| apparently Rutgers-New Brunswick has a very reputable Biomedical Engineering program. Im from NJ and I got a full ride there because of my SAT scores, but I also got in to Brown with no financial aid. I'm pretty sure my parents will contribute to paying for Brown if that's where I really want to go, but it's extremely hard for them because of the cost - especially when you pit that against Rutgers-for-free. Also, they think that Rutgers-New Brunswick has a better BME program than Brown, and they say I should go there undergrad and then go to an Ivy League school to get either my masters in engineering or to go to med school if i so decide. my concerns about this plan are twofold: 1. rutgers is a totally different college experience than brown - i think the quality of life at brown will be much better, i dont really want a huge school (the only reason i applied to rutgers was for a safety school, and because of the good BME program), i really love the open curriculum at brown, which is good especially for engineers cuz it seems like at schools other than brown it would be hard to take classes outside of math/science/engineering. when i explain the quality of life bit to my parents, they ask me to put a price on my happiness and "having a good college life experience" which is hard. 2. i definitely dont feel that i would be able to get into an as-good engineering masters program or medical school (whichever i ultimately decide to pursue) if i were to go to rutgers than if i were to go to brown.
so - this is obviously a really hard choice - the full ride is sooo tempting, but honestly i am completely in love with brown and thats where my heart is. anyone have advice/comments on Rutgers' BME program/is my parents' plan of rutgers-for-free undergrad/ivy league masters or med school plausible and/or reasonable?
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