<p>A friend of mine turned down MIT for Embry-Riddle. I don’t know much about it, but it is supposed to be the best college for ae that does not offer a PhD in the field. It is tiny from what I know and it has a FL campus. Look into it!</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t turn down MIT for any other university, studying at MIT has always been my dream.</p>
<p>Oh, and, the steoreotype that movies created about MIT students is it true in any way? </p>
<p>Do i need to be a genius in order to be accepted there?</p>
<p>(I’m sorry my english is not perfect)</p>
<p>I have been less than impressed with most of the Embry-Riddle guys I have come across to be honest. It also ONLY does aviation-related majors, which is kind of a disadvantage in my view because you don’t get that diverse group of people that most people like.</p>
<p>I honestly would not have done what my friend did, but wondered if the validity of his choice meant anything to the OP. I was not impressed with ER myself.</p>
<p>Hi devilbird:</p>
<p>I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, a school that I think would be of major interest to you. Based on your scores, I think you stand a very good chance at getting admitted. </p>
<p>There are a lot of wind tunnel opportunities both on and off campus. There is the Glenn L. Martin wind tunnel on campus, which is absolutely enormous and they frequently offer both internships and co-ops. There is also Tunnel 9 in the area, which has a wind tunnel capable of producing speeds at Mach 10 I believe (I got a tour there once). They always offer internships to our students. College Park is also close to NASA Goddard, and I know a few people who worked there. There are also plenty of positions in research labs on campus if you are interested in that. </p>
<p>The only drawback is size of campus. It is a pretty big school, but it is relatively ‘compact’. If you want to get away from campus, you can always hop on the Metro to DC for a Saturday (very easy to do).</p>
<p>Just tossing this out there-</p>
<p>“Aviation Week’s highly regarded Workforce Study, the industry’s official report and a mainstay for A&D planning and trend analysis since 1997, identifies trends in technological challenges, leadership, demographics and compensation, and ranks the top universities for A&D recruitment, with Penn State at the top for engineering schools . . .”</p>
<p>[31,800</a> Jobs Added by Aerospace and Defense Companies This Year, But Declines… – NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --](<a href=“http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/31800-jobs-added-by-aerospace-and-defense-companies-this-year-but-declines-expected-in-2012-says-aviation-week-workforce-study-128208413.html]31,800”>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/31800-jobs-added-by-aerospace-and-defense-companies-this-year-but-declines-expected-in-2012-says-aviation-week-workforce-study-128208413.html)</p>