<p>My dad wants me to start looking at some colleges now. Im interested in engineering and science so could someone give me a rank of them maybe?</p>
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<li>Stanford/ MIT</li>
<li>Caltech</li>
<li>Berkeley
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5.Cornell/Princeton</li>
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<p>i thought princeton had a pretty good science program...why is it lower than berkely? Its much higher on the USA new rankings or whatever that site is</p>
<p>Oh if you are talking about undergraduate sciences Berkeley wouldn't even be on the list. I thought you were only talking about engineering. But yeah, you're right that Princeton and Cornell are much better schools than Berkeley. It's just in engineering that they aren't.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd</p>
<p>The best schools are</p>
<p>Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Cornell, Berkeley, Caltech....no particular order. They're all AWESOME.</p>
<p>i thought harvard wasnt too big on science/engineering?</p>
<p>harvey mudd is really good</p>
<p>You can't forget Michigan when it comes to engineering, but it isnt a strong in sciences. Good egineering schools do not always have strong science progams, and vice versa.</p>
<p>"i thought harvard wasnt too big on science/engineering?"</p>
<p>It's not good for engineering or hard sciences (physics etc.) but it's really good for medical research and bio sciences.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd is not a research university, so I'm not sure how good it can possibly be.</p>
<p>Check out Rice!</p>
<p>Crazyglue, I think you're already off to the wrong start. Let me explain why.</p>
<p>Choosing a college is NOT about picking the highest USN&WR ranked college you can get into. Its considering your interests (both academic and outside the classroom), a little introspection to decide what type of environment is best for you (large public, LAC, small private, etc), what location you want (both area of the country and urban/suburban/rural) and then identifying schools of the appropriate type that you have a shot at and can afford. </p>
<p>While simply making a list of schools good in X area is not uncommon, its a poor approach. Its also prevalent in students who regret their choice once they're in college and realize they didn't spend the time to consider what really mattered to them in their education. Get a book such as "Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You" by Pope. He has a LAC bias, but his book lays out a clear plan for deciding whats important to you in a college, and then identifying ones that match your criteria and that you can afford. Rankings are something you can take into account, but at a WAY later stage than you're at right now.</p>
<p>YOU FORGOT COLUMBIA (esp the engineeering)</p>
<p>Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas</p>