#Engineering / STEM Top Schools

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coral surge
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Could add Dartmouth. Would let you do engineering and indulge your interests in Chinese too

lost shale
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isnt gt stem>>>> dartmouth stem

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i would think so

coral surge
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Stem is fantastic and it is very easy to reach past the sciences into other fields of interest.

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Oh I did miss they wanted city or suburb, but they do have Cornell so....

neat vault
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similar to dartmouth plug for yale ^

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engineering but u can explore outside of just engineering

coral surge
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Tbf, not known for engineering at all though

neat vault
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I mean i wouldn’t say that yale or dartmouths engineering programs aren’t solid. Lesser known doesn’t really mean bad

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A lot of my friends in engineering still get good internships/research + have good opportunities since the cohort is smaller

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But it’s not gonna be like mit engineering if that super techy environment is what ur looking for

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i mean at the end of the day it’s what u make of it

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i don’t know any bme premeds tho that’s hard as fuck lol

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i mean if they’re not ur cup of tea then they’re not but still nice to consider

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and a lot of people end up finding new interests

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i cant say about dartmouth just bc i don’t know many ppl there but at least here a lot of people develop artistic interests

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just because there are a lot of different ways for people to find artistic outlets

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LMFAO

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but like yeah

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im not directly engineering so idk how much information i have

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it also just depends how driven you are like i know a guy who interned at duolingo last summer, someone who just got a full time bloomberg offer

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but these are individual cases obviously

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like lots of ppl r applying for hundreds of jobs. i think for the most part people end up getting offers

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im doing research and im not going for an internship but first year most people do research/study abroad anyway

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research is nice just cuz it’s pretty accessible. prolly true at other schools but we have lots of fellowships that provide funding (although trump is fucking that up a little bit…)

verbal summit
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how much do you care for the t side of stem?

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Id recommend mudd if not for the size requirement lol

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Tech

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school size requirement
mudd has like 50 kids per major lmao

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yeah

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also only general engineering there which being honest probably isn't that great

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general engineering or cs

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technically you can specialize with coursework

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but with like 50 kids there

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georgia tech is probably a way better option lol

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especially in state

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my top 7 for you would probably just be like
mit, stanford, rice, upenn, columbia, yale, duke

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rice being there because I genuinely really liked it when I went there

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oh yeah and cornell

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id honestly say they could beat it depending on how you play it

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the thing is already having an acceptance to Georgia tech kinda limits how many better schools are possible lmao

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caltech I'd say do if you're big on research

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super strong name brand cause of sheldon cooper though

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the more selective nature of these colleges and their stronger brand name could probably help you out with connections and stuff that's a bit more difficult to get with something at georgia tech's scale

coral surge
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Dartmouth has an amazing Enginerring school...

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It's a top school, it's focus is on everything

verbal summit
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of course Georgia Tech is extremely good and at 1/4 the tuition... lol

coral surge
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They've also been pouring TONS of money in STEM

verbal summit
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ah you're full industry focused

coral surge
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what is the ranking based on?

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I don't look at major rankings, they aren't useful

verbal summit
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small program that's not a dedicated focus = less varied coursework for something like ee

coral surge
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are you guessing or saying that is the answer?

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Ok, so take a look. Maybe the thing being reanked on doesn't actually matter that much to you

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no sense in using a ranking if you don't know the basis of the ranking

verbal summit
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I will say the brand name schools even though they're slightly worse program and course wise can help you with grad school apps cause of the names

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for industry i'd just lock in at georgia tech in state and invest the savings lol

coral surge
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yeah, nothing wrong with that

verbal summit
verbal summit
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despite georgia tech consistently being known for its stronger cs program

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for research brand name matters quite a bit

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for industry georgia tech probably cooks any school that isn't like mit/stanford though

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basically

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ee there is probably not going to have the same amount of course options as georgia tech

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yeah

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also probably applies to stuff outside engineering (stuff like target schools for finance/med-school placement)

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yeah outside of m.engs

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most ms degrees are research focused

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however those colleges are probably way easier than gt lol

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yeah

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fair, but easier classes give you more time to put effort into other stuff

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it really depends
for the very top research programs yeah, for most other things probably not

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uhhhh not 100% sure on this but probably not? i think?

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dont apply to cmu im applying there lol

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that's an industry focused masters

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like berkeley has an ms and an m eng

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when i visited it i quite liked it honestly

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yeah pittsburgh is nice, the campus felt bright when i was there, the students i met were nice

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this was in september? albeit im a very temperature resistant guy without much taste in art so keep in mind my taste is biased lol

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just an example for the difference between an m eng and an ms

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probably not lol

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probably not unless you like cmu

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lmao

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im applying ce so my perspective is biased

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out of state at one of their most competitive programs

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didnt think i was good enough

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ce

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i might apply rd if I have the time though

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just wanted to get all my safeties and targets out of the way ea

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no i eded there

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lol

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tour guy told me that its not super bad but its probably not the best school if you're a super social guy

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like "if you want parties you're probably gonna have to stop by upitt"

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yeah lol

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definitely my kind of school
probably not most people's kind of school

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but their ee is super good!

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albeit their ee is very VERY tech focused

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deadass, yeah lmao

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that is probably the better decision lol

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  • you're cracked i can't have you competing with me lol
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getting hyped for a rejection here lol

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i honestly have no idea i think they just pick the same percent for ed and rd

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honestly probably the best move

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lol

coral surge
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coral surge
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Dartmoujth is on quarters, it moves FAST

charred harness
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Harvey Mudd?

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coral surge
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What do you mean there's no weedouts

neat vault
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I imagine lmao

neat vault
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Lol the only people who say schools like dartmouth have no weed outs are people who don’t go to dartmouth

verbal summit
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maybe Dartmouth is the evil hell school

neat vault
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People getting good grades ≠ no weedout courses

verbal summit
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sure people get good grades at Dartmouth but that's probably just cause they're cracked

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cause they got into dartmouth

coral surge
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There are definitely weed out classes...

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in a variety of places

verbal summit
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is Dartmouth not selective enough as is?

neat vault
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that’s not entirely true but ykwim

verbal summit
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still the better academic support is probably true

coral surge
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what is being taught, outcomes for grads

verbal summit
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I say with no data to back this up

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lmao

coral surge
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it probably does, but better engineering isn't the end all and be all

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better is also... not a clear term

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neat vault
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well also your college experience is a lot more than just your degree

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coral surge
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that too, it also makes pursuing your others interests very easy

verbal summit
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or the best climate dorms food culture there's so much stuff

neat vault
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like if ur worried about internships or stuff i don’t think going to dartmouth vs gt will be a massive difference

coral surge
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For me, it also has the person of not being huge, not being in the south, not being in atlanta

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Much better student to faculty ratio, undergrad focus

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aka, GT has nothing appealing to me

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no, Dartmouth

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neat vault
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it also just generally depends on what you want from an institution. i don’t think your general outcomes after gt eng will be amazingly better than at darty

coral surge
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It's not because of danger, I didn't have much interest in cities, especially big ones

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My list was like... LACs, Dartmouth, Brown, Yale?

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Tufts

verbal summit
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price also matters here

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you could probably use that as a deciding factor lol

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like Dartmouth for 100k more than Georgia Tech in engineering id probably not do
but Dartmouth at the same price then I'd have to do some consdiering

neat vault
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Are u full pay

coral surge
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What is? Dartmouth? It's a small college town

spice moss
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it's been a while!
anyways have you looked at purdue? prolly more of a safety or a target

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spice moss
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there's a good enough community of track and tennis

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ah

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that's true....gt is better if not comparable to purdue

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good luck 😋

verbal summit
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man if only I could be a Georgia resident lol

spice moss
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have you thought about notre dame?

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you dont have to be

verbal summit
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I've not personally heard of nd engineering

spice moss
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a few of my very atheist friends go there and they don't say anything too bad about it

verbal summit
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could be good I just haven't researched it

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no college is gonna be super religious tbh

spice moss
verbal summit
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not even the one called holy cross

spice moss
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it's a little lower

verbal summit
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tech is super high lol

spice moss
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tech is like #4 i forgot LOL

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my b!

verbal summit
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no need to worry about applying there lol

spice moss
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yeah i was just gonna say a UCs might be an option

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but since you're already in g tech

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coral surge
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never been

spice moss
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northwestern?

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spice moss
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oh no i mean behind like knowledge of deadlines and such

verbal summit
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but yeah honestly just like flip through the top 20 tech schools and pick your favorites lol

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you've got probably the best safety net... possible atp

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also that early decision date is crazy lol

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why can UMass Amherst do smt like that

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we def have less applicants

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I mean your decision date for gt ea

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you already have a decision out and I gotta wait till January

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no fair smh

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I'd do like
princeton, rice, not jhu, and like upenn

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for you

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  • Stanford and Cornell and Duke and any other ones you're interested in
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just do as many as you can get done that you're interested in lol

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  • cut any schools I mentioned you don't like
    like Rice might not be a good fit for you
neat vault
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tje top 3 as in the highlighted 3 or

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I mean i’ll always advocate for yaleeeee

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I also was just talking to my bme friend about this

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Interesting

verbal summit
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Rice I'm quite interested in personally and like their program
Princeton is a given
UPenn is great for engineering and has strong brand presence and alums
JHU is the evil Bloomberg school in the evil city don't go there

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oh yeah go to jhu for bme

neat vault
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idk i feel like the upper hand that some engineering schools get is present but if you want to succeed you will succeed

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My friend just got her internship offer from medtronic

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And she was initially super worried that the yale name didn’t hold enough power because our program is typically “weaker”

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Strictly talking on the internships side.. Like if u maintain a good gpa and stay involved in activities ur not gonna be jobless. It just all depends on how much you’re putting in

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No matter where you go

verbal summit
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brother did rice cs, loved it and met a bunch of super smart people who he befriended
so the interest there is a bit personal, and almost certainly biased don't take it upfront

neat vault
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I think also these are a lot of stereotypes

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Like my friends at pton engineering are not worried about the size/theoretical mess of their engineering program lol

verbal summit
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just throw out an application for UPenn m&t lol

neat vault
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Upenn engineering is stronger than u might think

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Quite strong

verbal summit
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Princeton brand-name is like one of the best like you can clear industry off that alone

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nah everything else is super good too

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it's like humanities at mit

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sure it's not the main focus

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but it's probably still extremely good

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eh that's a valid reason to not choose it if you wish

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unfortunately this kinda stuff is really hard to decide lol you only have so much time

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please don't be toxic to other people lol

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for reference my rd schools (CE) are rice harvard northwestern upenn brown

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oh and UVA

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also waterloo

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yeah why not

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if you've got the time to shoot shoot your shot lol

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also if the fee isn't draining your wallet

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computer engineering

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legacy pressure lol

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it's not a priority app at all

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I like their cs so I'd do that lol

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real I'm just doing it for coops

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yeah it's good!

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unfortunately my safety net is a lot weaker so I'm gambling quite a bit more than you

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yeah they're integrated into the program

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so real

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I mean I could totally cook at UMass Amherst

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it would just probably need a bit more effort

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yeah but like REALLY integrated
like you take them instead of classes and you have to apply to the coop version of a degree

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no supplementals

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that's the reason people do waterloo

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for the 6 coops before you graduate

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yeah Waterloo is like a top 10 for cs

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I think since last year lmao

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no idea about other engineerings there though

charred harness
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I think this might have more to do with students being unprepared by their high schools. State schools like UF have a duty to accept students from all over the state, including from areas where students might struggle more with math/sciencd

verbal summit
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probably the best idea lol

charred harness
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Fantastic ROI if you get financial aid

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And bad ROI relative to Georgia Tech and Purdue if you don't get any akd

verbal summit
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also I'm going to bed lol

charred harness
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Oh yes bad teaching is definitely a thing in a lot of places

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But it's not deliberately bad, rather the prof just doesn't care because he's there to do research

neat vault
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yeah ur lowk just operating off high school ideas of these schools lol

silent cloak
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Oh darn I thought I responded but I guess I didn't have service so the message didn't go through. Congrats on your acceptance to GT!!!! That's huge!!

I was going to say it's tough to find a school with a bigger engineering value at the in-state tuition cost. So I think it's reasonable to have a small, tailored RD list of schools that you're interested in. I think Duke and Stanford make a lot of sense to be on that list.

Congrats again!!

dapper bronze
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Has anyone here recommended Northwestern

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(joking)

dapper bronze
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I finished the first year

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And I’m on the 2nd class out of 3

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For my second year

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dapper bronze
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6 quarters meltingsob

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verbal summit
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like can I take baby's first mandarin class

dapper bronze
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You have to stick with 1 language throughout

verbal summit
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or do I gotta take college level French

dapper bronze
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You can place straight into 2nd year

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northwestern getting demoted to last priority rd app for ts

dapper bronze
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I have a higher raw percentage in pchem1 then French 121

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There’s just general distros

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dapper bronze
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Which you can fulfill with anything

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Such as language

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northwestern getting moved up to second priority rd app now

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it ain't clearing rice tho

dapper bronze
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😭😭NU is better than rice

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hang on I gotta prepare for this

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umass amherst solos nu

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low diff

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verbal summit
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🙏

dapper bronze
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🥀🥀🥀

verbal summit
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lol anyway if I get into northwestern I'm gonna be hyped

dapper bronze
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Yeah it’s a good school

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Nice nice

silent cloak
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yep. what more are you looking for?