<p>If affordability is not an issue, your top priority should be a school where you think you’ll be happy and excel. Chem E grads are in high demand and grads from schools of reasonable quality usually do quite well.</p>
<p>Most engineering recruiting is regional rather than national, and it’s easier to get a good job in the region of the college you attend. So your next priority might be going to school near where you want to end up working. (It’s possible to get a job anywhere, but it takes more work to get into companies that don’t regularly recruit your school.) The biggest differences between colleges will be the companies that recruit there. There will be more national recruiting at name engineering schools like GT, Purdue, Michigan, etc. One good thing to do would be to look at who is attending the career fairs of the various schools to get an idea.</p>
<p>You should also consider that many students change majors in college (especially out of very tough majors like ChE), so also look at other majors available at the colleges that might interest you and the opportunities they might bring.</p>
<p>Regarding scholarships, the sticky threads at the top of forum are a good place to start.</p>