As for Shantou University, I am very pessimistic. To put it bluntly, Shantou University is a key university thrown out by Li Ka-shing with money, not a key university in the 2 1 1 project (valued by the outside world), so I think it is at a disadvantage in the competitiveness of key universities. However, the civil engineering of Shantou University is not a well-known major, so the objective facilities of the department will be slightly insufficient.
As for your junior college student, because I am an ordinary student, I can only stop here. Anyway, I personally think it's better to apply for civil engineering if possible. . . .
Finally, I wish you success ~