<p>Also, if you major in soely in “petroleum engineering,” it DOESEN’T MATTER where you go. It only matters how many and the quality of your internships.</p>
<p>For chem/mech engineering; I hope your school is located next to the Gulf of Mexico. Around LA, CA, OK, and TX is where most of the recruiting talkes place. Coming fro UIUC, I would say you have a good chance to work in the downstream industry, and maybe can work in the upstream.</p>
<p>Good Luck</p>