<p>I am looking at the top programs in Electrical Engineering. I am looking at</p>
<p>MIT
UC Berkeley<br>
Stanford University
University of Illinois- Ubrana/Champaign
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Columbia University </p>
<p>I am looking for a great engineering programs with great communications and networking concentrations. However I also want a great college experience. I have the grades, now I just need to decide. Also getting a job when I get out is pretty important as well, any feedback will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Nice list so far. My dad went to Michigan State for undergraduate EE and then full-ride to Stanford for EE PhD. He also had the choice of UIUC and Berekely for grad school, so just from that knowledge, your list is good. I have heard that the engineering school at Columbia is seperated from the rest of the school, and it can be frustrating. I would add Northwestern and def. Cornell. As a Cornell '09, I can tell you that the campus is a lot like Stanford's, and their engineering is on par with MIT, Stanford, and CalTech. Just some thoughts.</p>
<p>I second the Cornell nomination and add Carnegie Mellon, Princeton, and Cal Tech. Columbia is great but in a lower tier than the others on your list. If "great college experience" means Division I sports, then U Mich, U Illinois, and Stanford. If it means friendships, culture, and academics, then all the schools on your list would provide it. Electrical Engineering does not leave much time for other things.</p>
<p>if you're going to be a EE major at a top-rated school, you can forget about the "great college experience" stuff. Heck, that's true at pretty much any ABET-acredited program. Odds are strong you'll be spending your time studying, writing up labs, doing homework, etc.</p>