Hi all!
Basically, long story short, here is my situation:
I will be a Junior in college.
I am an RPI student who was a BME, but changed to Industrial Engn.(Stats) I am a very good student with networks with professors at RPI and I am even doing research with one of the prof. in my dept. I also perform very well in class and maintain a decent high GPA (above 3.6). I have good friends and relatively happy at RPI.
However, I applied to transfer because there were some things i was unhappy about rpi. I also wanted more options since i changed majors.
I wanted to transfer because:
- Troy, NY SUCKS :-w
- rpi endowment is low…billion dept
- some profs are leaving…slighty shaky but ok
- severe grade deflation with very little or NO curves (typically >94 = A)
**5. trying to go to a ‘better’ university or more ‘well-known’ college
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reason 5 is prob. the biggest reason. i believe that graduating from a ‘better’ prestigious univ. can give you lots of benefits.
i am going to be a math major at vandy focusing MORE on STATS/FINIANCIAL. and hope to work in a wall st firm or insurance/bank company or BLS etc…
But BEFORE, i plan to go to graduate school (NYU, Cornell, basic. eastcoast top 15 school)
SO does going to VANDY give me a signifcant boost to enter a top 15 grad school over RPI???
Also, at vandy, courses have transferred well but i need to take more humanities courses…at RPI i can focus more on technical courses??? I have a MATH MENTOR position at RPI and intl’ student mentor
SHOULD I JUST STAY AT RPI OR LEAVE TO VANDY??? HELP!!!
WHICH IS BETTER IN MY SITUATION???
THANKS SO MUCH <3