| Rose really sounds like a good fit for you. Especially that whole bit about the environment. Every student here has a little (or a lot) of 'nerd' in them, but everything's very low key, there's a lot of cooperation, working in groups, getting help from others, etc...
As far as co-ops go, we have about 70 students that do a co-op each year, with about 200 spots that companies are coming to campus to fill, so plenty of opportunities. 90% of our students do an internship or a co-op at some point. Many do multiple.
There are no TA's; professors are here to teach. Research is a side endeavor for them, and as there's no grad students (there's a handful of folks getting their Master's, but no PhD students) all the research opportunities are going to be open to you as an undergraduate, depending of course on your experience and qualifications. Obviously as a freshman you're not going to have as many opportunities as a junior or senior.
I would definitely encourage you to visit, as that's really the best way for you to make that decision. I mean, you can look at those nifty brochures that you get from 71,289,471 different schools your junior and senior year and look at the website and talk to students like you do here, but the best way for you to see if you fit is to visit the campus and see how it all works. After all, it's only probably the most important decision of your life so far (No pressure!) |