Which College Should I Go To?? PLEASE HELP

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I have spent quite a lot of time researching the colleges I got into.
and I could not come to a conclusion.</p>

<p>1st, my 'major' is anything in the Engineering Field
I have applied to all the colleges with Engineering as my major</p>

<p>I got into:
UCLA, U of Wisconsin, Georgia Institute of Tech., UCSD, UIUC, C of W&M.</p>

<p>I think I will be happy majoring in the Engineering field.
BUT, I am not sure it is right for me yet.</p>

<p>I personally think UCLA or GIT will be the best choice since UCLA has its name recognition, so does GIT.</p>

<p>But, I do not like HUGE schools like UCLA. </p>

<p>I have heard from my friends that 4-year graduation rate is very important as well.</p>

<p>But, I don't think any of these colleges have high graudation rate.</p>

<p>Please help me deciding the best college from these! </p>

<p>(prefer small schoos, but I also want a good engineering programme in general, since I do not know which engineering major I want to do)</p>

<p>btw, I am planning on going to a graduate shcool.</p>

<p>If you are going to graduate school, go to the place that has the most bang for your buck.</p>

<p>but… I am not SURE if I am going to like the engineering field</p>

<p>which school offered the most amount of money?
do you have any idea of which type of engineering you’d be interested in? you should check to see if the colleges even offer that type.
those schools are good schools for engineering, so i think you’d be fine wherever you go.</p>

<p>also, factor in location and weather! do you want to be close or far away from family? try visiting each campus. one school may be more well-known, but you may end up completely hating living there.</p>

<p>I would Say UCLA. I understand that you may not want that many students around you, but GIT also has many students. Once your school has more than 15,000 people you don’t really feel a difference between that or even 40,000.</p>

<p>If you are not sure about engineering, the other universities would be better than Georgia Tech. And I do not think that most high school students CAN be sure. Engineering courses may be way different from what you imagine. C of W&M does not seem like a good choice for engineering- do they even have a program? The other schools sound like better choices. If you are in-state for any of them, then they would be a good deal financially, and that may change the equation. Georgia Tech may be worth a try if you are from Georgia. You can always transfer if you decide against engineering.</p>

<p>Please be aware that many, many, many (as in very nearly every single one of them) engineering students take more than four years to finish their degrees. Almost everyone gets such a bad grade (dare I say flunks?) at least one of the intro level courses and has to repeat something in the second semester or in summer school. The coursework is demanding, and the programs are highly structured. You will not necessarily have room for many electives in non-engineering subjects. I suggest that you figure out how much it will cost for you to study at each of these schools for five years, rather than just for four. That may help you sort out which program is a better financial deal for you.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>

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<p>My son will be soon be graduating from UCLA Engineering. He and several of his friends are finishing in 4 years. It can be done if you plan your courses correctly.</p>

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Not quite. For everybody who flunks there are others who get A’s.</p>

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Engineering is the most popular major in the UCLA marching band, and band is one of the most time consuming extra curriculars on campus.</p>

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So why did you apply?</p>

<p>If you want to pursue engineering, the larger schools are going to be your best option…Keep in mind that even though most of your choices may be large, the engineering departments are smaller…upper division classes are smaller.</p>

<p>What is the cheapest option for you?</p>

<p>W & M if you’re looking for smaller school…would you be in-state?</p>