i've been accepted to university of illinois-champaign-urbana, university of minnesota-twin-cities, and purdue. some of the fields i plan on studying are kinesiology, nutrition, and computer science. does anybody have any experience with any of these colleges? do any of them have any advantages or disadvantages that the others don't have?
All three are excellent universities. Illinois is the highest ranked of the three and Purdue is ranked the lowest.
Minnesota has faculty and graduate programs that are as good as Illinois, but is lower in the rankings because they are less selective in accepting undergraduates. Therefore, you can get as good an educatino there as at Illinois. It is a very large university. This can be both good and bad. It is good because they will offer a lot more classes. It is bad because introductory classes are large. Nutrition is on the St Paul campus (Ag School) which is a smaller campus with a different feel.
There is a lot of culture in the Twin Cities — so if you are looking for the environment outside of school, it has a lot to offer.
December 25th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I think University of Minnesota has the edge in kinesiology and nutrition. It has a very large physical science department.
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December 25th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
whatever you do, don't attend purdue.
it rhymes.
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December 25th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
All three are excellent universities. Illinois is the highest ranked of the three and Purdue is ranked the lowest.
Minnesota has faculty and graduate programs that are as good as Illinois, but is lower in the rankings because they are less selective in accepting undergraduates. Therefore, you can get as good an educatino there as at Illinois. It is a very large university. This can be both good and bad. It is good because they will offer a lot more classes. It is bad because introductory classes are large. Nutrition is on the St Paul campus (Ag School) which is a smaller campus with a different feel.
There is a lot of culture in the Twin Cities — so if you are looking for the environment outside of school, it has a lot to offer.
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University Professor (and Native Minnesotan).
December 25th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
purdue
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