MIT

If you have any questions about UPenn or Michigan I can help you. I'm at Penn now, I've been around Michigan all my life, almost went there and have a bunch of friends there currently. Happy to help.

 

went to Mich... you better be prepared for snow dude, it's seriously f-ing cold. maybe stanford is the best all around ;-).

 

Dont worry about it. Stressing over it is just going to make it feel really crappy. You have 6 more AWESOME schools that will accept you.

 

Why didn't you apply to Hopkins? :-/

 

Gotcha. (I just checked the type of engineering you like on page 1)

Hopkins does Biomed-Engineering the best...and that is pretty much it as far as Engineering goes.

They did just make (buy?) a new Business school I heard. Might be good in a few years, but right now, well it definately is no Penn.

 

I almost applied to MIT but decided it would be better to stay in state because it's free. My choice was also simpler because GaTech is ranked #4 for engineering schools, not worth spending $100k+ for a better name.

 

Just a note, after you have all your acceptances under your belt, check to see how each school does their curriculum. You might find some to be a much better fit then others.

(For example, how they handle AP credits, transfer credits, etc; how they do distribution/non discipline class requirements, the ease of doing a double major in two unrelated fields as told to you by both faculty AND students, etc etc)

It gets important as it can mean a lot of time saved (or wasted) down the road.

 

John, you should be! Congrads to say the least!

After the dust settles from your partying, read my above post and start doing some 'light' research into your the schools like I mentioned in my above post (Post 111).

 

You've probably already done this... but make sure you visit each school in person. You might or might not like the overal "atmosphere" that you'd only be able to get from a visit.

I was stupid and accepted my school before even setting foot on campus. I ended up loving it, but it could have been bad.

 

Congratulations, definitely proves you did your research .

 

I noticed you were looking at civil engineering. A fine discipline, but you might want to consider the following:

Mechanical engineers build weapons

Civil engineers build targets

But by all means don't let my little joke affect your choice. Somebody has to build targets! But seriously folks, I wish I knew more about civil engineering: dirt is just so interesting.

OK, really: follow your heart. You will never own a Ferrari if you become an engineer, but guess what, you won't care.

 

Wait a second there!
I do believe there are a number of engineers here with Ferrari.

Doing straight engineering work may not earn you the money to buy a million $ car. Engineering can open your mind to working in nearly any capacity you desire (sales, management, self employeed, ect).

 

Oh my goodness, you folks take things FAR too seriously!

So in all seriousness: do what you love. In the long run that is far more important than what car you drive. But yes, if it's that important to you, you can sacrifice and own a Ferrari, even if you are a bag boy at Kroger.

 

Can't tell if you were joking about engineering or not, but there are PLENTY of people on this site who are engineers with Ferraris. In fact, name one other profession where you can reasonably make 100K/year before 25 with a four-year degree. If you're an engineer, it's fairly easy to switch professions. Not the other way around though.

Anyway, as someone already said, it doesn't matter. Everyone has their talents and passions in life and should pursue them without thinking about money. If you're chasing dollars, you're setting yourself up for unhappiness. But if you love a profession and happen to make good money doing it, then consider yourself lucky.

And Congrats, btw. I know I miss being in college. Best times you'll ever have.