chibi.</p>
<p>U Waterloo seems to have a really solid co-op program; and if it is indeed as strong as they claim it is, then I think it might be tied for first place on my list with VT considering I’d be able to work and study, which would ease the financial pressure a fair bit.</p>
<p>How hard would it be to get into a good Grad School in the States with a solid GPA from U Waterloo?</p>
<p>Bumpity bump.</p>
<p>As it turns out, I screwed up big-time. Only managed a 3.1 GPA. What now?</p>