<p>what do you think about taking engineering at an LAC? the likes of Trinity College especially. what are the prospects after undergraduate?</p>
<p>There are many smaller or lesser known schools that offer engineering degrees and graduates from these schools have excellent job prospects. What matters most is not the name of the school on the degree, but the person who holds it. Work hard, get a good GPA and you'll be fine. There are lots of engineering jobs taken by graduates of smaller/lesser known schools.</p>
<p>Check out this trio of excellent LACs in Pennsylvania...
all with strong engineering programs:
Swarthmore, Lafayette, Bucknell.</p>
<p>Also Harvey Mudd in California.</p>
<p>i got accepted to trinity college (CT) ED2 (applied here since it's almost need-blind for intls applyin early and meets 100% demonstrated need) and i'm thinking of engineering with a focus on mechanical engineering. </p>
<p>swarthmore and harvery mudd would be big reaches. Bucknell (and hmc as well) wouldn't give me enough aid. lafayette was in my list though.</p>
<p>if i decide to major in engineering, i could still get into top engineering grad schools (like MIT!) right? ... i'm just kinda worried about the view of grad schools towards engineering from LAC's.</p>
<p>Don't worry... top graduate schools KNOW about the top LACs...
do well in your classes, get some research experience, and get to know a few professors well (much easier to do at a LAC!) so that you can get excellent letters of recommendation.</p>
<p>Some people on here say you cannot, but from what I've seen it is certainly possible. I teach at a small engineering school and we've had graduates accepted at schools like Stanford and Purdue for graduate work. If you have an excellent GPA and some good recommendations (any maybe an undergraduate research project) you have good odds.</p>
<p>Thanks dr<em>reynolds and harvard</em>and_berkeley! That certainly did assuage some of my doubts. hope i can follow ur advices and get into my dream grad school! :)</p>