UMass Amherst versus URI

Momtofourkids
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:31:13 +0000

A good friend of mine has a S at UMass in Chem Engineering and he has gotten several very good internships through the school. I would have your son ask URI what internship opportunities for a Chem Eng major there are there and how likely he would be able to get one. Considering he is in the honors program there he would probably have a good shot at it but you would want to make sure by asking questions as internships are great for the obvious - real experience and the chance to maybe get a job out of it in the future.
Other than that as long as he keeps a strong GPA at URI, stays in the honors program and can use that merit URI sounds like a solid choice - esp since its his major.
Also find out at UMass what the real chance would be for him to transfer into Chem Eng there - for some majors like Nursing it would never happen and as Engineering , CS and Business are also very competitive there he may never get into the major of his choice.
Good Luck - we have many friends whose children are at both UMass and URi and they all are very happy!