<p>Hi All....new to this site and I have a question. Have a senior who was admitted to several Midwestern engineering schools but has narrowed choice down to Univ. of Illinois and Univ.of Iowa. At Illinois he was accepted into his second choice of engineering major; at Iowa he would study first choice major... Iowa giving him merit $, Illinois giving Zip. Good student (32 ACT/4.0+ GPA). Because Illinois is the higher ranked engineering school, son is conflicted. Leaning toward Iowa but he's concerned about school's ranking reducing chance of getting better job after grad. Any thoughts on Illinois vs Iowa in terms of engineering?</p>
<p>You will get more responses in another subforum:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/</a></p>
<p>U Iowa is a solid program, but UIUC has more national prestige. Does he want to stay in the midwest?</p>
<p>Can you afford the cost of UIUC?</p>
<p>Just out of interest, any reason he isn’t considering Iowa State?</p>
<p>Thanks noimagination…yes probably wants to stay in midwest after graduation or after grad school. We can afford UIUC by making up the difference of College Illinois. Iowa State’s further away…he didn’t really want to be that far (we’re in Chicagoland). I know they have a very good program.</p>
<p>Thanks for info on other subforum. Because I am new here, do I need to repost on that forum?</p>
<p>This subforum doesn’t receive much traffic, so you might have more luck there. I guess you can wait a day and see if anyone here answers your question, then repost.</p>
<p>Iowa State is the better engineering program. So many opportunities for co-ops, internships and employment. The career fair is one of the largest in the country. Our D is having a great time and we can’t believe all that has come her way!</p>