UNC vs William & Mary. HELP.

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<p>Well, I crossed out Georgia Tech now, which was my #1, because of the crappy financial aid offer that they made me. Now it's down to my next ones. </p>

<p>I wanted to do Environmental Engineering at Tech, but since there's no way I can complete the 33 grand that I still need, I don't think that's an option at all. So my alternative now is a double major in Environmental Science and Math at either UNC or W&M. </p>

<p>W&M:
I'm out of state for W&M, but I got the William & Mary Scholar Award - a scholarship for instate tuition and fees and includes the W&M Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience- and also a huge school grant along with federal grants, meaning W&M has met my full financial need without work-study or loans (at least for this first year). W&M also has a joint engineering program with guaranteed admission to Columbia (if you maintain a certain gpa). If you spend your 4 years at W&M you get a B.S. from both schools and you get into Columbia's master's program for Environmental Engineering. I don't know what the pros and cons of a joint program are, but it would fulfill my true calling of being an environmental engineer.</p>

<p>UNC:
I'm instate for Chapel Hill, which is obviously closer to home. I got one of the few merit scholarships that UNC offers, the Carolina Scholarship, and I'm in the Honors Program and the Carolina Research Scholar Program as well. They have a bachelor's to master's degree program where you major in Environmental Science and then apply to to their school of public health for a master's degree in Environmental Engineering. Along with the scholarships that I've gotten and the grants, my full financial need has also been met without work-study or loans.</p>

<p>So I'm kind of at a loss as to what to do. Both are great schools that have met my full financial need and both have made me feel like they really want me. I feel so special at both :3. I've visited both, and I know I would be really happy at either. Any insight that could help me choose one over the other? & this sucks because I have two weeks left to make my deposit. T____T</p>

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<p>you’re so very lucky to be able to follow your dreams. You say you want to be an environmental engineer, bless your heart, go for it. I’m not sure how you get that from either of these programs, but I’m not an engineer: how does W&M get you from a “BS” to a masters in EnvE? or how does UNC get you from an EnvSci BS to a masters in EnvE–via the school of public health? As others no doubt will point out, these 3+2 engineering programs often don’t pan out. One reason is that students are reluctant to leave their friends before graduation, i.e., in their third year. Perhaps some others can help with the nitty gritty of these programs.</p>