VA female interested in Engineering or Chemistry 3.9 GPA, 1480 SAT

I would suggest reflecting more on chem vs chem e. I cannot imagine a school that offers Chem e that also does not offer chemistry as a degree, but the reverse is NOT true as you’ve seen with W&M.

The two degree programs are quite different (yes, there is a lot of overlap in some coursework, but there are significant differences). Following that, the jobs performed by a chemist and a chemical engineer are typically very different.

Accordingly, if she has any desire to be a Chem e, then she should only look at schools where that is an option.

As others note above, I suspect that she will have many options.

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