<p>What are some good mid level schools for engineering such as Case Western and Lehigh? </p>
<p>If you are looking for other LAC type schools, there is Lafayette and Bucknell, also in PA</p>
<p>Yeah LAC schools are good in my opinion. I’ll look into Bucknell </p>
<p>Case Western and Lehigh are both very respected programs. They are at smallish schools but have lots of engineering resources (interpret that as cool labs, deep course selection and money for undergraduate research). Bucknell and Lafayette (Union and Swarthmore too) on the other hand feel more like engineering appendages stuck onto an otherwise all liberal arts school. The engineers don’t get the social science, humanities and arts flexibility that the rest of the students get because the engineering curriculum doesn’t have lots of room for other things. The engineering facilities also are not overly impressive. I visited all 4 with my son. </p>
<p>What specifically are you looking for in a school experience overall and in the engineering program? What non-academic interests do you want to follow?</p>
<p>I’m looking for a good hands on experience in the engineering program, but I don’t want the school to be too restricted to just engineering. Thanks for the advice about Bucknell and Lafayette! It seems like LACs might not be the way to go. Do you know any more schools like Lehigh and Case Western? </p>
<p>Are you looking to combine the Engineering with Economics/MBA degree (from prior post)? This would take some more research into schools that offer both…it is tough to combine Engr with something else… Perhaps you’re still deciding between the two? Do you have current stats?</p>
<p>I’m looking to go to a good school for engineering first and then go to a good school for business for my MBA, in graduate school. Some of my stats are that I have a 3.5 unweighted gpa and I got a 2210 on the SAT. My extra curriculars are average. Thanks! </p>
<p>Oh ok…the Economics Major question threw me… Are you interested in Case Western and Lehigh? Purdue? CMU?</p>
<p>Yeah I’m definitely interested in Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, and Lehigh. Purdue not so much. </p>
<p>I’m applying to Carnegie for sure but I don’t know many more schools to apply to. I have many reaches and a few safeties but I need matches. </p>
<p>I’d look I to WPI and RPI. They’re in the same realm as Case and Lehigh. I’d also look into Cal Poly. It’s bigger, but along with WPI unparalleled for hands on learning. By that I don’t mean that you don’t get theory, you just get labs to vet the theory. For instance, at most schools Vibrations is simply a “math” class. At Poly, and I’m pretty sure WPI, there’s a lab component where you get to see your calculations play out.</p>
<p>Now, the bigger question, why the desire for hands on if you are moving right into the business world anyway?</p>
<p>I’m not really 100 percent certain that I want to enter the business world so I wanted to have a strong background in engineering, just in case I change my mind for business. </p>
<p>What state are you from?</p>
<p>Texas</p>
<p>I’m applying to UT austin if that helps</p>
<p>Any of the [url=“<a href=“http://theaitu.org%22%5DAITU%5B/url”>http://theaitu.org”]AITU[/url</a>] schools would be a good choice for engineering. If you want a more liberal arts feel though these all are more STEM oriented.</p>
<p>A&M is good too. Rice is small and respected but expensive and less likely to net merit than any of the rest listed above except CMU.</p>
<p>It sounds like you really need to step back and assess what you want in your overall experience. There are LOTS of good engineering programs. Rather than starting there, decide how large or small you’d prefer the campus to be. What region of the country do you prefer? Do you want urban? Suburban? Rural? Do you like to hike? Fish? Ski? Do you want 4 seasons (that might include bitter cold) or 70s and sunny year 'round? The reality is that you will spend a bunch of time in non-academic related activities that will be the foundation of many of your best collegiate memories. Think about the big picture and then we can better help with your list.</p>
<p>Suffice it to say that the experience at UT and at Case will be vastly different, neither better than the other, just different. Once you know if you want chocolate, vanilla or strawberry, picking brands becomes easier.</p>
<p>Yeah to be honest I’m okay with any environment. Suburban, rural, and urban are all okay with me. I’ll look into Texas A&M, Rice may be out of my range though. </p>
<p>Hobbies? Do you want the “typical” college experience (rooting for sports teams, parties if you want them, lots of clubs, etc.)? Would you feel better in an extremely tight knit, small non-traditional program like Olin or Harvey-Mudd? Is Greek life interesting or not? What are your financial constraints? Throw me a bone. Otherwise, you’ll be just as well served doing an ABET search.</p>
<p>I don’t know if I missed a statement from the OP about his desired field of engineering. If it’s ChE for example, I will suggest that the OP take a look at U of Houston and Texas Tech, two schools with very good ChE Departments.</p>