Given her preference for bio, it might give her the best range of options to choose Purdue, where both biomedical and biological engineering are on the menu. BioE has some really interesting-sounding focus areas! Plus, Honors College has good perks, and the merit discount off of Purdue’s already-reasonable price is terrific too.
I understand the reputational appeal of GT, but Purdue has a pretty shiny reputation too, and I think Honors at Purdue vs. non-honors at GT probably cancels out any incremental difference in prestige. And UVA, while obviously a fantastic school generally, doesn’t have quite the engineering horsepower of the other two.
How is she feeling after the GT visit?