<p>Also keep in mind that different students want different things. I am at RPI doing BME, but anticipate applying to medical school. Doing a co-op seems pointless to me as it serves only to delay what I want in the end.</p>
<p>Being a student from RPI and getting very good grades definitely helped me attain a very good internship for the summer at a bio-pharmaceutical company; I do not believe that I would have stood out had I been from a state university.</p>