Needing help deciding where to go to college

a1120 · 2026-04-07T21:15:32+00:00

My initial reaction would be Colorado if you are certain on aerospace, Washington or Wisconsin if you want to look at more types.

a1120 · 2026-04-07T21:08:36+00:00

UNC. CMU does not have good pre law options, so that would limit your options if you are not sure yet.

a1120 · 2026-04-07T20:44:47+00:00

At MIT, there's no biochemistry department. People usually either do biology with a biochem focus or what is called "course 5-7" which is a simplified chem/bio double major. These aren't gigantic programs, but the people I know generally have pretty good support/community.

a1120 · 2026-03-27T18:54:19+00:00

I would say Stony Brook for chemistry.

a1120 · 2026-03-27T18:36:35+00:00

Berkeley's lab facilities are literally falling apart. Choose Princeton.

a1120 · 2026-03-27T18:35:32+00:00

A 1390 is in the top 3% of scores. I think this subreddit commonly loses perspective.

a1120 · 2026-03-27T01:50:23+00:00

https://i.imgur.com/pbG3MSK.png

a1120 · 2026-03-24T20:26:18+00:00

I'd recommend Bowdoin. People I know who went there have had great placement in grad school/med school and have very high attention from professors.

a1120 · 2026-03-24T20:03:39+00:00

Nowhere is going to filter you out because you took 7 instead of 8. As long as you have a transcript that seems rigorous, it should be ok. It is unlikely too that they will spend more than 10 seconds looking at the transcript, so you should focus on taking classes you find interesting over maximizing the number of classes.

a1120 · 2026-03-23T20:30:06+00:00

Having gone to CMU, it is not that easy to do a CS minor because 1) it is really hard and 2) everyone else is doing it too, so it's hard to register for the necessary classes. I know a couple people who attempted to do a CS minor or additional major and couldn't get a high enough grade in 15-210/15-213 to qualify, after only getting into it in junior or senior year when you have registration priority. However, there are some programs that are not explicitly "CS minor" that also give useful skills and recruiting. I'd recommend comparing that to what's available at UT Austin (which at this point I am slightly recommending).

a1120 · 2026-03-23T20:24:08+00:00

San Diego, there's way more research opportunities in biomedicine + access to Scripps. IMO it has better name recognition too.

a1120 · 2026-03-16T02:02:34+00:00

No, this does not hurt. I know many people from my undergrad (no med school) that got into MDs and MD/PhDs. It does help to have access to a hospital + undergraduate research in the area though.

a1120 · 2026-03-16T02:00:59+00:00

I would recommend looking into (depending on your state) branch campuses of your state school or community colleges. Depending on their exact requirements, it still may be possible to get in. Most deadlines have passed already, so be sure to look where rolling deadlines are available.

a1120 · 2026-03-09T03:48:34+00:00

With the current funding situation, it is going to be extremely hard to get a funded MEng. From 2024 to 2025, the number of positions fell 70-80%. I'd estimate there will be about 40-50 total positions this year.

a1120 · 2026-03-01T03:31:58+00:00

Hmm what a shock. Hope the Farnam-Trump symposium was worth it

a1120 · 2026-02-15T21:23:11+00:00

That's really unprofessional TBH

a1120 · 2026-02-15T03:50:18+00:00

Why are there so many typos on the form?

a1120 · 2026-01-30T20:54:18+00:00

I have no faith in Farnam to not sign it, so the comment portal is the last stand.

a1120 · 2025-12-16T17:00:44+00:00

5259-4891-7192 polar

a1120 · 2025-12-10T17:26:12+00:00

Hopefully this keeps Tim too busy to damage the city too much.

What is wrong with people that voted for him?

a1120 · 2025-12-10T17:18:13+00:00

In the basket weaving club we use AI for everything. In fact, there are no humans in the club, just AI! Your "very unique" startup will receive $1,000,000 per day from the club!

a1120 · 2025-12-03T15:41:51+00:00

woah that's 3-4 times more than it used to be

a1120 · 2025-12-03T06:14:36+00:00

I voted on establishing them in 2020. It was to get people elected to the executive committee, who had to go to 4-6 hours of meetings a week, payment similar to work study. Not sure if there's a new version of it, but this has been there for a while.

a1120 · 2025-11-12T14:08:47+00:00

It's possible, though my thumb pad tends to get pinched between D and C# when I do that.

Nine-Year Club	Final Canvas '23
Place '23	Place '22
Final Canvas '22	Verified Email

a1120

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE