College Discussion - View Single Post

sunshine_breeze · 04-02-2008, 05:36 PM

I've narrowed down my top choice to these two schools, and I'm having a hard time deciding which. Can you guys give me any insight on either of the schools and help me pick?

In terms of financial aid, I got ~4000 in loans from MIT a year. I have not yet received my financial aid letter from Princeton, since that was submitted a little late. Money is not that much of a concern for my parents, but we'll still have to wait for Princeton's fin aid. I doubt I'll get that much though.

I'm not sure of my major; I know it's going to be either math/science/engineering (yea, that narrows it down a lot). If I was dead set on engineering I'd pick MIT, but as of now, I'm still not sure what I want to do. How are the programs in science/engineering at Princeton?

A pretty big criteria in my college choice is undergraduate research. I know MIT has UROP, but is undergraduate research prevalent at Princeton and are there a lot of opportunities?

Any help would be muuuuuch appreciated. Thanks!

04-02-2008, 05:36 PM	#1
sunshine_breeze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 322	which school to pick, MIT vs. Princeton I've narrowed down my top choice to these two schools, and I'm having a hard time deciding which. Can you guys give me any insight on either of the schools and help me pick? In terms of financial aid, I got ~4000 in loans from MIT a year. I have not yet received my financial aid letter from Princeton, since that was submitted a little late. Money is not that much of a concern for my parents, but we'll still have to wait for Princeton's fin aid. I doubt I'll get that much though. I'm not sure of my major; I know it's going to be either math/science/engineering (yea, that narrows it down a lot). If I was dead set on engineering I'd pick MIT, but as of now, I'm still not sure what I want to do. How are the programs in science/engineering at Princeton? A pretty big criteria in my college choice is undergraduate research. I know MIT has UROP, but is undergraduate research prevalent at Princeton and are there a lot of opportunities? Any help would be muuuuuch appreciated. Thanks!