Graduate School : WVU, FIU, FAU, IIT ?

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<p>Hi. I am new to the forums.</p>

<p>I got a BS degree in Mechanical-Electrical Engineering in Peru and now I want to go to graduate school.</p>

<p>Can you briefly rate these schools please? Especially the graduate school in Mechanic Engineering.</p>

<p>1-West Virginia University
2-Florida International University
3-Illinois Institute of Technology
4-Florida Atlantic University</p>

<p>Reputation, Academics, labs/facilities, research, difficulty, atmosphere, admission difficulty, requirements, partying, costs, etc.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.
Marco.</p>

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<p>Nobody knows anything about these universities ?</p>

<p>:(</p>

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<p>WVU is in the city of Morgantown. There is the main campus area where most of the buildings and dorms are located and also I think two other campuses about a mile or so away that have the medical part/hospital and the athletic facilities (stadium. arena, etc). Buses and some type of tram cars (PRT) move students back and forth on tracks between all the campuses. I believe it has a party type of rep and that it is pretty reasonable cost wise.</p>

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<p>Thanks for answering poi.</p>

<p>Do you know anything related to academics in the graduate school at WVU? I think this is the best choice from the list, but more information would be nice.</p>

<p>I supopse that party schools go wild in undergraduate school, but what about graduate school? I dont't think it's that bad.</p>

<p>Cheers.</p>

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<p>All four of these schools are not exactly the best engineering/undergraduate schools. So, most CC users probably won't know a lot about them.</p>

<p>Try; Mechanical</a> Engineering Rankings — PhDs.org Graduate School Guide</p>

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<p>I don't know too much about the other schools or WVU's graduate program, but you probably can't go wrong considering the excellent price and probable opportunities from being such a large school. On a side note, WVU is supposed to be pretty good as far as getting students (buses) to the Pittsburgh area airport for breaks.</p>

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<p>Hello mechanics101.</p>

<p>I am an FAU student, having been here for both undergrad (psychobiology) and now graduate school (biomedical sciences).</p>

<p>Even son, I can only tell you what I've heard: FAU's ocean engineering program was one of the first and is still regarded very highly. Don't know much about their mechanical engineering program. I know they're about to build a huge new engineering building so that's definitely a step forward for engineering here.</p>

<p>I imagine a large school like WVU would have more resources than we or FIU would, for what that's worth. FAU does not have a "party school" reputation, nor is it a big football school (yet... we're building an on-campus stadium in 2010), making it easier to focus on your studies. </p>

<p>If you live in the area, you could shoot over and talk to some of the professors and see the facilities. See if you click, you know? </p>

<p>Best of luck. I wish I could tell you more.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys for answering.
I have a bigger picture of WVU and FUA now.</p>

<p>FAU_Guy, I don't live in the area, I am currently in Peru but I plan to go to grad school in USA next year.</p>

<p>I will do more research. Thanks.</p>