I'm not sure which University to attend, help?

[Printer Bandit]

NSA cook.

 

[John Connor]

LOL Ain't worth it to have all the background checks just to work in the cafeteria. Perhaps the pay and benefits are good though. :hmm:

 

[Gizmo j]

Ok I'm starting to understand how unlikely it is to got to schools such as MIT or Harvard so I think I'll try a school with a higher acceptance rate.

I found this website called U.S.NewsEducation.com that ranks Universities, recently I have been looking at the top ranked schools that have an acceptance rate above 20% and I found that these 4 schools were on top and in the same rank for Engineering:

Georgia Institute of Technology
Purdue University—​West Lafayette
University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign
University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

And this school is on top for Political Science:

University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

I'm starting to be skeptical on whether or not I should take Political Science, I am now thinking of taking either Business, Law, or History instead. These were the highest ranking schools in each subject with an acceptance rate of above 20%.

Business-University of Chicago (Booth)
Law-University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor
History-University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

 

[Ruptga]

I still don't see what you plan to get out of that double major, but if you're looking outside California for engineering schools you should consider Missouri S&T. It is in the middle of nowhere, but it is consistently ranked as one of the best schools for all types of engineering and it's not quite as expensive as Purdue.

Really though, just go to a state school in California, any school that isn't known as a party school will do fine. The name of the school isn't nearly as important as you think it is, and in-state tuition is nothing to blow off.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Are those supposed to be your low-cost/less-prestigious schools or your future school?

 

[RibeyeAndScotch]

My little sister got accepted into MIT and a guy from my gym got into the doctoral program at MIT's CSAIL at 22 years old.

My jaw dropped both times.

Good luck man. Doesn't hurt to try.

 

[dr150]

Ok I'm starting to understand how unlikely it is to got to schools such as MIT or Harvard so I think I'll try a school with a higher acceptance rate.

I found this website called U.S.NewsEducation.com that ranks Universities, recently I have been looking at the top ranked schools that have an acceptance rate above 20% and I found that these 4 schools were on top and in the same rank for Engineering:

Georgia Institute of Technology
Purdue University—​West Lafayette
University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign
University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

And this school is on top for Political Science:

University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

I'm starting to be skeptical on whether or not I should take Political Science, I am now thinking of taking either Business, Law, or History instead. These were the highest ranking schools in each subject with an acceptance rate of above 20%.

Business-University of Chicago (Booth)
Law-University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor
History-University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

You're still shooting way too high.

You must have really great stats to be seriously looking at a good shot at these world class schools.

Look at GPA/boards, man!

....You better have near perfect grades to go along with your Denny's fry cook degree.

Aim realistically looooowwwwwer.

 

[madoka]

You're still shooting way too high.

You must have really great stats to be seriously looking at a good shot at these world class schools.

Look at GPA/boards, man!

....You better have near perfect grades to go along with your Denny's fry cook degree.

Aim realistically looooowwwwwer.

Two weeks ago he was hoping to get a job at Panda Express:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2433451&highlight=

Now he's hoping to go to Harvard and MIT.

By the end of the month . . . Supreme Earth Emperor!

 

[zinfamous]

I've never did the SAT test.

....good luck.

 

[KillerBee]

Do this ...the Navy can always use some good cooks -you'll serve your country- see most of the world - and you'll get paid to learn how to cook for 5000

After doing 4 years you may want quit and then go to school - for free mostly depending on current Gi Bill Benefits
or stay in for 20 years and retire with a pension and lifetime VA medical benefits

 

[Gizmo j]

You're still shooting way too high.

You must have really great stats to be seriously looking at a good shot at these world class schools.

Look at GPA/boards, man!

....You better have near perfect grades to go along with your Denny's fry cook degree.

Aim realistically looooowwwwwer.

Are you sure about that because these schools have pretty high acceptance rates, and if I have a Bachelors from another school wouldn't it seem likely I would get accepted?

Georgia Institute of Technology 33% acceptance
University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor 32.2% acceptance
University of Chicago-Booth 21% acceptance

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=georgia+institute+of+technology+acceptance+rate
https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=university+of+michigan+ann+arbor+acceptance+rate
https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#safe=active&hl=en&q=university+of+chicago+booth+acceptance+rate

 

[HamburgerBoy]

That's overall acceptance rate, not specific to program which can change things a lot. More importantly, not that many people apply to those schools because they know they won't get in. If every person that thought he had a purely random 1 in 3 shot making it into those schools tried to apply, you'd see the rate plummet. I have a brother that got into University of Michigan (PhD mind you but still), but he had a near-4.0 GPA, his name on multiple projects and papers in undergrad research, internships, several projects of his own that he developed in his free time, and professors with exemplary letters of recommendation. Obviously it's different for you going into undergrad in terms of expectations, but you can imagine that the equivalent would be an incredible high school GPA, acing the SAT/ACT, extracurriculars, and demonstration that you already know a fair bit about engineering.

EDIT: For example, check this website (no idea where they get the numbers but let's assume they're reasonably accurate)...

https://colleges.niche.com/university-of-michigan----ann-arbor/statistics/

Per that website, an SAT (and a good one) is a necessity, and 92% of students were in the top 10% of their respective high school classes. Does that sound like you?

 

[OverVolt]

My little sister got accepted into MIT and a guy from my gym got into the doctoral program at MIT's CSAIL at 22 years old.

My jaw dropped both times.

Good luck man. Doesn't hurt to try.

Agreed FYI. Your expectations are high considering you don't have a plan. That doesn't mean that with a solid plan, that it couldn't be done.

 

[OverVolt]

....good luck.

Maybe his math score can compensate...

 

[cabri]

If you only have a GED, that indicates a poor desire for learning.

1) Get into Community College; heavy on the math/science.
This will allow you at a low cost to determine if you actually have what it will take to get into an engineering school. You do not have to complete the school in two years; make it three or four if you have to work to support yourself.

Just make sure that you devote all the effort needed to learn.

2) Take both the SAT and ACT
There scores will tell you if you actually have learned properly from you online reviews and the CC.

3) With grades that are at least in the 3.0 range, transfer to a school that specializes in the area you desire.
Do not expect the top names to consider you without EXCEPTIONAL scores and grades.
Such will negate the GED stigma.

4) Complete in one field; then either and ONLY THEN take the courses in an additional field if you desire.
Again, due to the GED; I suspect that you can not handle the heavy academic load needed for a double major.

5) Some of the top schools will allow you take take individual classes without applying for a degree.

A chunk of my Masters in Engineering came from MIT using such a method. Courses were transferred.


Dreams are great; but need to be tempered with reality.

 

[madoka]

It doesn't HAVE to be MIT, I just want to go to one of the top schools such as Stanford, Yale, Harvard, Columbia.

1. Please change the title of your thread to:

"Rejected by Panda Express. Plan B: Where should I go: Stanford, Yale, Harvard, or Columbia?"

2. The world needs mechanics, electricians, and plumbers too.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Save money on undergrad - do it instate. Spending your first couple years at a CC is also a good idea. Cal. has lots of good schools.

If you really kick some ass, you can apply to some place like UofMI for grad school and get a fellowship.

Nobody who has any business working in their field should have to pay for grad school. Except high-demand graduate degrees like MBA or MEd.

 

[dr150]

1. Please change the title of your thread to:

"Rejected by Panda Express. Plan B: Where should I go: Stanford, Yale, Harvard, or Columbia?"

2. The world needs mechanics, electricians, and plumbers too.....

....and cooks too.

He already has a sammich making degree.

He could ramp that shit up and work as a salad cutter at Spagos, etc and work his way up from there.

If he learns some top chef secrets, he could borrow some money from Oma's pension account and open up a restaurant in the sticks.

 

[Cappuccino]

Bristol nuff said. You can meet me I show you around.

 

[Gizmo j]

I heard that you could start the first 2 years at a University then transfer to a different University and finish the next 2 years for a Bachelors.

My question is if I attend Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo for the first 2 years, do you think I could transfer to a school in the UC system such as Davis?

Or is Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo not prestigious enough to impress the UC system?

 

[Printer Bandit]

Forget college, this might be up your alley...

https://vimeo.com/32184437


you could be a panda express millionaire.

 

[DCal430]

I heard that you could start the first 2 years at a University then transfer to a different University and finish the next 2 years for a Bachelors.

My question is if I attend Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo for the first 2 years, do you think I could transfer to a school in the UC system such as Davis?

Or is Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo not prestigious enough to impress the UC system?

Very wrong. It is much easier to transfer from a CC. Universities know someone already at another another university has a place to continue their education. Someone at a CC does not.

 

[Obsy]

I heard that you could start the first 2 years at a University then transfer to a different University and finish the next 2 years for a Bachelors.

My question is if I attend Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo for the first 2 years, do you think I could transfer to a school in the UC system such as Davis?

Or is Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo not prestigious enough to impress the UC system?

You can but the chances of transferring university to university are extremely slim. CC students have top transfer priority, so they'll get the spot even if you have a much better GPA and are applying from a well known university. Don't go to a university thinking that you'll be able to transfer to another.

So, why aren't you considering a good community college? There is no shame in going to one. You'll be saving tons of money and opening doors to UC Berkeley, UCLA, etc if you really work your ass off. If you pick the right CC (usually the ones with honors programs), you can develop a curriculum there that rivals mid/top universities. I go to Orange Coast College and the honors Math sequence here (starts at Honors Calculus 1 & 2, ends with Honors Tensor Calculus/on Manifolds) is designed to be as strenuous as Berkeley's honors courses. My best friend flunked Chemistry and honors Math here, but he's a B student at UCI in upper division Electrical Engineering.