Engineering schools to steer clear of?

@Benevedi, first, it’s probably best to start a fresh thread if you want the most opinions. Your question is pretty far away from the topic’s title, and thus is likely to be overlooked.

That said, for UW, they admit roughly 40% of applicants to that department. He has to decide if he’s willing to take the risk. The whole pool he’ll be competing against will be very strong or they wouldn’t have been admitted in the first place. If he takes that route, he has to be content with the idea that he might have to choose a different major, or transfer schools. The sad reality is, the odds are 60/40 against for every applicant. No one thinks it will be them, but 6 out of 10 are.

WPI is a very interesting program. They have very short terms and 2 or even 3 major projects that take the stead of labs. Their travel abroad is also unique in that they drop students into active roles on projects all around the world. It is expensive, and it is on the East coast, making landing back in the west a little more challenging (recruiting, even at the top schools, is largely regional).

I believe he’ll have to compete for a slot in Minnesota too, which makes it less appealing. I don’t though believe the competition will be as rigorous as UW.

I don’t know anything about MSU other than it’s beautiful and the price is right. I’d look at job placement reports.

Lastly, Mudd. It’s a very polarizing school. Some LOVE it. Some report it’s a grind. Some, like my son, found it too small and (yes this is petty) ugly.

Whatever he does, have him visit the schools he’s admitted to if he can.

Good luck.

Thx. 10-4 on the new thread. New to this site. I appreciate your comments.

Also look for schools with good job placement

@Benevedi, for correct information about admission to the engineering majors (including computer engineering) at Washington, please see:

https://www.engr.washington.edu/news/direct-to-college

https://www.engr.washington.edu/admission/directtocollege/faq

Direct to college is NOT direct to major.

“Students who have completed all the course requirements for placement with at least a 2.5 GPA in those courses will be able to request placement into a major. Some majors will have more requests for placement than they can accommodate. The placement process will be facilitated to best match students with their interests. As part of an immersive first-year engineering experience, there will be many resources and opportunities for students to identify their interests and to understand multiple pathways for meeting their goals.”

OK. :-B