<p>How do Drexel and UPenn, and then U Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon Compare along the lines of Engineering? I am trying to cut down my list of schools I want to apply to.</p>
<p>Probably the latter in both cases..</p>
<p>Drexel is most notable for its co-op program and that’s its biggest advantage vs the other schools. If your the type of person that would like a real paid job doing something in the electrical engineering field, than Drexel is for you. And by jobs, I mean a 6-month work experience like working at lockheed martin. Def gives you a head up vs any of these other schools with work experience and getting your foot in the door. I’m not sure about any of the other schools, but Drexel has a big campus life, and is in University City right in the heart of Philadelphia. There’s always something to do both on and off campus.</p>
<p>As far as the actual engineering goes, Drexel is absolutely top-notch and very underrated when it comes to college ratings. Its actually a myth that people think Penn Engineering is a good school… Ivy league may mean a lot when it comes to arts, or business, but not engineering. I know personally of a few people than transferred from Penn to Drexel because Penn Engineering is a joke and they wanted the co-op experience. Employers at least in the mid-atlantic region also know this very well. As far as I know Carnegie Mellon rates also along Drexel as prestigous hard engineering programs, not so sure about U Pitt though. However don’t forget the Drexel application is free, you might as well apply!</p>
<p>If you have any other questions about Drexel post them on the drexel section of the message board.</p>
<p>Drexel is most notable for its co-op program and that’s its biggest advantage vs the other schools. If your the type of person that would like a real paid job doing something in the electrical engineering field, than Drexel is for you. And by jobs, I mean a 6-month work experience like working at lockheed martin. Def gives you a head up vs any of these other schools with work experience and getting your foot in the door. I’m not sure about any of the other schools, but Drexel has a big campus life, and is in University City right in the heart of Philadelphia. There’s always something to do both on and off campus.</p>
<p>As far as the actual engineering goes, Drexel is absolutely top-notch and very underrated when it comes to college ratings. Its actually a myth that people think Penn Engineering is a good school… Ivy league may mean a lot when it comes to arts, or business, but not engineering. I know personally of a few people than transferred from Penn to Drexel because Penn Engineering is a joke and they wanted the co-op experience. Employers at least in the mid-atlantic region also know this very well. As far as I know Carnegie Mellon rates also along Drexel as prestigous hard engineering programs, not so sure about U Pitt though. However don’t forget the Drexel application is free, you might as well apply!</p>
<p>If you have any other questions about Drexel post them on the drexel section of the message board.</p>
<p>I think it might depend on what you want to do with your engineering degree.</p>
<p>If you want to be a pure, hardcore engineer, then Drexel would be your best bet. The program is excellent (probably equal to or better than any Ivy League school except Cornell) and the co-op is brilliant. It’s also a good $8k cheaper than Penn.</p>
<p>However, if you want to do engineering en route to starting your own company, or to get an engineer’s frame of mind for work in other, non-engineering fields (which many people do), then you would be better off at Penn. There, Penn has a considerable edge in non-engineering disciplines (and allows you as an Engineering student to enroll in any of them), as well as a larger and more well-connected alumni network across the country and around the world.</p>
<p>And as Zackdude touched on, both Drexel and Penn put you in University City, a nice college-dominated section of town (as the name would suggest) and with easy access to (and a great skyline view of) the great city of Philadelphia</p>
<p>So, the question remains…what do you want to do with your engineering degree?</p>