<p>@45 Percenter:</p>
<p>So are you thinking that Penn M&T is better than Columbia? The package I have from Columbia right now as an Egleston Scholar (top 1% of admitted engineering students) is: (quoted)
A $10,000 stipend for academic and research endeavors;
Guaranteed research opportunities during the school year and summer;
A team of advisors and a faculty mentor to help each Egleston realize her or his academic and professional goals;
A first-year research and leadership seminar, establishing the foundation of a four-year honors community.
(+ an exemption from mandatory work for financial aid package)</p>
<p>Also, should I consider changing CBE into just BE or maybe drop down to Biomedical Sciences for a BAS instead of the BSE? The Penn website reports that most students who go into professionals schools (medicine, law, etc.) choose the BAS instead of the BSE route.</p>