great school & ok engineering vs ok school & great engineering.

College Search & Selection
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<p>college life matters just as much as academics. I'm going to go into engineering for sure - for the moment deciding between chem e and computer s.</p>

<p>If there's a choice between sayyy northwestern or Wash U in St. Louis and UIUC or Purdue</p>

<p>on the left side, you have two colleges with nice engineering and great college lives because of their prestige. You get to be around "better" people and probably get better experiences out of them.</p>

<p>On the other hand, you have UIUC and purdue, both of which have great engineerings. But their college qualities might be inferior to the other two.</p>

<p>I might be completely mistaken about my perceptions of these colleges.
But great school & ok engineering OR ok school & great engineering?</p>

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<p>Why settle for just one? Why not go for both? And Northwestern happens to be great in Engineering by the way. Here’s a list of schools that are very well rounded, have excellent reputations and overall academics and awesome Engineering programs:</p>

<p>California Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Duke University (only for Biomedical Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University (already on your short list)
Princeton University
Rice University
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania (only for Biomedical Engineering)</p>

<p>Furthermore, schools like Georgia Tech and UIUC, although not as well rounded or “prestigious” overall as the schools listed above, have amazing Engineering programs and have pretty strong reputations as overall universities.</p>

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<p>I say ChemE all the way. </p>

<p>For engineering:
UIUC = Purdue = NU >= WUSTL </p>

<p>It will likely come down to financial aid…in my opinion go with the cheapest option. An engineering degree from any of these choices will give similar opportunity and pay.</p>

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great college lives because of their prestige. You get to be around “better” people and probably get better experiences out of them.[/qote]
Wow…</p>

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<p>If you are female, Smith’s Picker Engineering Program is superb and has an innovative approach to teaching engineering. Smith students learn not only the essential principles of engineering; they focus also on decision-making, critical thinking, and the social, political, economic, and environmental impact of their work. Smith engineering students with a 3.5 GPA are guaranteed, should they wish, admission to the graduate engineering schools at Princeton, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Notre Dame, and University of Michigan. </p>

<p>Smith is also part of the 5-college consortium (with Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke and Univ Mass). You can take classes at any, and there is a free shuttle bus to get to classes and activities at the other campuses. </p>

<p>For more information on the engineering program: [Smith</a> College: Picker Engineering Program](<a href=“http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Engin/what.php]Smith”>http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Engin/what.php)</p>

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<p>I was thinking U mich until I saw its price tag. On collegeboard, it’s average financial aid package is around 8k. Being out of state doesn’t help. Or do they offer more aid to outstate students?..</p>

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<p>Don’t let the cost intimidate you. Michigan gives merit scholraships. Besides, Michigan is roughly $5k cheaper than most of its private peers.</p>

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<p>well to clarify, my family income is <70k. Plus, private schools give out a lot more aid than public schools.</p>

<p>I hate money</p>

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<p>I would still give Michigan a shot, particularly if your GPA and SAT/ACT are high enough (3.8+ unweighed with 2250+/33+).</p>

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<p>If money is not a concern:
Northwestern
UIUC
WUSTL
Purdue</p>

<p>else just go with the cheapest one. Like UCBChem said, you can’t really go wrong with any of them (except Purdue :P).</p>

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<p>any other suggested engineering schools?</p>

<p>anything less competitive than stanford and MIT and is considerable for low income families. With good financial aid?</p>

<p>I only have cornell on my list, along with the list above. best ivy engineering and good financial aid program</p>

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<p>Son just graduated from Rice’s engineering program this past spring-- Great school, great program, many great job offers!!!</p>

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<p>For Chem E and a great college experience Wisconsin is hard to beat. Also Top 10 in CS.</p>

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<p>What about niu,siuc,and uic regarding electrical engineering</p>

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<p>If you CAN afford it, it would make more sense to go to a private rather than a public university. Alexandre has a good list up there in this regard (UCB is an exception to the rule btw).</p>