At the undergraduate level, how respected are engineering degrees from Dartmouth?
Would a BE in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer engineering from Dartmouth hold as much weight as one from schools like Stanford, Cornell, etc?
I’m a prospective high school student and want a rigorous and thorough engineering education. Would going to Dartmouth be a good idea?
Dartmouth has a decent engineering program, but certainly it isn’t a powerhouse. There are LOTS of school looked at more favorably among engineers, including possibly your state flagship. The bigger problems with Dartmouth are that the ABET program is 5 years, they don’t take AP credit and they don’t offer merit aid.
You certainly won’t receive bad education, but there are much stronger engineering programs out there as eyegmh pointed out.
What types of things are you looking for in a school, aside from just the majors offered? Size? Location? Public? Private?
Not good idea. Cornell is a better alternative.
@eyemgh @DrGoogle @fractalmstr The main reason I want to go to Dartmouth is that they’re need blind and provide generous financial aid. I’m an international student living in Wisconsin. I know UW Madison has a good engineering program, but I don’t qualify for in state tuition even though I live in Wisconsin. My parents are poor ($55k). Dartmouth is need blind even for international students, which is the reason I want to go there. Financial Aid is probably the most important factor in choosing a college for me.
Are there any good engineering schools that would provide me aid?
It’s not the strength of the program that is the concern, but whether the school is on the radar of job recruiters for that major. Given a limited travel budget, job recruiters will visit where they get the biggest bang for the buck, and often times that means big state U or private colleges known for engineering.
I recall an int’l student from india who reported on CC that he received generous aid from WPI.
Check out Cornell, while I don’t know much about merit aid, I think for US student with family income less than $60k you get to attend Cornell almost free. Check out merit aid at other colleges, like USC and others. Plus I don’t think it’s easy to get accepted to Dartmouth either.
@DrGoogle yeah but I’m an international student. I live in the USA on a visa, which means I’m still considered international when it comes to college admissions.
Univ of Alabama offers automatic full tuition merit scholarships for high stats students, even for int’ls.
Post #7, check out what kind of aid Cornell and other schools might give you as an international. Go to Cornell forum and ask question. Like I mentioned USC might give international al merit aid.
http://thecollegematchmaker.com/65-colleges-give-generous-aid-international-students/
To get aid from Cornell or USC, you have to get into Cornell or USC. I suggest you not put all your eggs in only those baskets.
One problem with Dartmouth engineering is that the ABET-accredited BE common requires more than 12 quarters (i.e. more than 4 academic years).
http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/undergraduate/be/requirements/ says:
Howard and Louisiana Tech both offer full rides for high stats students. Check the schools to see if international students are eligible.