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[Soyuz]

Hi there

I have been accepted into Chemical Engineering graduate program of Lamar University and Texas A&M University-Kingsville for fall semester 2009. Both universities are attractive in some ways, that is way I have a big dilemma over to choose one of those. In fact, Lamar University has been offering $1000 scholarship for 2009-2010 academic year and also out-state tuition waive, because my I have a good scores from TOEFL and GRE and also 3.5 GPA from my previous my undergraduate and graduate schools of Russia. Futhermore Lamar University is in middle-size city of Beaumont I would enjoy my life as well as my family which is going to immigrate from Russia to the US soon. But name of Texas A&M University-Kingsville is more attractive to me, indeed it is not Texas A&M University, however it is member of Texas A&M University System. It is located in a small town Kingsville Texas, 40 miles southwest of Corpus Christi Texas and 120 miles from North of Mexico and about 160 miles south of San Antonio Texas.

I have been doing online research last couple days about those two universities and trying to choose one of those but I can not able come up with my last decision which Chemical Engineering is the best one for me. So, I need you help to compare those two universities and advices please.

I am planing to transfer my graduate study to Texas A&M University (College Station) or Texas Tech or University of Houston after taking classes one year at one of those universities or after completing my graduate study, I might pursue my PhD at those prestigious University.

Thanks in advance for your comments

Though Lamar is close to Houston, it's Chemical Engineering program is not of very high standard. TAMUK has a decent Cheical Enginnring program though it is located in a small sleepy town with hardly any recreation. Try Univ. of Houston.

[Soyuz]

Thanks for your reply.

Oh yeah, I like TAMUK but it is in the small city, esp. in the remote area. If I did know I would get good score from TOEFL and GRE, I would have applied graduate chemical engineering program of Texas Tech, Texas A&M (College Station) and University of Houston.

Well, I need more advices to choose Lamar or TAMUK, after one year I hope I will transfer my graduate study to one of those flagship universities.

Thanks again for your reply