Better school for engineering?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Ok I know these two schools are completely different, but please hear me out.
I'm a Miami native, not a fan of the city life though. And I absolutely love Boone.
I was accepted to UM's College of Engineering, and App State's pre-engineering program.
If I go to UM: I'll probably just start and finish there. Or possibly transfer to MIT.
If I go to App State: I'll do two years of pre-eng and then transfer to another school. But what are my chances of being accepted into MIT, VT, or another good tech school? Would UM even bother accepting me as a transfer student? </p>

<p>My whole purpose for going to App State is to spend a little time away from home (it's pretty hectic) and to hopefully grow up and discover myself. I also go to Boone a lot and I always feel right at home there. Although App isn't as prestigious as UM, I've heard great things about it. </p>

<p>Academically, UM is better. But I feel App is good too. Does anyone have any opinions, suggestions, personal experiences, etc about these two schools? What about their engineering programs?</p>

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<p>If you really want to major in engineering, I’d suggest going to the school with the engineering program. If you went to Appalachian State, there’s no guarantee that you’d be able to transfer into an engineering program anywhere other than the schools they have arrangements with, so you should make sure you’re happy with one of those.</p>