Harvard, Princeton and Yale For Engineering.

College Search & Selection
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<p>Though H,P and Y are not very highly ranked for their engineering courses, one can never turn them down. I, personally would love to study engineering in one of the aforementioned colleges rather than at Caltech or MIT.
The atmosphere is more liberal, the students have a wider mental horizon and the prestige is unmistakable.</p>

<p>What do you think about it? Would you too prefer studying in those Ivy colleges, rather than at purely science schools?</p>

<p>Post script: Does anyone here in CC, know the acceptance rates to the Engineering Schools of Harvard, Yale and Princeton? Is it higher or lower than the general acceptance rate of these schools?</p>

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<p>Engineering: Princeton > Harvard > Yale</p>

<p>It would be easier to get in as an engineering student at Yale or Harvard because they are trying to increase enrollment in these departments, which could consequently improve their reputation. The education you would receive though would be excellent.</p>

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<p>Well, you totally just skipped over Stanford. I can’t seem to fathom why …</p>

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<p>^ I think he skipped Stanford because they are already a highly rated Engineering dept.</p>

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<p>Harvard and Yale are expanding their student body in the engineering department? That’s great news. I hope this is effected for the '15 freshman batch!</p>

<p>Yes, the education received will be terrific. What do you think about placements/job offers? Are they any less than those received by top engineering schools, like Stanford and University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign?</p>

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<p>jshain, justadream92
Yes, Stanford already has an amazing and extremely highly ranked engineering program. And it can in no way be compared to MIT or Caltech, since it has a very diverse student body, as good as that of an Ivy if not better!</p>

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<p>I sure did</p>

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<p>So are you not considering Stanford?</p>

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<p>Wow. You got admitted to all of them? What was your SAT score like? </p>

<p>And yes, selection of colleges is very subjective. Some go for prestige, some for the rank of the intended major … so on and so forth.</p>

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<p>I am considering Stanford. It’s a great school. Highly, highly selective, but a great school. I might even apply for the SCEA program. But I am more inclined towards the M&T Program at UPenn.</p>

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<p>He got into Princeton.</p>

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<p>His SAT score was 1880. He had a hook, though.</p>

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<p>Harvard and Yale do not admit by major.</p>

<p>What a hoot, H and Y want to improve their reputations?!!??</p>

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<p>No kidding! Stanford/Princeton at 1880 is RARE. Must be one deep hook.</p>

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<p>Wait, I’m not so clear on whether or not you’re applying to Stanford. For engineering, I really think you should. </p>

<p>No, I declined an offer from Princeton to attend Stanford. My SAT scores were decent; note that there’s more to admissions beyond scores.</p>

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<p>Redroses
Probably because while Harvard and Yale vie for the top 5 spots in nearly every course, they take a lower spot for engineering.
Yale I belive in 39th, and Harvard 19th — for engineering according the usnews rankings.</p>

<p>[Rankings</a> ? Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences](<a href=“http://www.seas.harvard.edu/our-school/facts-history/rankings]Rankings”>http://www.seas.harvard.edu/our-school/facts-history/rankings)</p>

<p>Harvard is trying so hard to explain its rank!</p>

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<p>Honestly, I am having trouble understanding your premise. I know a number of students who have turned them down in favor of MIT (I have no personal experience with Caltech). Your assumptions about the atmosphere and the people are generalizations and are certainly not correct. The student body of MIT is very different than you think; you should visit. And, for engineering, MIT carries far more prestige than HYP.</p>

<p>Think carefully about what you really want. In fact, most Harvard engineering students take some or many higher level courses at MIT. When trying to convince a future engineer who was accepted at HPM to consider Harvard, I got the response “Why would I go to Harvard and take classes at MIT, when I could just go to MIT.” Engineers are usually so practical about things. If you want to be an engineer, you want to get the best undergraduate “alignment” of your thinking that you can. You really shouldn’t get bogged down with prestige.</p>

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<p>justadream92
I am applying to Stanford! I’m also trying to learn about the MS&E Program.</p>

<p>Course, SAT score is only one of the many aspects of your application. But a fairly important one.</p>

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<p>Yes, my hook was URM status. However, I distinguished myself thorroughly through my essays and unique extracurriculars. </p>

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<p>Gotcha.</p>

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<p>Very true! But definitely keep Stanford on your mind. HYP are great schools, but based on the qualities you implied you were interested in, it’s the perfect package.</p>

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<p>Yale I belive in 39th, and Harvard 19th — for engineering according the usnews rankings.</p>

<p>I show Harvard at 26 and Yale at 40. (USNWR Best Colleges 2010)</p>