<p>I realize this is understandably a concern when choosing a college (albeit more of a concern to some than to others), but how important is it really? For a person who wants to study science and engineering, would it be better for them to go to a technology school such as Caltech or MIT? Or should they seek admission to one of the more commonly recognized colleges such as Harvard or Yale? (Although both Caltech and MIT have big names too...) Correct me if I'm wrong, but I get the feeling that people who graduate from MIT or Caltech are automatically labeled the "science type." I know for college admissions, it's best to have a wide range of interests. Is this also true for life beyond college? Would Caltech and MIT graduates be viewed differently simply because they did not receive the liberal arts education offered at Harvard or the other ivies?</p>
<p>Depending on where you want to work. If you want to work in Asia or on Wall Street, very important.</p>
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<p>One could argue that there is more assurance that the MIT graduate has taken a group of liberal arts courses in science, humanities, and social studies than the Brown graduate.</p>
<p>MIT bachelor’s degree requirements:
[What</a> is Undergraduate Education at MIT | MIT DUE](<a href=“http://due.mit.edu/undergraduate-education-mit/what-undergraduate-education-mit]What”>http://due.mit.edu/undergraduate-education-mit/what-undergraduate-education-mit)</p>
<p>Brown bachelor’s degree requirements:
[Degree</a> Requirements](<a href=“Complete Your Degree | The College | Brown University”>Complete Your Degree | The College | Brown University)</p>
<p>I guess it depends what the student wants to in and after undergrad. If the student wants to major in engineering and then go to grad school in engineering, schools like Princeton, Cornell, MIT, etc. might be the way to go. If the student wants to get a job in the field after graduation, there might be other options. For example, the Big Ten schools with good engineering programs…Illinois, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue, etc. as well as places like Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, etc. Because of their size and quality of their graduates, employers like to recruit at them. They are basically considered target recruiting schools.</p>
<p>I don’t think it makes much difference for science. My husband’s Caltech Phd cohort in biology included students from LACs, state colleges, and at least one Ivy. (Maybe even only one Ivy, but it wasn’t a big class.) I think for engineering if you are going to be looking for a job in state, there is a lot to be said for going to the state engineering school.</p>
<p>I went to Harvard as an undergrad, it got me a job once. Amusingly enough in an architecture firm even though my Harvard degree wasn’t even in architecture. But Harvard had more name recognition than Columbia in Germany.</p>
<p>Out here, if you want to work, and you want networking, a BYU degree is about as good as it gets.</p>