<p>a) What are your views on the undergraduate engineering program in Mechanical engg.?</p>
<p>b) How would you rate it against a big university like Umich or GAtech's program? (since dartmouth is much smaller)</p>
<p>c) Difficulty of the program?</p>
<p>d) Social life?</p>
<p>e) International students? indians specifically?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>So many guys applying and nobody has any information on these crucial factors?</p>
<p>a. b. c. do some research</p>
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<p>at dartmouth you get a degree in general engineering vs a specialized one. you have a concentration in your BE if you choose to get one.</p>
<p>look at course selection too if you want
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<p>it’s not overly difficult … pay attention, do your work, and you’ll be fine … and that’s true about everywhere… </p>
<p>d. social life … is the same as any other Dartmouth student. there’s sort of a Thayer social life too, but it mostly revolves around griping about problem sets/projects etc. while doing other things around Thayer that make you procrastinate.</p>
<p>e. There are some. … what else do you need to know?</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply. My main concern is, Will it be as fun as a Umich or GAtech?
Will i be stuck between a bunch of nerds? (sorry but cant put it anyway else :S)</p>
<p>I’ve never heard GA Tech described as “fun.”</p>
<p>Then you must not be listening to the right people. </p>
<p>As for the OP’s original question - the biggest difference between Dartmouth Engineering and GaTech or Michigan can be seen on Dartmouth’s career services’ page: [Employers</a> Hiring Thayer School Graduates](<a href=“http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/career/employers/employer_hires.html]Employers”>http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/career/employers/employer_hires.html)</p>
<p>If you look at the companies hiring BE graduates, they are mostly consulting firms, management companies, and investment firms - in other words, non-traditional engineering firms. In fact, there are very few manufacturers on that list. On the other hand, if you go to GaTech or Michigan, you’ll see more manufacturers but less non-traditional positions. The consulting, management, and investment firms still go to GaTech and Michigan, but with more students, it’s more difficult to get those positions there. </p>
<p>So, in summary, if your goal is to be an engineer, GaTech or Michigan are better options. On the other hand, if your goal is to get an engineering education then use it in a non-traditional engineering role (investments, management, banking, etc), then Dartmouth is an excellent choice.</p>
<p>Understand about Dartmouth Engineering preparing more for non-traditional careers (investments, banking, even law) vs. U of MIch or G Tech. How would you rate Duke and Vandy in this spectrum?</p>
<p>More than half of those employers listed are manufacturing or tech. Why do you say “most” are non-traditional engineering roles?</p>
<p>Here is the comparison I am drawing: Cal Poly SLO has a great engineering program. Very focussed, declare your major before entering program. Many get hired as engineers. At UCLA, an excellent program but more broad based and more theoretical. More of these students go on to grad school (Law, Business, Engineering) and some work as engineers right out of school. I prefer the model of UCLA and am looking for schools that are more structured this way. Dartmouth has more of a general engineering focus and I like that. Who else of these should I consider? Vanderbilt, U of Mich, Tufts, Duke, Lehigh, Wash U.? thank you!</p>
<p>Son is getting his BA in Engineering Physics at Dartmouth and will stay on for one extra term to get his BE in Materials Science. Has also taken a lot of studio art classes. He loves Dartmouth, has a great social life, works very hard, is very focused, and will probably be a scientist when he starts working. </p>
<p>He really wanted a challenging school and didn’t consider any others. Although he did consider majoring in math or physics before he settled on engineering.</p>
<p>My son is getting his BA in biomedical engineering and will stay on for an extra 2-3 terms to get his BE. He seems to like Dartmouth’s engineering program very much. He also spends a lot of time involved with his sport-he’s the team captain-so it’s been a balancing act but somehow he manages to get everything done. I hope he’ll get a good job when he leaves. I have no idea what the job market is like. He is not interested, so far, in consulting or any of the other higher-paying options for engineering graduates. Eventually he may go to grad school but I know he wants to work for a few years first.</p>