<p>I know it won't be as good as HYP but how does imperial compare with other us Ivies duh as UPenn,Cornell, brown and Columbia?</p>
<p>As well as caltrain MIT etc in terms of prestige/reputation (wow factor) and how famous it is in Asia and the western world?</p>
<p>*caltech apologies for spelling</p>
<p>Wow. Looking at universities through the lense of prestige and reputation. A great combination for a horrible time. Choice of a UK institution vs one in the US comes down to where you want to live.</p>
<p>For the prestige whores, you would pick the ivies but in the UK, you are doing one major and hence while Harvard is a great college, deciding to major in engineering isn’t a great choice in comparison to MIT/CalTech or Imperial.</p>
<p>Go where you enjoy it. It cannot emphasise enough that prestige and rep should be the smallest factors in choosing a college. Do I know a Harvard MBA with their UG from Texas AM? Yes. Do I know a Harvard MBA fron MIT? Yes. Moral of the story is you have to open your own doors.</p>
<p>Now if research is your thing in the future, pick MIT/CalTech but if you want to pick the most prestigious place for a shot at high finance, you might as well throw U of Mich or Georgetown in the mix.</p>
<p>If I were to poll my friends in the U.S., I think only the first-generation Brits would recognize Imperial College. Even from that sample, I am sure that some have not heard the name.</p>
<p>Almost all will recognize Oxford and Cambridge, and most will recognize the London School of Economics.</p>