GTech or UMich or UMD Honors for Aerospace Engg

College Search & Selection
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I have been admitted into the engineering programs of GTech, UMich, Purdue, Penn State (Shreyer Honors College with a small scholarship) and UMD Honors College (with $32K scholarship) during the EA round. I am quite keen on an Aerospace major with perhaps a minor in CS. I am OOS for all of them. Assuming finances are not an issue, which program would you recommend? Thanks in advance for your time!

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I’d go for purdue… What were your stats?

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With cost as no issue - GT, Purdue, Michigan are very comparable at the top.

If Purdue is under consideration (it’s not in the title), it would be cheaper than the other two. UMD is likely cheapest overall with the scholarship.

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Thanks ! Yes, Purdue is under consideration- I assumed the aerospace & CS programs at GT, UMD and Michigan were better than those at Purdue and Penn State. I also got into UIUC Aerospace Engineering, but am not keen on it

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With cost at no issue - I’d say GT Mich Purdue UIUC are all at the top for aerospace/CS. It’s honestly personal preference - I got into GT and Mich(and dropped my Purdue/UIUC apps after getting Mich), because for me my preference went GT>Mich>UIUC>Purdue. For you it might be different. I would argue that UIUC and GT are probably in another league if you want to do CS - UIUC is simply one of the best colleges, and GT has a specific CS college which IMO provides a much better CS experience

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I’d go with Michigan, on the chance you switch major or minor, which happens a lot, UM has the much better non-stem programs. If you want to say add an econ or business minor or even something like history because it really interests you.

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USNews has Purdue as the 4th best Aero program in the country, it’s where Neal Armstrong got his Aero undergrad, and is nicknamed The a Cradle of Astronauts, with at least 25.

So no. ;).

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Declaration of major after entering as first year engineering can vary in difficulty.

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/2174743-first-year-engineering-programs-secondary-admission-to-major-criteria.html

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Are you an international student?
US students don’t use the term “keen”, that’s why I ask.
Also if you are an international student and non-citizen, do not assume you will find employment in the US, especially in Aerospace Eng.

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:slight_smile: US citizen, homeschooled, have been living abroad for the past few years.