<p>I am looking at going into some type of engineering and I am mainly looking at 2 schools: Missouri university of science and technology and LSU. here are some pros and cons of each:
LSU
- pros
1. I get in state tuition if I major in Petroleum engineering(basically I will only go here if I major in this, i will not pay oos tution) this is using the academic common market, I live in Arkansas.<br>
2. beautiful campus
3. big school environment- more things to do on the weekend and activities on campus
4. top notch facilities, lots of amenities</p>
<p>-cons
1. would not be able to switch my major!
2. just a number, no personal interaction with professors
3. big party school- lots of sororities and drinking- I'm and not a partier whatsoever and don't want to join a sorority </p>
<p>MISSOURI S&T
-pros
1. very good engineering school.
2. well known to employers- automatic job
3. need 27 on ACT to get $10,000 scholarship
4. personal interaction with teachers, with only 8,000 students </p>
<p>cons
1. about $25,000 total cost- have to take out loans- about 5,000 more a year than LSU
2. %75 male students body- mostly nerds and this is also a safety concern being a girl.
3. not as many friends since there so few girls
4. extremely hard academically- worried that i wont be able to do it.
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What are your thoughts on each school and where you would choose to go?
And yes I know either school is going to be tough academically as I am looking to go into enigneering</p>
<p>Why not apply to both?
Not being able to switch majors might be tough. You might like Petroleum Engineering, but what if you find out it’s really not your ‘thing’?</p>
<p>You could choose to solve the problem by adding more schools. Out of the hundred or so schools that offer Petro, there may be one or two others you could like. Or are you saying you’ve eliminated all of the others?</p>
<p>I have been accepted and I have narrowed it down to these two. I know other schools offer petro but with instate tutitoin, this is the cheapest option and not to far from home. </p>
<p>a placement rate for co-ops? not that I can find. I know Missouri S&T has really good co-op and internship opportunities for all majors. LSU also has really good placement for Petroleum engineering since that is one of their specialties and they say they have a lot of companies that hire internships and co-ops. Missouri S&T might be a little better, job wise but they are both good. I am not just focusing of the job placement but also the the social aspects, clubs, location, school size(dont know if i should go to S&T b/c smaller class size) and other aspects of the decision process. Just wanted to get Peoples opinions and what they would choose? </p>
<p>Are you waiting for more acceptances?
Neither school sounds right for you… Your concerns are really valid and don’t seem to mitigate the upsides of either.
What about applying to University of Oklahoma or UT Dallas for petroleum engineering? Or even Marietta College if you want small classes/interaction with professors + petroleum engineering?
Did you get into the Honors college at either school? Could you have the stats for UT Dallas’ mcDermott scholars (no gender imbalance, great scholarship, small classes, great reputation)?</p>
<p>@jkeil911 could you please expound on the issues with gender imbalance? My D has a few on her list with skewed ratios of male to female students</p>
<p>it differs from school to school, but in general when you put three times as many men as women at a school known for education in traditionally male disciplines like engineering, women students are resented by some of the men either for turning down their overabundant dating overtures or for taking up a seat in the tree house that should rightly go to a more qualified student. I think in general you will find less of these kinds of problems at engineering schools within larger universities where the gender imbalance has less effect on the engineering students because there is better gender balance elsewhere on campus. </p>
<p>You could address this issue with administrators and female faculty and students at such schools. Do ask to see the co-ed housing and check out the public safety records for the school.</p>
<p>I just ended up in this thread while my son and I was looking for other information. However I just saw all the wrong information here so I had to get an account and sign up. </p>
<p>First of all there are only 17 ABET accredited Petroleum Engineering programs in US, so forget about taking about 100. and BTW UT Dallas is not offering a petroleum engineering program.</p>
<p>You have chosen two very different schools so I guess what you want to think about is what type of college experience are you looking for. LSU is a large state school with big name college sports, activities and even male to female ratio, while S&T is more specialized engineering school with 75% guys, with likely smaller classes and easier to join special interest groups. </p>
<p>If you think you might change major its more options at S&T. LSU have 5 different engineering majors while S&T has 15.</p>
<p>I’ve been using CC to gain knowledge about colleges with my son but when I read the comments in this threads it’s start to worry me about the quality of information available. </p>
<p>And don’t worry about not being welcome as a female student on a engineering campus. </p>
Not counting computer science, LSU has 9 engineering majors, which range from civil to computer to electrical to petroleum. </p>
<p>If the OP is still reading this thread, at my school hundreds of students start out in petroleum engineering but only around 90 or so graduate from the program every year. I believe LSU is the same way. The odds are good that you will want to change your major, maybe to something completely unrelated. At LSU this is impossible, but at S&T, it’s encouraged. </p>
<p>If you are still paying attention, consider the University of Louisiana - Lafayette which has a generous in state tuition policy, petroleum engineering, as well as a few other engineering majors, spanning most of the major disciplines. </p>
<p>I completely agree with whenhen, Louisiana Lafayette sounds like it may be a great fit for you. Getting in state tuition at ULL is fairly easy (23 ACT or 1050 SAT and 2.5 GPA), 6 different engineering majors, 16,000 students, not too big or small, 55% female student population. If you stick with Pet-E, Lafayette is a major hub for oil companies. </p>