<p>I seriously dont know what to do! I have been waitlisted at Stanford and even though waitlists are blackholes i am working really hard on it, however cannot decide between a few of my colleges. Here are my choices:- Ric(engineering), UPenn( Engineering+LA), Duke (Prat), Harvey Mudd (Engineering)....</p>
<p>So as you can tell I am an engineering major (civil or system engineering), but i cant seem to decide! Here is what i am looking for, please guide me:</p>
<p>Prestige is a factor- i am an international and the brand name sells more then the colleges rep!</p>
<p>Location- that doesnt really matter, i prefer city life but i also love the peace of the country side!</p>
<p>Boarding- i dont wanna get stuck in dirty dorms with food that is hard to digest</p>
<p>Research- i want to take part in research as well</p>
<p>PLUS i am looking for a college that might score me a good job on the east or west coast, i possibly want to go to a business school for Grad, however i want to stick to engineering in undergrad!</p>
<p>Out of those 4, I would say HMC has the best engineering program. The HMC name won't have much prestige among the average person, but those in the tech fields who know what they're talking about will be very impressed that you went to Mudd. Our food is pretty good, but there are other dining halls within a 10 minute walk that are absolutely unbelievable (Pitzer for one, and that is closer to my dorm than Harvey Mudd's dining hall). The dorms at Mudd are also amazing and you will not experience a dorm community feeling anywhere else like what we have here. Five of the eight dorms are suite setup, and trust me suites are better than the standard college dorms by far. The other three dorms that aren't suite setup aren't that bad though because they have an amazingly strong community feeling.</p>
<p>if you want city life and a great education, then go to penn. plus if you decided to switch to business, you would have wharton(if you got in). i would say penn and duke have the most alums in the east coast business world out of the schools you listed.</p>
<p>It is one of the top engineering schools in the country. It has the one of the highest ratio of ultimate PhDs from a four year undergraduate school. (I think Reed is number 1.) Each student has a wealth of research opportunities offered to him or her, many of which are real life problems for actual companies seeking solutions. You will work closely with the professors due to the tiny student/teacher ratio.</p>
<p>There is no grade inflation there and you will be shocked at your GPA since C is a respectable grade and B is outstanding. Don't worry. Grad schools and employers know of Mudd, it's grading structure and the quality of education.
The other schools you mentioned (other than Stanford) are truly prestigious in other fields but will hurt you in your job hunt in the engineering field. </p>
<p>The only possible negative for an engineer who knows his chosen field is the first year curriculum. Mudd requires something similiar to a 'liberal arts in engineering'. You will be taking an introductory overview class of each of the many areas of engineering specialties. My son, who is a computer science guy, loved Mudd but didn't want to build things or study cities, etc. He just finished his Master's at MIT but might have gone to Mudd but for that first year requirement.</p>
<p>In my mind there is no choice, except for Stanford. Good luck.</p>
<p>i have narrowed my list down to Penn and Duke! Harvey Mudd is to much work for a college that people barely know off! I like both duke and penn but i cant seem to decide, ive got a lot of pressure from friends and family for penn ( since im asian, people in my country go for the brand...theyd make me chose cornell over uchicago or something like that!..even though cornell isnt bad) </p>
<p>I got a call from a Stanford Graduate, whose trying to convince me to go to Duke! Weird? He did his under grad and grad from stanford but works with duke Admissions commitee, he says he loves Stanford but according to him Duke is more well rounded, unlike penn and will probably be going up the ranks pretty soon. So i am pretty confused! </p>
<p>"i have narrowed my list down to Penn and Duke! Harvey Mudd is to much work for a college that people barely know off! I like both duke and penn but i cant seem to decide, ive got a lot of pressure from friends and family for penn ( since im asian, people in my country go for the brand...theyd make me chose cornell over uchicago or something like that!..even though cornell isnt bad) "</p>
<p>ehh? prestige whore?! LOL. What can i say, i have my own opinion you have your own! Thanks for the help though, really appreciate that. LAX im especially greatful for your help but FYI a stanford prof and an MIT alum actually told me that. what is the point of getting your ass whooped at a college with little or no name, even though prestige isnt that great of a factor! I actually do love harvey mudd but i dont think its for me. You probably read im doing engineering for the discipline that it provides not because i want to be an engineer so it doesnt really fit my category. I want to go into IB though. Thanks for the help you guys</p>
<p>Harvy Mudd little or no name...You are a joke. How did you get into college anyway?</p>
<p>Do no have no reading comprehension? The poster above said that although you may get a B or a C, the recruiters understand because they KNOW Harvy Mudd.</p>
<p>They are no absurd at all. I think my posts are fine. WashU really does everything it can to improve its ranking including some very sketchy things.</p>
<p>Dude.. he said he is international and NAME sells... let's say your community college gives you the best education in the world... would you go there even if you were accepted to Harvard...No, because while you may be more educated you would not have the opportunities a Harvard Grad has...</p>
<p>...You obviously don't get the point. Name does sell. Do not compare Harvy Mudd to some community college. Name sells to the employers, who will recognize Mudd over Penn/Duke.</p>
<p>I would pick Duke, but my opinion is biased because a lot of my friends go there :) . I think UPenn and Duke have more name recognition. I had never heard of Harvey Mudd until I saw it on here and decided to look it up. Then again, I am from the East Coast.</p>