UCBChemEGrad

^ Rice University in Houston. Houston has similar hot, humid weather during spring- fall like India.

noimagination

The words "chemical engineering" are normally all I need to recommend Minnesota, but if you found Bay Area winds cold I promise that MN winters would not be to your liking. Same goes for Wisconsin.
(Of course, you might also find the experience new and interesting...I imagine you haven't had much experience with snow, or nights of -25 C.)

Texas A&M and UT-Austin are both excellent choices for ChemE in much warmer climates. Also check out U Houston, NC State, and Georgia Tech.

ptsunami2911

Thanks a lot for the help , all . I guess my list should then be
TAMU
UT Austin
Georgia Tech
Rice University

And so on

rjkofnovi

Don't forget to include UCB and Stanford. The winter weather there is as good or better than all of the other schools you are considering.

ptsunami2911

All right then .... UCB and Stanford are in as well !!

ucbalumnus

Berkeley and Stanford are near San Francisco, but the weather is generally significantly warmer in those places than San Francisco.

Most of the schools you are considering are extremely selective. You may want to add some less selective schools like NCSU and Virginia Tech to your list.

ptsunami2911

To get into selective schools ... SAT scores of above 2200 is a must , isnt it? Apart from all the other requirements.

ptsunami2911

I just came across something , browsing through this site. A lot of people are doing social service. Where I live ( Qatar ) , there is no opportunity for anything like that( its a small but rich country and so no need of social service) .There was a school charity drive which I participated in , but thats about it. Is social service necessary ? In my middle school , when I was in India ,I used to go on cleaning the park or cleaning the neighbourhood missions with my scout troop but I can not do that in Qatar.

dodgersmom

If the OP found San Francisco to be too chilly, then Minnesota is absolutely out of the question! The OP would also not be happy in Ann Arbor, Michigan!

And Boston is not exactly balmy either in the winter. I honestly think that if you actually got into MIT, you'd be miserable there.

A little bit of fog or wind in San Francisco is one thing . . . but three to four months of sub-freezing temperatures is something else entirely! You do understand, don't you, that visiting a city during August gives you absolutely NO idea of what to expect in January?

Oh, and Cornell is out of the question, also. Stick with Texas, Georgia, and the southern California schools.

DrGoogle

San Francisco is cold because most people are not prepared for it in the summer. I was there 4th of July and was freezing cold at the pier. I had a jacket but not a winter jacket. So you might want to keep that in mind that you need to wear proper clothing for these places.

ptsunami2911

I understand ... but I guess I can just wear a loooot of winter clothing(2 - 3 jackets or something like that) and get used to it ... I guess I would need proper winter clothing if I want a chance there. But let me see what happens .

joszacem

You like the warm weather and engineering but don't mention Caltech. Great weather and pretty darn good in math and science. (And Minnesota is a great ChemE school but it can get down to -40C at the extreme (we live near), Wisconsin not quite as cold but plenty for most.)

Alexandre

REACHES:
California Institute of Technology
Cornell University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley

MATCHES:
Carnegie Mellon University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Rice University
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Texas-Austin

SAFETIES:
Purdue University-West Lafayette
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of Delaware
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Wisconsin-Madison

chachaseeds

Offer them curry. Just kidding, I think you have a very good chance.

ptsunami2911

@Alexandre ... thanks for the list !! Helps a lot .
@chachaseeds .. I hope I do ....