I was admitted into Computer Engineering in UW-Madison, Ohio State, Purdue, and Rutgers(NB). Which one should I attend? ( in Ohio State, i also recieved Honor Program)…
None are bad choices. I know the most about Purdue but can give you some basic opinions on the other two. Purdue will be the most rural and the most engineering centric. About 25% of Purdue’s students study engineering or engineering technology which is a lot. You will be busy but have a lot of company. W. Lafayette is not as nice of a college town as Madison and of course much smaller and different from Columbus. It will also have the greatest proportion of international students. UWM will be the nicest college town of the 3 Midwestern big 10 schools. It seems to be strong in most of its academic areas. tOSU is in the largest city and feels big. Most of its programs are very good.
Can you afford the OOS costs for the other schools? OSU is a fine research university. And it most definitely would be the most affordable.
If you do not care, then attend the cheapest one. The name of your school is not important for an engineering career.
What has changed since you posted this?
Have you run the Net Price Calculators to see which schools you can afford?
- Determine was schools are comfortably affordable.
- Re-post with affordable options only listed.
What is the net price of each of these?
What is your home state?
Where do you want to live/work when you graduate?
Since the OP lives in Singapore I doubt the home state question applies.
Net price of each after financial aid and scholarships? Are any of them affordable?
@thumper1: @ucbalumnus : @bopper and @happy1: At this point i am just trying to decide which school is best for Computer Engineering, barring the costs…of course cost is an important factor, but I doubt the cheaper school will be better… just want to know which school is more prestigious for Comp. Engineering…u know, campus, staff quality, infrastructure, employers, median starting salaries, recognition, research, etc…
@MiamiDap: But doesn’t good schools invite better employers and thus greater starting salaries?
@Erin’s Dad : Nothing has changed. But I will think about cost later, Right now I just want to know which school is more prestigious for Comp. Engineering…u know, campus, staff quality, infrastructure, employers, median starting salaries, recognition, research, etc…
Those schools are all at the same level. Employers will recruit at all schools. If you are concerned about it, ask the placement department for a list of recruiters they have hosted over the past few years.
@thumper1: So I should attend OSU?
You are deciding between schools that are more or less on the same level. Your salary will be pretty much be the same if you choose between all those schools… Maybe Purdue might have a slightly higher reputation because it’s a huge engineering school but the salary difference will be more based on how you do in school rather than which of those schools you choose.
@Ivvcsf: That is why I am having a hard time deciding. UWM awards very little scholarship, so I am a bit reluctant to spend all that money unless it is really good and same is the case with Purdue… OSU has good reputation, especially in football, biology, and most probably they will award me a generous scholarship package, but I am unsure about their engineering program. Georgia Tech was my first choice, but they deferred me, and the chances of my being accpeted there is very less…
@iamjack: thanks…as OSU offered me honor college, should I go there?
You will be paid the same to do (the same type of) engineering no matter which school you attend. Select using a different reason. If you want to live within a bus ride of NYC then go to Rutgers. If you want to live amid corn fields then go to Purdue. I would use lowest price.
@Erin’s Dad: Thanks…
btw- you were admitted to the university as a whole at UW (not-M, that’s the Milwaukee, not the flagship Madison campus) not a specific school/college/major. Most engineering students get admitted to that college after their UW track record- should be easy enough for you. You can change majors anytime at UW.
Consider the campus as a whole. You are more than just your intended major. UW is unlikely to give scholarship money to an OOS student.
Make lists. Look at each school’s website and figure out required and available courses in the major and similar fields. See what your course of study would involve. UW also has an Honors program- see which courses may interest you. Note you are into the engineering- ie hardware, not software aspects of computer science. Check on courses for the CS major (L&S at UW) to see what is offered as well.
Also look at the overall courses required to graduate- the breadth requirements. Once you have a feel for the courses (and content) you may find they are fairly similar. Definitely consider finances then if all options are reasonably similar in academics. You can get a job with a degree from any option. As above- figure which atmosphere you think you want for the next four years. Where you get your degree is not where you work in this field so that is not a consideration. Be thankful you have options.