<p>Hey everyone, I'd really appreciate getting your views on this. I'm trying to see how Princeton and Penn M&T (penn's joint degree program between wharton and penn seas) stack up.</p>
<p>I'm generally interested in mechanical engineering, but not dead set on it. The buisness degree from Wharton as a supplement seems like it would certaintly be helpful as far as jobs, etc; but the program is also ALOT of work. Also I'd likely need to spend 5 years to finish the program.</p>
<p>Princeton's campus and social scene are a little more what I'm looking for than Penn's (less greek life, more unique). Plus theres the prestige factor, which I know shouldn't come into play but, in reality, does. I'd be a b.s.e. mechananical engineering major. Is princeton's engineering significantly better than penn's?</p>
<p>Which option do you think would provide me with the better connections and job opportunities after graduation? What would you do?</p>
<p>I really appreciate everyone's imput. This is a tough time for me, its one of the bigger decisions I've had to make so far in my life, so I don't want to mess it up.</p>
<p>Princeton has a better engineering program, but Penn's program is decent. With the joint degree in wharton, Penn will provide you with the better connections and job opportunities. </p>
<p>Both upenn and princeton are great schools. You should just the school that you like more since both programs you got accepted into are really good. If it were me I'd pick upenn because i'd rather live there for the next four years. Good luck with your decision and congrats.</p>
<p>penn... oh...man... u can't pass up wharton!!!</p>
<p>I work with a fellow who graduated a few years back from Penn's M&T...impressive fellow & he received a fantastic education. Truly an up & comer. His name brand degree(s) (you get 2 with the M&T I think) however are not terribly well recognized in the engineering world where the likes of MIT, Penn State, Georgia Tech and other engineering powerhouses reign, even within most of the management ranks of engineering-oriented companies. What I'm trying to say that if its respect you want in an engineering management career, no Ivy will get you as much as you think you might deserve, but IMHO, Princeton is more of a universal name brand.</p>
<p>That said, Penn's M&T undoubtedly is going to give you some solid engineering as well as good business education. I don't know much about Princeton's, but I'm sure both schools will yield plenty of connections. You may want to look at what type of engineering you are interested in, if you've thought that far. For instance, Penn SEAS has a great bioengineering department, but hardly any presense in the civil or environmental eng worlds. Princeton has good civil & environmental.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Papa Chicken; what do you know about the mechanical engineering at each school?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If you want to get some business background at Princeton you can do the ORFE program or get a certificate in finance. However, people get excellent offers without doing either of those.</p>
<p>Penn's ME is good, but I don't know about Princeton's. I suspect its pretty good. What I do with an institution I don't know is go read the CV's of each department's professors to check depth of research, publishing currency, and if the topics seem interesting.</p>
<p>Just for full disclosure, I went through Penns M OF T program.....executive masters thing, similar idea as undergrad M&T between SEAS & Wharton. Having spent quite a bit of time there, what I appreciate about Penn is their integrative capacity between disciplines, departments & schools. I think they do a better job there than most.</p>
<p>You can't go wrong with either choice.</p>
<p>This is my one and only bump to the first page; thanks for all the advice so far everyone!</p>