Plan in Chemical Engineering B.S. and Biomedical Engineering M.S. Need help

juillet
Mon, 03 Aug 2015 23:18:27 +0000

First, don’t assume that you’ll have better grades at a less competitive university. There are many reasons that might not be true: you might fit in better at the more competitive place and be happier, leading to higher grades; you might get positive peer pressure from your more competitive classmates to study hard and do well; grade inflation might be rampant at your more competitive university; the major at the less competitive place might be a lot tougher than the more competitive place.

That said, I don’t think you should choose a college based on what you think your GPA might be, because there’s no way to predict that. Go to the best overall college for you - taking into account academics and social life but also costs. If the place you feel most at home is a competitive school, then go there! Competitive schools do confer all kinds of advantages even if you don’t “make a name for yourself” or “stand out.”