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[rolfe16]

Hi,
Im andrew and Im from the Jersey Shore (not a guido).
I am going in for Chem. Engineering and I did my SIR for both NYU Poly and UCSD but im still torn between.

Can you help me decide?

these are my pros and cons

UCSD Pros
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1) California (liberals, research hotspot, loose laws on certain things ;D)
2) super close to the beach, i grew up on the beach, love to surf and chill on the shore
3) ranked like 17 for engineering so UCSD diploma may = more job oppurtunities
4) sweet facilities and techy campus
5) crazy a$$ library
6) San Diego is beautiful
7) my sister may be in grad school in LA
8) seems like fun/hardworking students to motivate me to do well
9) nice suite for 16 dudes or 8 dudes idk freshman year
10) alot of asians. im asian :] ferrow yerrows
11) parties @ san diego state?!
12) free public transporation for students

UCSD Cons
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1) 53k (no scholarship)
2) far from home (im from NJ)
3) ugly girls according to college p.ro.w.l3r
4) will have to make new friends
5) night life doesnt seem wild enough
6) heard californians can come off as superficial or cheesy to eastcoast people. im very "down to earth" so I dont know how id fit in


NYU Poly Pros
.................
1) 33k (got a 21k scholarship)
2) in Brooklyn (lots of things to do,wild nightlife, close to manhattan)
3) close to home
4) ranked 4th highest salary after college for universities under like carnegie melon and stuff
5) familiar area
6) small classes
7) have a connection to an internship if i go there
8) Poly will merge with NYU in 4 years
9) recently became center for some new york science department idk
10) already have friends in NYC
11) major is "chemical and biological" engineerring which i like very much (want to be biomedical engineer after grad school)
12) best friend and many hs friends will be staying in jersey/rutgers
13) i love the city :P

NYU Poly Cons
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1) 85% dudes. not cool!
2) ranked like 60 for engineering, not sure but its up there
3) not in the heart of manhattan but i hear good things bout brooklyn
4) small campus so it prolly doesnt have much facilities/funding?
5) not well known school
6) went to orientation and the students seemed weird, met a kid who got a full ride but was also a drug dealer, he seemed like a loser
7) wasnt feeling it before but the more i think abuot it the more i want to go to nyu poly


I wish i knew more about san diego :P