So i wanna major in engineering. Mostly so i can become a neural engineer uk. So prospective major was either bioengineering/EE. Idk man, i wanna make technologies that alter the way people think. but i have a bunch of other interests too, in the humanities and stuff. i like theater, writing, music, philosophy, religion… you know. i like a diversified education. i also didnt wanna go to a pure engineering school because i wanted to spend time with people who i thought were interesting you know. idk man. i want to have fun in college.
Anyway, all my apps are in already, i can only apply to one more school pretty much. Most of my schools are very good (Brown, Penn, Washustl, Neu, upitt, wesleyan, maybe umich, some other schools that offered free apps that i probably wont attend)
All these schools are good, but not really focused on engineering (except neu), and even then, none are as good at engineering at UIIC, or CMU, or JHU, all of which i probably could’ve gotten into. wesleyan doesn’t even have engineering lmao. idk man, did i screw up? will becoming an engineering major at brown make me worse off than if i became an engineer at CMU?
i mean i wanna do other stuff in college besides engineering but i dont know man…
Second off, although schools like brown arent known for their engineering, its low admit rate still says that its got a pretty darn good program. Otherwise if it was bad every1 would apply to engineering and switch majors, significantly increasing browns admit rate.
Top colleges got top resources, and if ur a b8t unsure, u’ll me exposed to so much MORE at these top colleges
Google for a video of researchers at brown working with a paralyzed woman who is able to move a mechanical arm by her thoughts and get it to bring her a cup of coffee. They have bioengineering, neurology, great bio and chem depts, the brain science institute and you can do all kinds of research as an undergrad. Plus all that other stuff you like, the whole package. If you want, you will be grad school ready, guaranteed.
Most of the programs you referenced are not guaranteed admits no matter how strong your stats are. There are no certainties in that realm (acceptance rates below 20%). There are just too many students vying for too few slots. Brown as an example got about 35,000 applications for 2500 or so slots. The director of admissions said 29,000 were FULLY QUALIFIED to matriculate at Brown. Your take home message, have safety schools. Good luck.
My son is at Univ of Rochester studying engineering for the same reasons you express. It has a rounded environment as well as decent, though not an amazing engineering school. Don’t know your stats but you might check into them. UR has an open curriculum so you have plenty of room to take classes you like since you are not required to meet core requirements except a writing class. If you think you can get into Brown, you can probably get into UR.