Hartwick College - Thoughts anyone?

whenhen
Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:41:00 +0000

How familiar is your daughter with hydrogeology, or just geology in general? I ask because even at many schools known for their graduate programs in the field, hydrogeology is not stressed at the undergraduate level. If you’re going to look at schools with geology, IMO, you may want to consider schools which also have a hydrology or water science program. I know at my school, which actually has awesome field work opportunities for non civil engineering students interested in water resources, we classify hydrology with the geography department, something quite common among comprehensive universities.

What does your daughter like about UT Austin? There are a number of schools like it which are far less selective, offer merit aid, and have great undergraduate programs.

Remember that geology and at least at my school, hydro sciences, are usually not very popular majors. Classes are often fairly small and the field work opportunities inherent in the disciplines create a bond among students semi-reminiscent of the community at a LAC (I transferred from one to a large state u).