<p>I've already applied to and been accepted to Michigan, Georgia Tech, and Minnesota for a chemical engineering major, but I'm definitely not married to this major. I worry about what may happen if I change my mind because Tech and Minnesota seem that if I change my major (and English is my most likely choice), the quality of my education will go down. First, is UMICH's English program good? If not, can you recommend some schools (that aren't liberal arts colleges) with strong English programs? Thanks!</p>
<p>I think that you can safely assume that U Mich and U Minnesota will have good English programs and that GA Tech will not.</p>
<p>I assumed that U Mich did but was unsure about Minnesota because I haven’t seen it ranked very highly in anything but Chemical Engineering. Thanks for the input Consolation.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins has a highly distinguished creative writing program and top 10 English program as well.</p>
<p>Any large research university is bound to have a decent english program.</p>
<p>Its a matter of specifics, what are your stats, Location etc, preferences?</p>
<p>If you got into U Mich you obviously have your safety cleared out, what are your preferences?</p>
<p>Is there a reason why you’re not interested in LAC’s, because there are some schools CMC who have joint majors with Harvey Mudd so that you’re able to pursue Engineering at Harvey Mudd and English at CMC, or you can look at Swarthmore who offers engineering as a major and I imagine is extremely good at English just like most top liberal art schools are.</p>
<p>BTW, if you really want to assess the English programs at U Mich and U Minnesota, you can do two things. The easiest is to check out the rating of their graduate departments, which will give you a rough idea. The next is to go to the departmental web sites and see how many faculty members there are, and what courses are offered to undergrads over the course of a year and who is teaching them. Be aware that some schools, including famous ones, list famous faculty members who haven’t darkened the door of a classroom for 5 years and do NOT label them “emeritus.” If you do this, you will also note whether the school seems to offer mostly survey courses (bad) or more specific courses (good). You can also determine whether there are courses in any particular area of interest you may have now, although of course you should expect your interests to develop as your education progresses.</p>
<p>FYI, I checked, and the University of Michigan’s graduate dept in English is more highly rated that Minnesota’s.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses all!</p>
<p>Michigan has an excellent engineering and english program. go there!</p>