How promising is BME at Iowa?

UncannyCrayon
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:52:59 +0000

I’ve been accepted to UIUC engineering, but not Bioengineering.
So as I said before, it may come down to aid packages.
But I’ve also applied to Northwestern and Wash U, hoping I can get in to one but not too hopeful. I applied to these because I have an application fee waiver and I just wouldn’t be doing myself justice by not at least trying to get in to a good private school.

If I don’t get into either of those private schools, it probably is going to come down to aid and to whether I really want to do BME (at UIUC I can still do biomaterials with materials science and engineering).

Being an Illinois resident and being able to go to a fantastic engineering program at UIUC is going to be tough to pass up regardless of where I go, unless somewhere else’s aid surpasses the benefits of in state tuition. If I get into one of those two private schools and they meet 95% or 100% of my need, I don’t think I could pass it up.

If I have to choose between Iowa and Illinois, and the financial situation is nearly identical, I’m telling myself I’m going to Iowa, but I can’t guarantee it. My brain says Iowa but my heart says Illinois.