mrtasan Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 I am freaking out...well I was before...but talking to people seemed to have balanced me out... Here's my layout: I'm an Industrial engineer with about 3 years coming up experience in government/public sector. I am fed up with it because of LSS is total bullshit and a waste of time. My apps: I applied to MS industrial engineering at Penn State just to see if I could get in and I did but I wont waste time on that anymore. I am switching to Biomedical Engineering (which i have my doubts because I worry a lot) but it feels right. I applied to PhD/MS combos for the following schools: CCNY Stony Brook Rutgers NYU Polytech CCNY gave me an interview but ultimately rejected me for PhD but offered Masters. Stony brook did the same but gave me a deadline of this Friday April 15 to decide!!! Rutgers rejected me. NYU Polytech still haven't heard from. It's basically down to CCNY vs Stony Brook for masters of Biomedical Engineering. What do you guys thinks? Any feedback will help Heres the situation: CCNY - 8k vs SB 11k per year I'm from NYC so I will commute to CCNY and live at home but will have to dorm at SBU From what i've heard Stony is more prestigious and ranked higher than CCNY CCNY will take 3 years to complete (i forgot to mention i have no bio or chem credits) and Stony is 2-3 years I'm kind of torn because I dunno for sure which school. I am leaning towards Stony so I can get away from the city, focus on studying, more opportunity to score internships/jobs with company, and work with a better staff (although this is debatable because I do believe CCNY has a very good staff. The thing is I will leave my current job which pays okay money. I have saved some but its risky business in a sense. Theres a chance I may stay on a little longer if I go to CCNY just to get a few more $$. What a dilemma! Please help! Thanks!
renster Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Unless Stony Brook is significantly more prestigious than CCNY, I would go to CCNY because of the reduced tuition and living costs. Does the prestige really compensate for the cost? I am assuming that since you have no science background, you'd probably go to Stony Brook for 3 years as well. I am freaking out...well I was before...but talking to people seemed to have balanced me out... Here's my layout: I'm an Industrial engineer with about 3 years coming up experience in government/public sector. I am fed up with it because of LSS is total bullshit and a waste of time. My apps: I applied to MS industrial engineering at Penn State just to see if I could get in and I did but I wont waste time on that anymore. I am switching to Biomedical Engineering (which i have my doubts because I worry a lot) but it feels right. I applied to PhD/MS combos for the following schools: CCNY Stony Brook Rutgers NYU Polytech CCNY gave me an interview but ultimately rejected me for PhD but offered Masters. Stony brook did the same but gave me a deadline of this Friday April 15 to decide!!! Rutgers rejected me. NYU Polytech still haven't heard from. It's basically down to CCNY vs Stony Brook for masters of Biomedical Engineering. What do you guys thinks? Any feedback will help Heres the situation: CCNY - 8k vs SB 11k per year I'm from NYC so I will commute to CCNY and live at home but will have to dorm at SBU From what i've heard Stony is more prestigious and ranked higher than CCNY CCNY will take 3 years to complete (i forgot to mention i have no bio or chem credits) and Stony is 2-3 years I'm kind of torn because I dunno for sure which school. I am leaning towards Stony so I can get away from the city, focus on studying, more opportunity to score internships/jobs with company, and work with a better staff (although this is debatable because I do believe CCNY has a very good staff. The thing is I will leave my current job which pays okay money. I have saved some but its risky business in a sense. Theres a chance I may stay on a little longer if I go to CCNY just to get a few more $. What a dilemma! Please help! Thanks!
renster Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 It sounds like you really want to go to Stony Brook. If the debt is not too much of a consideration, go where you will be happy.
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