<p>Interesting... after thinking about those insights/comments, I think I'm going to mainly look at big universities, for, as some of you mentioned, their varieties & massive opportunities. Especially since I don't like the limits (budget-wise & size-wise) that my school puts on me...</p>
<p>Here's another question: I've heard that different schools have different focuses--WPI would have a more hands-on approach to their curriculum while an identical program at MIT would be more theoretical (yes?)--and different ways of presenting the material. Does this really make a difference in grad school? At a job? In life? My math teacher insists that it does, and that WPI prepares me better--for what? I'd like your views.</p>
<p>So far, I'm only pretty sure that I'm not going to be a historian or a journalist, because the humanities don't "flow" with me as math & science does. I'm also pretty sure I'm not going to be in research either, after the frustration of watching four enzymes consecutively failing to pass the tests last summer. But then, that might just because I wasn't knowledgable enough to be involved in the theory of the research, just the operation of it. And FIRST Robotics is so much fun :D</p>
<p>[edit] just read the above post. Swarthmore seems like an exception, I'll look into it more before I rule it out, too. Thanks =]</p>