UNC vs. William and Mary. HELP.

varroyo79
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 03:28:42 +0000

Well, I crossed out Georgia Tech now, which was my #1, because of the crappy financial aid offer that they made me. Now it’s down to my next ones.

I wanted to do Environmental Engineering at Tech, but since there’s no way I can complete the 33 grand that I still need, I don’t think that’s an option at all. So my alternative now is a double major in Environmental Science and Math at either UNC or W&M.

W&M:
I’m out of state for W&M, but I got the William & Mary Scholar Award - a scholarship for instate tuition and fees and includes the W&M Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience- and also a huge school grant along with federal grants, meaning W&M has met my full financial need without work-study or loans (at least for this first year). W&M also has a joint engineering program with guaranteed admission to Columbia (if you maintain a certain gpa). If you spend your 4 years at W&M you get a B.S. from both schools and you get into Columbia’s master’s program for Environmental Engineering. I don’t know what the pros and cons of a joint program are, but it would fulfill my true calling of being an environmental engineer.

UNC:
I’m instate for Chapel Hill, which is obviously closer to home. I got one of the few merit scholarships that UNC offers, the Carolina Scholarship, and I’m in the Honors Program and the Carolina Research Scholar Program as well. They have a bachelor’s to master’s degree program where you major in Environmental Science and then apply to to their school of public health for a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering. Along with the scholarships that I’ve gotten and the grants, my full financial need has also been met without work-study or loans.

So I’m kind of at a loss as to what to do. Both are great schools that have met my full financial need and both have made me feel like they really want me. I feel so special at both :3. I’ve visited both, and I know I would be really happy at either. Any insight that could help me choose one over the other? & this sucks because I have two weeks left to make my deposit. T____T I really do need help, I’ve made this post on three different forums. xD