My 10th grade daughter is interested in bioengineering. One concern I have is that everything I've seen and read says that engineering programs tend to be very stressful pressure cookers. Are there any good programs that aren't like that? To be clear, she wants to learn and be challenged. I just don't want her to be in an environment where it's 4 straight years of stress. FWIW, some schools she's considering right now are Rice, Duke, JHU, Carnegie Mellon, and University of Washington (we're local). MIT sounds like it'd be a dream school on paper, but I've just heard too many horror stories where graduates describe it as 4 years of boot camp that toughens you up but you're miserable while going through it.
Geographically, I think she'd be open to pretty much anything. She's personally not interested in Greek life, but would be ok with it as long as it's not too culturally domineering. Cost/affordability isn't really an issue. Last but not least, she also loves painting and dance, so ideally a school where she'd have a creative outlet would be fantastic.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Geographically, I think she'd be open to pretty much anything. She's personally not interested in Greek life, but would be ok with it as long as it's not too culturally domineering. Cost/affordability isn't really an issue. Last but not least, she also loves painting and dance, so ideally a school where she'd have a creative outlet would be fantastic.
Any thoughts/suggestions?