<p>If cost is the same after a scholarship from U. of Rochester, which one would you pick? Which one is better in pre-med or pre-law? Which one is better in engineering?</p>
<p>U Rochester for pre-med</p>
<p>Either for pre-law</p>
<p>Wisconsin for engineering</p>
<p>UW has far more science majors and better facilities in sciences. Also tons of bio research going on--most in the US.</p>
<p>I just got admitted to Rochester this week and got into Wisconsin a few weeks earlier. I'm interested in studying economics and a foreign language, probably Chinese, I know Rochester is a big science and medical school so I'm not sure which school would be better for what I want to study, any help would be great</p>
<p>Rochester is also excellent in economics and political science. One of the best in the nation in political science, and up there for economics as well, though I'm not as sure of the specifics with regard to its economics department.</p>
<p>Rochester has a top economics program, but is weak in the languages. Wisconsin is strong in both economics and the languages, so I suppose Wisconsin would be better for you (if you plan on placing equal emphasis on Chinese and economics).</p>
<p>Is Rochester's degree in financial economics that much better than a regular economics degree if I am interested in working in finance and investment some day?</p>
<p>As an undergrad, you can take some courses in the Simon School of Business. (I'm not sure how early you can do this.) People move from all over the country to attend school there or to teach there. People who hire business school graduates know that it is one of the top schools.</p>
<p>Accepted to UR and UWM and having a tough time deciding my school! I am an intl student and want to major in Molecular bio and eventually make a career out of biotech/bioengg. I have a $12k scholarship from UR but none from UWM.</p>
<p>I know Wisconsin is one of the top schools for bio, but is it too big for someone like me who comes from a small intl school (total 800 students!)? I have heard that the prof-undergad student interaction is greater at UR than at big schools like UWM. Is this an important factor? Can anyone help me out?</p>
<p>I heard somewhere that UW has a program where each student can have lunch with their professors twice a semester on the schools tab. I'm sure its available much more than twice a semester if your up to paying yourself. I'm not sure if Rochester has a program like this but because of its smaller size (a little more than 6 times smaller undergrad) it can't be that hard to see your teachers after class.</p>
<p>the website theu.com has a bunch of videos on UW, unfortunately there aren't any for UR but UR has some of their own on their admissions website.</p>
<p>My D visited UR yesterday. She had the opportunity to speak with the acting chairman of a science department in which she is interested without making an appointment. A full prof. After getting answers to her questions, she was then sent down to one of the labs where she spoke with a junior undergrad who was working (paid job). This student had already spent time in Tibet and Equador doing field work, and commented that some of her friends who chose to attend larger (and more prestigious) universities hadn't had that kind of experience. My D was understandably impressed. She wants to travel, learn languages, and live inside and outside the lab. She will be choosing between UR and one other university. </p>
<p>My take: visit these schools if you can. Burrow deep into the areas that interest you. Think about what is going to make your educational experience meaningful. Confront the people at these schools with your needs and preferences who matter: the teachers and current students. You have already distinguished yourself as a excellent student just be being accepted at the schools you are considering. Let your curiousity motor run full throttle.</p>