<p>Which shool should I go for EE?</p>
<p>GT, UIUC, and UMich are a little more well-known for engineering than UCLA.</p>
<p>UMich and UCLA are more desirable schools overall, IMO. But that is completely subjective, and they are also more expensive.</p>
<p>It also depends where you want to live. Most degrees lose value the father you move away from it. For example, GT is THE engineering school in the Southeast. But once you move to Michigan, it becomes just another good engineering school. You get the same thing for Michigan, but in reverse. </p>
<p>All are very good schools. I would first go to the one that's in-state (if any are in-state). After that, visit them all and see which feels right. If you're still undecided, pick roughly where you want to live in the country after graduation, and go to a school near there. UCLA grads will probably end up west coast, GT grads will probably end up east coast (both schools are recruited nationally, but GT sees many more east coast and gulf coast recruiters than west coast recruiters, for obvious reasons).</p>
<p>You really can't go wrong with any of those schools, though. As for which school is more "desirable", that depends on whether you're using the engineering rankings or the overall rankings:</p>
<p>Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs:</p>
<p>GT (4 - Tie - little higher)
UIUC (4 - Tie - little lower)
UM (7)
UCLA (>10)</p>
<p>Best Undergraduate EE Programs:</p>
<p>UIUC (3)
GT (5)
UM(6)
UCLA (>10)</p>
<p>Best Overall Public Schools:</p>
<p>UCLA (3)
UM (4)
GT (7)
UIUC (10)</p>
<p>if this is not about a grad school,</p>
<p>i would so goto UCLA.</p>
<p>i seriously doubt going to GT would serve you better jobs than UCLA.... even more so if you are looking for aerospace jobs or IT/CS jobs.</p>
<p>Why? GT is ranked #2 in Aerospace and is heavily recruited by NASA, Boeing, Lockheed, and the big contractors. </p>
<p>I bet you're in CA. UCLA actually loses a lot of it's prestige outside of CA.</p>
<p>me in CA?</p>
<p>no, im from cornell. it's like on the opposite side of CA, huh.</p>
<p>and seriously, i haven't seen a school where boeing and lockheed does not hire from. i would highly doubt if they weren't coming to UCLA for hire.</p>
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and seriously, i haven't seen a school where boeing and lockheed does not hire from. i would highly doubt if they weren't coming to UCLA for hire.
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<p>Strictly speaking G.P. said "heavily" and not any amount relative to UCLA. You're the one who suggested the superiority so the burden of proof is on you.</p>
<p>melani, are you in-state for any of these schools? What are your preferences on weather, student body etc? I don't think academically speaking any of the schools you listed will do you wrong, though G.P. did give good advice in that each school will have a particular territory in which they hold more weight than the others.</p>
<p>Have you compared the costs? There's usually a large difference in tuition in-state versus OOS. All of the schools you mention would be fine for EE and I'm sure would do a fine job in your UG EE degree. A USNWR ranking of a few ranks higher or lower doesn't really make any difference, especially since they rank on many factors other than academics, so don't place too much emphasis on 3rd verus 20th for example.</p>
<p>this is what i said:
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i seriously doubt going to GT would serve you better jobs than UCLA.... even more so if you are looking for aerospace jobs or IT/CS jobs.
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<p>California is a major hub for both aerospace and IT industry. you will find more than enough opportunities in those industries epsecially coming from UCLA (even more so since UCLA's prestige goes up within its own state). that's why im saying i'd doubt going to GT would serve you better jobs than UCLA especially in those industries.</p>
<p>i guess georgia also has fair share of aerospace companies, and it's going to be easier for GT ppl to find a job within Georgia, while easier for UCLA ppl to find a job within Cali.</p>
<p>so with those things equal, im saying i would goto UCLA. i don't see any disadvantage for going to a lower-ranked engineering school for undergrad if this is UCLA we're talking about.</p>
<p>most employers don't care about engineering ranking differences when they hear UCLA and Georgia Tech. it's not like those employers are know-it-all.
heck, i've even seen two managers from United Technologies (#2 aerospace company) who never heard of what JPL is.</p>