<p>So I'm trying to narrow down which colleges I want to go to and right now it's down to:</p>
<p>Washington State University, Pullman and Rochester Institute of Technology</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in Chemical Engineering and I'll be out of state (California)</p>
<p>So far Washington has offered me grant money already and I think I'm going to qualify for the Western Undergraduate Exchange so that'll give me a reduced tuition</p>
<p>For Rochester I'm still waiting for their financial aid packages however I know for sure that the total cost for each year would be about 40,0000 or more since I'm out of state </p>
<p>If you were in my position which school would you go to? Any other opinions tips and info would be great!!!! Thanks!!!!</p>
<p>For RIT, out of state is irrelevant. It is a private school. Full sticker including room and board is only 40K, before any aid or co-op earnings.</p>
<p>Yes, no distinction for out-of-state and state resident at the private Rochester Institute of Technology.</p>
<p>In what region do you anticipate starting your career. RIT’s does well in the northeast but an RIT degree wouldn’t give you an edge in California or the Pacific Northwest. Of course, great grades can overcome a potential employer’s unfamiliarity with your alma mater.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t necessarily say that. The biggest issue a first career out of college is getting an interview. By far the easiest and most effective way to get an interview is for the company to come to your school. Otherwise, you are left with applying through Monster, Linked-In and corporate websites. Those have a very low success rate, even for excellent students at top schools.</p>
<p>That said, just because a school is on the East Coast doesn’t mean that you can’t get to the West Coast. The school will probably have some large national corporations that can place you around the country and might even have some exclusive west coast companies that go to that school to recruit.</p>
<p>At RIT, you will do several co-ops. Opportunities are all over the country. Plenty of national and west coast companies recruit there for co-op and permanent positions. They actually encourage students to get out of their comfort zone and use co-op to try out different geographic areas.</p>