Better no. A better experience - maybe?
Rutgers isn’t a regular campus - from what I’ve read on here, there are buses and multiple campuses.
Think of what you want in a day to day for your four years. Don’t pick a school because you saw a rank in US News.
You didn’t answer my question on budget - your budget drives EVERYTHING.
You cannot attend a school you can’t afford. Biomedical is on the lower end of engineering majors from a pay scale and most organizations want ABET accreditation. Ranks are to sell magazines, not for much else. That’s my opinion. In fact, there’s a parent on here whose kid went to Ga Tech (#1) and months later (forget if they graduated in May 24 or December 24) but at last check couldn’t find a job. No idea what the biomed market will be like in 5 years but as an example, in the UCB placement report, 24% of kids were still seeking employment in the ECE major - and that’s the top school in the country if you go by rank.
So first thing first - budget, budget, budget. You don’t want loans - there’s 180 accredited bio/biomedical colleges in the US and I believe all will be good, especially if you’re a go getter.
Then you find schools to meet your budget - and there will be schools $20K to $100K.
So answer that - but I don’t see any of your out of states as an advantage over any UC with biomed - which in CA and I’m including the CSU schools too. But you might enjoy your experience at another school more - for example, UMD, Rutgers, and U wash all have big 10 sports, etc.
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