<p>Hey guys! :)</p>
<p>Yesterday I was doing some college research and I was also looking at Tulane. I have never really considered it before. Well, I instantly fell in love! I love New Orleans and also I love the school atmosphere from what I read. One problem. They do not have Materials Engineering! X( </p>
<p>Do you guys know any school similar to tulane that ofers a decent materials engineering undergrad program?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Here is where you can find the schools with Materials Engineering. <a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx”>http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx</a> I’ll leave it to @fallenchemist to answer which might be like Tulane.</p>
<p>According to ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■, the strong points of Tulane are local atmosphere (A+), nightlife (A+), off-campus dining (A) and campus strictiness (A) weather (A-).</p>
<p>Are those what attract you?</p>
<p>If yes, consider taking a look at:
-Emory University
-University of Miami</p>
<p>Obs: I’ve never visited any of the colleges, I’m just trying to do the boring searching work for you. I hope it helps.</p>
<p>What I can notice, however, is that Emory seems to have more greek life and University of Miami has more nightlife, probably for being in Miami.</p>
<p>(I didn’t check about materials engineering though, spent too much time thinking about Tulane, haha. Lemme see…)</p>
<p>@S2Stan - Well, according to the website provided by Erin’s Dad, neither Miami (FL) nor Emory offer Materials Engineering either. But of those two Miami is more like Tulane. Of course, no place is like Tulane and NOLA, but I understand what you mean and will try to help.</p>
<p>So according to that same website, only 58 schools offer that particular specialization in an ABET accredited program. Before I go through them, though, can you give us a quick rundown on your stats (GPA UW and how many AP courses by the time you graduate, and your test scores), your EC’s and anything else that is likely to affect your application? Also, are finances going to be an issue?</p>
<p>I will point out as well that you might not want to give up on Tulane. They do offer a degree called Engineering Physics and they have an agreement with both Vanderbilt and Johns Hopkins that allows you to spend 3 years at Tulane and then transfer to the other school to get an engineering degree in 2 years in areas Tulane doesn’t offer. Vandy doesn’t appear to have materials engineering, but Hopkins does. So in the end you actually have two degrees in 5 years, one from Tulane in Engineering Physics and one from Hopkins in materials engineering. Not a bad deal, potentially. So before I get into the nitty gritty of that program, let me know if you would even be interested.</p>
<p>Is that entry into Hopkins a competitive one or automatic?</p>
<p>@fallenchemist THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I’ve considered Hopkins before, and I would like to study engineering there! 5 years is not a problem, I’m already considering many lack with 3+2 programs. However I second @"Erin’s Dad" question, is it an automatic entry? Also, would I get the same aid package in JHU (I’ve heard they are stingy)?</p>
<p>According to their CDS they meet need for all students. <a href=“Registrar - Homewood Schools (KSAS & WSE) | Office of the Registrar | Johns Hopkins University”>Registrar - Homewood Schools (KSAS & WSE) | Office of the Registrar | Johns Hopkins University;
<p>I think @fallenchemist really got a great solution. Getting a degree from Johns Hopkins and another from the school that matches you most can’t be bad!</p>
<p>@S2Stan - Thanks to Erin’s Dad for that about FA, because that was the one aspect I was not sure about. Now let’s say you get a merit scholarship at Tulane. Those are good for 4 years. I have no idea if that would apply to your 4th year (first year at Hopkins). That you would have to check on.</p>
<p>Interesting story about the 3+2 from Tulane. It is an outgrowth of Katrina, after which Tulane closed electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, retaining Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Engineering Physics. They also established the 3+2 with Vandy and JHU. There apparently was a misunderstanding between JHU and Tulane, in that Tulane’s understanding was that it was an automatic transfer with at least a 3.0 for either school. JHU apparently thought it was a 3.5. That just came to light in the last year or two. So my current understanding is that if you have a 3.5 it is automatic. However, as I would advise for any program at any school when you are dealing with these kinds of “understandings”, open up a dialog with Dean Altiero of the School of Science and Engineering. Very nice man, very willing to communicate and help. The other thing you will want to ask is about materials engineering in particular. I have never seen that one named specifically as part of the agreement, but that might only be because it isn’t as common a choice. You might also want to ask him who at Tulane is doing materials research. I know they don’t have that degree, but it seems to me there are several profs at Tulane doing work in that area. But you would have to ask him that.</p>
<p>If you then end up moving forward with this and get accepted to Tulane and everything falls into place that you are very serious about attending, just get everything in writing (not a contract or anything, emails are fine) that confirms everything. I have no idea if Dean Altiero might retire while you would be there or not, but you just want to guard against any misunderstandings or events such as that which might affect this. I don’t want to sound overly dramatic, it should be pretty straightforward if you make the grades. It is just a normal precaution when dealing with bureaucracies, and all colleges are that.</p>
<p>Best of luck and let me know if you have more questions!</p>
<p>I don’t know what part about materials engineering you are interested in, but I am also applying to schools for materials engineering and I have found that chemical engineering can be similar to materials engineering and some schools even combine the two. </p>
<p>My point is that since @fallenchemist says that Tulane retained their Chemical Engineering program you may want to look into that instead of materials engineering if you really want to go to Tulane. </p>
<p>For me the two would be interchangeable, I would be more than happy doing either ChemE or materials engineering in college.</p>
<p>@Kreig01 - That is interesting, I didn’t know that at all. But that might explain why I seem to have seen summaries that indicated Tulane profs doing materials science research. Thanks for that. I think some might be in physics and/or chemistry as well.</p>
<p>Just as sort of a follow up to my last post</p>
<p>At USC this is on the list of engineering majors: “Chemical Engineering (Polymer/Materials Science)”
<a href=“http://undergrad.usc.edu/programs/major/engineering.html”>http://undergrad.usc.edu/programs/major/engineering.html</a></p>
<p>I have no idea how they do it at Tulane, but my point is that some schools appear not to have materials engineering and instead partially combine it with Chemical Engineering. However, many schools simply list Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering separately so you would have to do some research.</p>
<p>Drexel doesn’t have a football team and I’ve never been to New Orleans so I don’t know what Tulane is like but Drexel does have a great Materials Engineering program. They are a co-op school; and a bit expensive, but the engineering is top-notch! </p>
<p>University of Penn is across the street from Drexel and I believe they collaborate on Materials Engineering projects.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.materials.drexel.edu”>https://www.materials.drexel.edu</a></p>