<p>I know that tufts has strong pre-med and IR programmes, but what's engineering like? </p>
<p>i'm planning to study EE or mech and i've heard very little about the state of these at tufts other than that they have small student bodies. </p>
<p>ny insight would be much appreciated :)</p>
<p>You're right, Tufts' Engineering school is known for being small. As a result, there is a great deal of interaction with faculty, even as an underclassman. There is also a good amount of research money which is more rare to come by at big engineering schools with large grad programs. I'll defer more comments to the engineers at Tufts who post on this board.</p>
<p>I'm currently studying Engineering Science, Biomedical Engineering, and pre-med at Tufts.</p>
<p>Even though Tufts isn't know for its engineering program, I believe that the quality of education is comparable to top engineering programs in the world. ALL of the engineering courses, with the exception of EN1 and EN2, are small classes that focuses on hands-on activities. Getting to know your professors personally is not only encouraged, but in some classes required to do well in, even in freshman year.</p>
<p>Also, since the school is so small, it's much easier to meet all of your peers and get to know them early in freshman year, which makes life much easier socially and academically.</p>
<p>i'm from new zealand and so the choice is between studying at the university of auckland or coming to tufts. one of the biggest incentives is the fact that is it much more personal than at auckland...</p>
<p>but because it is small, my fear is that it's rather unknown to the rest of the world. would you guys say that the tufts engineering degree is.. underrated by outsiders?</p>
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<p>Yes. I'm guessing that you're worried about getting a job with an Engineering degree from a lesser-known school.</p>
<p>While "prestige" of your college is important for jobs, it's nothing compared to your actual abilities and how well you were prepared for the job. You may not get the instant recognition you would have gotten had you gone to, say MIT or Caltech. But you'll still be able to show your ability to excel through internships that you did at Tufts and through your interview. The quality of education is top-notch and challenging. If you could graduate the School of Engineering with good grades, you'll be ready to complete for some of the most competitive jobs in the world.</p>
<p>Clutch, it might be helpful to provide the OP with an idea of where students who graduate from the Engineering School go on to grad school and to work. I'm guessing the school must have some kind of list that provides an idea.</p>
<p>From my understanding, if you get good grades, do research, and internships while you're at the Eng School, you're pretty much a shoo-in for most any job you apply for.</p>
<p>I am a first year chemical engineering student at Tufts. The faculty, especially the engineering dean, is extremly helpful and supportive. The first year classes are large except English 1 and maybe some electives. Engineering 1, 2, chem 1,2, physics 1, 2, some math courses can be very large and frustrating at times, TAs usually helpful though. Most professors are high quality, some can't teach, and some over-do it with the workload. Facilities are generally very good, however, we work with legos alot for projects which is frustrating and kind of irrelevant. Lots of opportunities with engineering clubs and research.</p>
<p>hey thanks a lot for the help guys. i'm coming to the open house so hopefully that'll me make up my mind :)</p>
<p>From my understanding, if you get good grades, do research, and internships while you're at the Eng School, you're pretty much a shoo-in for most any job you apply for.</p>
<p>Not true, it's more difficult than you think. A lot of large engineering companies have a handful of schools they hire heavily from. Sure, they come for the career fairs but it's hard to get a job there if your school isn't on the list. For example, the big engineering companies in the Boston area that I've worked for hire heavily from schools such as MIT, Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Georgia Tech, CMU, etc. I think the HR people have no clue what they're doing and they just pull resumes out based on the name of the school.</p>