<p>Can anyone tell me more about this school? Is it really a good engineering school? I have not read much about it on this board. All the engineers we have talked to speak very highly of it, but it seems few other people have heard of it. Any thoughts? Our son has already been accepted, visited the campus and loved it, and has also received a nice financial aid package. Just need someone's thoughts on this school.</p>
<p>What other schools has he gotten into?</p>
<p>I've heard good things about the school...I've known several students there and heard good reports from them. Are you from the area or in a different area? Has he been wanting to go to school away from home or close? We've got an extra engineering scholarship (full ride) available at my school (U A Fort Smith) and it's too bad your son didn't look at us.</p>
<p>He got into Texas and Texas A&M, but liked the how small CSM was. We live in houston and he really wanted a small school. A full ride would be nice!!!</p>
<p>Well Academically, UT-Austin is a wonderful Engineering school.</p>
<p>Maybe apply to the Engineering Honors program?</p>
<p>I think Texas is really the way to go. It is definitely more prestigious, except probably in petroleum engineering. I would say that Texas is going to be a lot more fun. I don't see much value in going to a smaller school; you can find a group of friends and associates at a large school and then benefit from having a lot of choices in terms of who you hang out with because the school is so large.</p>
<p>Mines gets overly hyped because it is a specialty school. People think because all they do is engineering that it is more prestigious than it is.</p>
<p>The quality of life at Mines is generally regarded as pretty low.</p>
<p>I remember in my high school AP Physics C class in Colorado, that people were arguing over whether to go to the University of Colorado and have fun or go to Mines and get a good engineering degree. I told them that actually CU is a better degree and a better college life.</p>
<p>Also, Mines is known to give more of a general engineering degree, one that you would need to go to grad school after to really be desirable.</p>
<p>I hate to dump on a school you are considering, but I would really recommend Texas. Of course, there are very smart people graduating and getting a lot of money from Mines and it is by no means a bad school.</p>
<p>(I wrote this in a hurry, so excuse any grammar mistakes)</p>
<p>I'd recommened Mines over Texas because of smaller classes and professors that are more excited about teaching. People I knew at Mines liked it but it certainly won't have the fun of Austin and all the big time sports and such.</p>
I don’t really agree with this answer
Academics at MInes are intense, and it’s tough to get through the program (not that other engineering programs are easy… but Mines is longer/harder than many programs). It’s all a matter of fit - academically, socially, and financiall.
This might be a record for necromancy. The thread had been dead for almost 12 years. 