<p>Choosing Between
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
University of Washington - Seattle</p>
<p>Mostly deciding between Illinois and Washington. Got accepted to arts and sciences for both but am going to try to transfer to the undergrad business; however, might do pre-med still not sure want to go to school with best overall setting and faculty friendliness. If any students at those schools could compare/contrast them. If any students attend U of I or UDub I do have a ton of questions if you could PM me. Thanks.</p>
<p>Michigan is a fantastic school as is Cornell. It really comes down to what kind of experience you want to have. Personally, Cornell is Ivy league and I would lean that way.</p>
<p>Leaning Towards: Harvey Mudd and UC Berkeley</p>
<p>I’m leaning towards doing something in the sciences rather than engineering at the moment, though seeing as how I don’t know too much about the engineering field, I can’t really say that with full confidence. I am, however planning on doing graduate studies no matter what I major in. Both are great institutions, but the two are really different as far as atmosphere, offerings, goals, etc. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>i’m trying to decide between UPenn, WashU (St. Louis), and Georgetown. I’m totally of the work hard/ play hard mentality. Penn is my first choice by WashU is giving the most money. At the same time, I went to Multicultural Preview at WashU and that campus is uber-boring. i just need more input…</p>
<p>dcarvalho: If you want to major in IR, then go to Tufts. Yes, JHU’s program is good, but Tufts’ is better. And Tufts’ location is tough to beat. Tufts really does have a killer IR program. Go there!</p>
<p>tbonist4: A friend of mine (who has similar academic interests to you in terms of engineering and science) visited these two schools last year and is now at Berkeley. He found Harvey Mudd’s campus to be really dissatisfying, and the atmosphere felt “dead.” He complains about the intensity of work he has at UCB, but he knows he’s attending one of the nation’s most academically renowned and prestigious institutions. He loves it there. Go to berkeley!</p>
<p>Here are the choices. Your advice, insight and comments would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Accepted:
Vanderbilt ($20 K scholarship over 4 yrs)
U Georgia Honors ($6 K scholarship over 4 yrs + HOPE for tuition)
Auburn Honors (with Pres scholarship to cover tuition and housing)
U Alabama / University Fellows (scholarships to cover tuition, room and board, study abroad/research and stipend)</p>
<p>Waitlisted:
Yale
Columbia
Duke</p>
<p>Rejected:
Princeton</p>
<p>Question: What do you consider more important in choosing a college: the prestige and higher ranking of a private school, or opportunities presented by honors college or distinguished fellowship at a public school?</p>
<p>Any help would be appreciated in helping me make this decision. especially since I only have two weeks left until my deposit has to be in. Here’s the lineup:</p>
<p>Accepted:
Northeastern
Boston University
Maryland-College Park (In-state)
Illinois-UC
Syracuse </p>
<p>Waitlisted:
Michigan</p>
<p>Leaning towards: Boston U., Illinois, Syracuse
At this point I’m considering majoring in either journalism or business, and most of my choices have decent programs in both areas. However, I did get into Syracuse’s Newhouse Communications school which I hear is a top-notch program. So my question for you is: Would it be better for me to go to illinois or BU on business and eventually on to an MBA or should i continue to pursue journalism at Syracuse? Thanks for any input.</p>
<p>Marley’smom: Totally dependent on career plans…If S/D plans on med,law grad school, then full ride would take precedent (unless there are other factors present at one school that he/she would prefer)</p>
<p>oriole: My d is in same boat as you are; accepted at Newhouse, but also accepted elsewhere for liberal arts and business…It really depends on what you want to do when you graduate…The Newhouse program does feed into jobs in the business world, but primarily ones in the media and communication field/journalism…I personally don’t think that BU-business or Illinois are that significantly better than Syracuse…plus, if you are at Newhouse and are ambitious you can do a dual enrollment at Whitman (or complete a minor there)…</p>
<p>Accepted:
Smith
USC
Occidental
Scripps
Wash U at SL
Trinity U San Antonio
Rhodes
UT Austin</p>
<p>Wait-listed:
Davidson- turned down the spot
Claremont McKenna</p>
<p>She got a big bucks merit at Rhodes and good merit at Scripps & Trinity. She got a little merit at Occidental but it would be a stretch financially.</p>
<p>Waitlisted:
American (Didn’t accept place on waitlist)</p>
<p>Deciding between:
Northeastern <– About the same $$$ as RPI overall
Rensselaer <– Gave the most $$$
RIT <– Least expensive not counting uAmherst
WPI <– Didn’t give me much $$$
uAmherst <– I’m told they’re actually quite good for CS</p>
<p>Leaning towards:
Northeastern or Rensselaer</p>
<p>I’m looking to major in computer science, with a possible double major in media studies or similiar (WPI has the IMGD program for instance) I’d also like to quickly transition to industry after college.</p>
<p>Want to major in pre law, poli science, minor in journalism
Accepted: Marquette honors, case, pitt(state school),
Waitlisted at my number 1, Tulane. If I get into tulane, def. going there.</p>
<p>Marquette:Poor weather, furthest away, ok aid, get through law school in 6yrs</p>
<p>Case: Closer, play varsity soccer, worried about social life </p>
<p>Pitt: A little too close, 30 min. away, mostly people from western PA, good school
I’m still hoping I get into tulane, but trying to figure out my the best school I got into.</p>
<p>“tbonist4: A friend of mine (who has similar academic interests to you in terms of engineering and science) visited these two schools last year and is now at Berkeley. He found Harvey Mudd’s campus to be really dissatisfying, and the atmosphere felt “dead.” He complains about the intensity of work he has at UCB, but he knows he’s attending one of the nation’s most academically renowned and prestigious institutions. He loves it there. Go to berkeley!”</p>
<p>Now, I must respect someone’s personal experience but I just have to say that this sounds like the person who visited came when there were no students around. Possibly Fall or Spring break…?</p>
<p>Mudd is definitely NOT dead. Quite the contrary…there is too much going on here…and I’m confident in saying that had your friend chosen Mudd he/she would have gotten at least as good of an education as at UCB. But, you know, I’m actually glad that he/she didn’t because we don’t want nay-sayers here.</p>
<p>Accepted:
Northeastern
UC Berkeley
Tufts
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities
USC
UCSD
University of the Pacific
UC Davis</p>
<p>Deciding between: mostly UC Berkeley and Tufts.. decided against UOP USC and UCSD</p>
<p>Leaning towards: I dont know ;(</p>
<p>They are all pretty much the same amount of money… at the moment im planning on majoring in an engineering field, but seeing as i’ve never had actual experience i dont know if thats right for me, but i do like math and sciences and it just seems more natural… I would choose berkeley if i knew that i could have time to take other classes of interest, mostly foreign languages! (japanese).. but its curriculum makes that look rather difficult. Tufts allows both, but its engineering program isnt that renowned or anything… heeeelp lol^^</p>
<p>Deciding between: pretty much all I was accepted to, minus geneseo.
Leaning towards: Cornell and Mudd prob.</p>
<p>Interesting in engineering prob, in cornell Bioengineering. Mudd, idk whether to major in engineering because i’m scared out of my mind, or to major in biochem and take extra engineering courses.</p>
<p>I<3Cornell, and its about an hour from where I live, where as Mudd is on the other side of the country. So confused.</p>
<p>kbelle- it all depends what you want. I would say cornell but the environment at mudd and cornell is so different, weather, size, proximity to home, and just if it feels right. Plus, if you want to study engineering and you don’t think you could suceed or even try at mudd, I’d say cornell hands down…why give up what you want to study if you have agreat to school to pursue it at, and feel comfortable?</p>
<p>snucky- I have much of the same advice for you. The size, geographic location and overall feel is so different…cornell is about 8 times the size of little, but great bowdoin. Decide if you want that small, i know everyone and love the cold feel, or the larger university, but really not that much warmer also, see what you want to study, and if it is even offered at your LAC, as it may not be, or may not be as strong as cornell…however, it may just be stronger at bowdoin…</p>
<p>now for me
accepted:
northwestern (eng)
umich (eng)
u of minnesota (IT honors w/ some $ and instate)
uva (eng)
case western (eng w/ merit $)
bu (eng honors)</p>
<p>waitlisted
barnard</p>
<p>rejected
columbia ED
GWU
brandeis</p>
<p>leaning heavily towards northwestern and money wasnt a problem at any, except see myself having a hard time paying oos for mich…</p>
<p>I would go with Cornell over Harvey Mudd easily.</p>
<p>Other than Cornell’s athletic league and its size (both of which are negatives to some people), why?</p>
<p>Although S1 deemed Cornell as a last minute safety in case he couldn’t get into his top choices (yeah, I know that wasn’t a well-considered move on his part, but he got lucky), I don’t think he would characterize the decision between Cornell and Mudd as anything other than highly dependent upon one’s individual tastes. He chose Mudd over Cornell and a well-known Massachusetts engineering institute last year and hasn’t looked back; at the same time, however, one of his close friends is a soph. in Cornell’s engineering school, which she also is enjoying.</p>
<p>Factors to consider:
Big school v. Small; Ivy league as a positive v. Ivy league as a negative; snow v. not (although the mountains are a short drive from mudd); commonly known v. extolled by those working in the particular fields of study; strong academically v. insanely strong academically; geared toward getting a job in 4 years v. majority of students go to grad school (although job placement is good for the others); engineering specialization v. engineering generalist and liberal arts; “pregame” drinking in dorm rooms v. freshman officially organizing parties for Mudd and the other 5C schools; Ithaca v. LA suburbs; inconvenient air travel v. 1/2 hour from Ontario airport and 1+ from LAX; frats v. not. Mudd’s Honor Code–it offers a lot of respect/rope to students, but also results in the majority of tests being take home, which can be a negative for one’s work/life balance. Finally, Mudd is much more open to pranks such as blowing appliances up in your dorm courtyard–again, a positive for some, and negative for others.</p>
<p>Kbelle08 mentioned Mudd, idk whether to major in engineering because i’m scared out of my mind. From what I hear, it is indeed a tough major at Mudd, but the small size and collaborative atmosphere make a huge difference in that everyone is in the same boat. The Mudders who post on CC consistently warn that it is not a good school for anyone thinking of going to medical school because of the grade distribution; graduate school, however, is another story entirely.</p>
<p>You might want to post on the engineering majors thread and get feedback from there.</p>
also, see what you want to study, and if it is even offered at your LAC, as it may not be, or may not be as strong as cornell…however, it may just be stronger at bowdoin…</p>