<p>I really think that ERAU is better than Princeton for AE..</p>
<p>as alexandre Purdue has a good AE program as well, and has AFROTC in the Armory which is in the campus.</p>
<p>One note about ERAU: its a GREAT aero school, but make sure you really want to do aero. I almost went there, but when I realized that I may want to change my mind, i'd be almost roped in. Just keep this in mind =) A bigger school may be lower in rankings, but you'd have more choices and room to move</p>
<p>I think you should consider the University of Florida.</p>
<p>Alexandre - Thanks for the correction on Princeton. There were no classes listed under the undergrad heading as compared to the ones listed under the graduate program. I had to download the handbook to find any real info on the program.</p>
<p>Shoebox - Good point about ERAU. I don't think they are really known for anything else so you are pretty much boxed in. A larger school (or a more flexible one) would offer more backup options.</p>
<p>Thank you for the input, i have just read the reply. I've been looking into Purdue and UIUC, which one is better and has more finacial aid?</p>
<p>From the Common Data Sets (available via search on the university web sites)
UIUC: 25% 75%
SAT Verbal 550 670
SAT Math 620 730
Percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. 90%
average financial aid package $9K
Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were
awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship ~2000
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship $2700</p>
<p>Purdue: 25% 75%
SAT Verbal 490 600
SAT Math 530 650
Percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. 92%
average financial aid package $12+K
Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were
awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship ~1300
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship $15K</p>
<p>I'd say Olin will provide anyone with an amazing engineering basis for any interest in engineering, so I'd recommend that.</p>
<p>Optimization, how good is Olin's Aerospace Engineering department?</p>
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<p>Don't get too hung up on "rankings" for undergraduate engineering. It is far more important to find a school at which you will be comfortable and happy, and ultimately will help you excel. Grad school and on-the-job performance will be far more significant contributors to your ultimate success.</p>
<p>I am a recruiter for the worlds leading aerospace company, and these endless discussions of "top 3" versus "top 5" versus "top 20" undergraduate engineering programs leave me bewildered and frustrated. It is truly meaningless in our recruiting efforts and the larger picture for a successful career.</p>
<p>Does PSU have a good aerospace engineering program by any chance?</p>
<p>Rogracer, I agree that rankings aren't that important in the larger picture of a successful career, but I am not so sure it is meaningless when it comes to recruiting efforts and landing that initial job right after graduation. Are you telling me that your company recruits heavily on every single campus or that it somehow choses campuses randomly? I agree that there isn't much of a difference between #1 and #10, but you cannot tell me that your company recruits just as heavily at some unknown Engineering program as it does at MIT or Purdue.</p>
<p>Notre Dame has an aero program where son is currently a freshman. He was very impressed with recruiters on campus in the fall--Boeing, Grumann, Lockheed and General Electric to name a few. Although he is a freshman, he attended the career recruitment and was told by many of those companies to come back to future recruiting days--a few went on ahead and took his resume!</p>
<p>Alexandre...I do not mean to imply that undergraduate rankings are of absolutely no consequence. Where you got your undergraduate degree does matter to a degree. I am just saying they are way-overblown in these discussion groups on these forums.</p>
<p>For reference, my company <em>does</em> have an internal (proprietary) list of schools from which we recruit. The total number of schools on this list is in the 50-75 range. This list defines our so-called "target" schools. Within that list, we have a smaller group of "key" schools on which we place the most recruitment emphasis. We like to make sure that we have a "reasonable percentage" of new-hires coming from these key schools on a yearly basis. So, yes, if you are attending one of these "key" schools you are at a slight advantage in our recruitment process. There are about 20-25 schools that make up this key-school list (not 5 or 10). It MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER what school you go to if you are already in this "key school" list. In other words, MIT grads get no preferential consideration over, say, University of Florida grads (to name just 2 of our key schools). And even if you are not attending a "key school" or a "target school" we will still <em>certainly</em> entertain and seriously consider your employment application.</p>
<p>rogracer: What company do you work for, and is PSU on the list of "key schools"?</p>
<p>Recruitment practices are considered proprietary information, so I prefer not to reveal who I work for...but you can certainly guess from what I've said. I also won't get into the specifics of what are our key/target schools beyond generalities...but suffice to say you need not have any concerns regarding Penn State.</p>
<p>Definitely ** Rensellaer Polytechnic Institute **. My sister did AFROTC there and they have a very well-reputed aerospace program.</p>
<p>I just want to add that the University of Michigan had the first program in Aerospace Engineering in the US.</p>