<p>My son is deciding between these 3 schools for now before he hears from the rest of his schools next week. Does anyone have thoughts about Engineering in these schools? (He will probably study mechanical) We are in-state so UMD is clearly the best deal but it is much larger than the other schools. He is accepted to UMD Scholars Society and Technology which is sponsored by Clark school of engineering. Any thoughts on the decision?
thanks.</p>
<p>The STS Scholars program is actually small, only around 70 freshmen this year (class of 2016), total 140 students housed in Chestertown.</p>
<p>Have you visited Case Western? My husband, a native Washingtonian, couldn’t stand the weather and the surrounding area after spending 2 years there as a ME student, transferred out. Things might have changed a lot now…or maybe just Midwest didn’t agree with him.</p>
<p>Here are some links to articles that might help in your comparison between the schools you mentioned.</p>
<p>[Which</a> state university grads earn the most? - CBS News](<a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57573646/which-state-university-grads-earn-the-most/]Which”>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57573646/which-state-university-grads-earn-the-most/)</p>
<p>[Gallery:</a> 30 Awesome College Labs | Popular Science](<a href=“http://www.popsci.com/science/gallery/2010-08/gallery-30-awesome-college-labs?image=4]Gallery:”>Popular Science Homepage | Popular Science)</p>
<p>[Best</a> Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ.com<a href=“while%20#8%20overall,%20if%20you%20look%20at%20small%20inset%20for%20how%20majors%20match%20up,%20engineering%20rank%20is%20#3”>/url</a></p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/human-powered-helicopter-breaks-record-50-second-flight-844977]Human-powered”>Human-powered helicopter breaks record with 50-second flight]Human-powered</a> helicopter breaks record with 50-second flight - FutureTech on NBCNews.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060.html]Best”>Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ)</p>
<p>It seems your main concern is the size of Maryland…? Have you seen this video about how scholars helps make the school smaller?</p>
<p>[Community</a> and Student Life at College Park Scholars - YouTube](<a href=“Community and Student Life at College Park Scholars - YouTube”>Community and Student Life at College Park Scholars - YouTube)!</p>
<p>Thanks- all really helpful info! I love the links from Maryversity- very exciting! And a small dorm of 140 in the same topic is great. We’ll be deciding soon but all of this info. helps in the process.</p>
<p>for mech e and considering you are in-state, there really isn’t ANY competition from the other schools. It would be foolish not to go with UMD</p>