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Old 04-22-2008, 04:01 PM   #1
Doubledian
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Down to UVA, UMich, and Case Western - Help ME!

So the title says it all; I'm down to three schools and I have approximately 8 days to decide. I am an OOS student from Massachusetts hoping to major in chemical engineering and minor in a business concentration, which will most likely be finance. Since I am OOS I will be racking up some student debt so I do not plan on attending grad school after. I also didn't qualify for financial aid but my parents can't really pay for the whole thing. I will have to pay approximately half of the total bill.

How many people get job offers in engineering out of UVA and how many offers do they typically get? I looked at statistics on the UVA page and it seemed like only 1/3 of people in ChemE actually got job offers, which is a big problem for me. Being a pessimist, I could see myself being in the other 2/3.

How many engineers take advantage of the business minor from the McIntyre School and do they like doing it? Also do some engineers switch from engineering to business and how hard is that to do? With my student loans being so high after UVA, it might be advantageous for me to major in a business field to earn a higher salary.

After which year do most engineering students get internships? Also being from Massachusetts, would UVA be able to get me an internship in my area so that I can live at home during the summer?

Are there on campus interviews for internships?

Finally how does UVA compare to UMich? I mean UMich's college of engineering has much more of a cache than UVA's but UVA's engineering department is also smaller which I liked. I guess what it comes down to is, would I be better off majoring in chemical engineering at UVA with a minor from McIntyre or at UMich's college of Engineering and Ross Business School? I suppose this is a 1 and 1A sort of question but any feedback would be great!!
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