<p>I have received offers from these 3 universities for engineering majors. I'm really interested in Industrial Engineering/Operations Reseach. I come from a place where rankings are important but what i want is a holistic education. Can someone pls offer me some advice on which is the best place to go? </p>
<p>Well, ranking wise i guess they're largely the same? could the deciding factor be where the uni is located itself and thus the opportunities available? some help pls!</p>
<p>no, they are not all ranked the same haha. Out of the bunch, Northwestern is the best! MIT, CalTech, and Carnegie Mellon beat NU, but it’s better than Berkeley and UM both in engineering and in general. </p>
<p>plus, it’s close to Chicago and Evanston is quite exciting too! although Berkeley would be better if you wanted a sunny Cali environment :D</p>
<p>They are all ranked in the top-5 with Berkeley/Mich slightly ahead. That said, the difference between #2 and #5 is negligible at the graduate level, let alone undergrad. </p>
<p>NU has a unique and integrated approach for your first-year curriculum. It’s called Engineering First. You should check it out to see if that’s appealing to you.</p>