<p>Dartmouth is a prestigious school but it isnt known for its engineering programme. Its engineering programme is rooted in liberal arts. So how good is it? Is it possible to get a tradition engg. job after doing a degree from Dartmouth?</p>
<p>Yah, but why would you want to go to Dartmouth for engineering. Its like wanting to go to MIT for a liberal arts degree. If you want engineering but also an ivy, your best bet would be Cornell, then maybe princeton, upenn, or columbia. Cornell is probably the best ivy for engineering.</p>
<p>No, it's not particularly like wanting to go to MIT for a liberal arts degree. Dartmouth has more cred than that. Thayer's a good school, and it's expanding... They just opened their <em>huge</em> new building, so money's coming in. I've got a friend there who's a post-doc in bioeng at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>It's not a traditional engineering school. One thing that, of course, caught my eye was the lack of a civil engineering department... And if you really want to go to a crazy-intensive pure engineering school, Thayer's probably not the best choice.</p>
<p>But if you really want a program that will make you well-rounded, and if you really like the feel of an ivy/LAC sort of thing, you could definitely do worse.</p>
<p>There are more rigorous engineering programs out there, Cornell being the most demanding engineering program of the Ivies, but I wouldn't rule out Dartmouth if you really, really like the college.</p>
<p>However... If you're just looking for a school with a great engineering reputation and you think that the Ivy aura carries over to the engineering field, it doesn't, really. You should look at different programs... But if you love Dartmouth and your heart's set on going there, Thayer's great.</p>
<p>Does Dartmouth engg. degree open doors to graduate/business school ?</p>
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But if you really want a program that will make you well-rounded, and if you really like the feel of an ivy/LAC sort of thing, you could definitely do worse.
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Definitely. Note that Dartmouth, unlike most undergraduate engineering programs, does not cram all of the ABET requirements into a four-year program. You can graduate in four years, but you will get a non-ABET BA degree in engineering sciences. If you want a full ABET-accredited BE degree, you stay for a fifth year. </p>
<p>Since Dartmouth spreads the ABET curriculum over five years, rather than four, there is much more flexibility to study or double-major in non-engineering disciplines.
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Does Dartmouth engg. degree open doors to graduate/business school ?
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Dartmouth degrees do in general. I would think Dartmouth-educated engineers would be particularly attractive to business schools, because of their greater exposure to non-engineering subjects. There are probably a lot more engineers that double-major in humanities or social sciences at Dartmouth than at most other schools.</p>
<p>Two things will open doors for graduate school.</p>
<p>1) Good GPA's from reputable (not top-flight schools)</p>
<p>2) Employers sending pre-paid vouchers for their employees to take graduate classes.</p>
<p>There is probably more...but like always, I am going to give folks real-life happenings in the grad school arena.</p>