<p>Check the ASEE database for retention before signing up for any of the engineering schools. No matter how good a school is, it is no good to you if you wash out in the first years due to insane "weed out" classes.</p>
<p>I've know 4 students who went from top prep schools/honors/AP track to FIT in engineering - all 5 switched out/dropped out. </p>
<p>Please identify if you are the Iranian fellow looking for helicopter/NASA access.</p>