Engineering acceptance @ not-so Engineering centric Ivies...

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<p>Im curious as to whether acceptance under Engineering department is influenced by the relative popularity/extensiveness of the program... </p>

<p>Ive applied to Cornell Engineering ED. I am aware of how competitive it is since it is such a prestigious program in such a renowned institution.. but what about, say, Yale Engineering? Id think that anyone who wants to get into Engineering would not look to Yale as their first choice.. so would this increase chances of admission since the program might not be as popular?</p>

<p>How might the two institutions' acceptance rates compare, under each one's respective Engineering programs?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/809516-yale-engineering-school-easier-get-into.html?highlight=engineering[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/809516-yale-engineering-school-easier-get-into.html?highlight=engineering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Prestige or engineering education…</p>

<p>IMHO - if you want a top rate engineering education – focus on this - MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Carnegie, Cornell…yale doesn’t come close – it’s not their focus.</p>

<p>If you want prestige first and it’s important to have an IVY on your resume, and engineering is your focus-- consider Cornell, and possibly Princeton…but all the other Ivies-- not for engineering…especially Yale- yeech.</p>

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<p>In an interesting conversation with an Ivy engineering Dean (but not one of the “top” engineering schools) he told my son that while he loved a certain “top engineering school” one took the risk of becoming a technician as opposed to coming to <em>HIS</em> school where he would have the opportunity to take advantage of one of the top business schools in the country and develop contacts with lots of different types of people. Son went with his advice and is incredibly happy with his decision, friends that ended up in some of the aforementioned schools are reporting a very geeky atmosphere and loads of head-on competition with superstar brainiacs. My S was looking for a more holistic experience from college, figuring he’d dive into the fray for grad school. He is getting a great ivy education and without all the competition from within, he is getting opportunities for internships, jobs and projects that he wouldn’t have had a chance at those other schools (and yes, he did get into them).</p>