<p>Personally I’d go with UL Lafayette because of the OOS waiver. I’m going to be a transfer student into OU’s Conocophillips School of Geology and Geophysics, which is part of the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy (the one you were admitted into). I’ve talked to my transfer counselor and she emphasized how easy it is to get research at OU. Because much of their funding comes from two main areas of specialization, geology with an emphasis on extraction and meteorology, I’d imagine she’s right. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if there’s any difference in internship opportunities between ULL, OU, and LSU except for potential location. Since my admission in February, the MCEE emailed me twice about two different recruiting events where representatives from major oil and mining companies were coming on campus to interview prospective students. OU is also home to the Oklahoma Geological Survey, which offers geology and geophysics majors excellent research opportunities but I’m not sure how useful it is to a PetE major. As a biology graduate, you might be interested in OU’s biocorrosion center ([OU</a> Biocorrosion Center](<a href=“http://biocorrosioncenter.ou.edu/index.html]OU”>OU Biocorrosion Center) ). I’d imagine you’d be useful to professors almost immediately as you’d have a better understanding of the material than most. </p>
<p>Again, I’d go with UL Lafayette as it’s cheaper. But make no mistake that OU offers plenty of opportunities in all the areas you’re looking into.</p>