Elizabeth Simms
Marquette University
Why would a Californian go to college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin? One good reason is Marquette University’s ABET accredited biomedical engineering program, which combines a Jesuit core of common studies with a hands-on, multidisciplinary, biomedical engineering program. And by the way, they also have a brand new engineering building. The Jesuit Model Jesuit universities encourage inquiry, […]
The College of Wooster: Making Undergraduate Research a Priority
Last week I visited the College of Wooster, a liberal arts college with 2,000 students, located in Wooster Ohio. I walked away very impressed by the college’s sense of community and the opportunities for undergraduate research. The college’s campus is pretty and very well maintained, and the students are friendly and engaged. Downtown Wooster, which […]
Visiting the California Institute of Technology – A Lesson in the Importance of College Visits
California Institute of Technology – Visit November 2013 Visiting Cal Tech this past November reminded me once again that visiting colleges is a key part of researching the colleges on your list. Of course I knew there would be smart students, lots of math and science classes and interesting cutting edge research at Cal Tech. […]