<p>What is Dartmouth's engineering program like? How is it compared to other engineering programs in the country? How about computer engineering/electrical engineering in particular?</p>
<p>Any comments are welcome! Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>if you’re serious about engineering, d is not the place.</p>
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<p>depends very strongly on what you want to get out of an engineering degree and what type of engineering you’re interested in.</p>
<p>Furthermore, it depends how self-motivated you are, how likely you are to seek out research experiences, and how likely you are to go above and beyond what is simply required for your degree.</p>
<p>Thayer can be a phenomenal place to get an undergraduate (or graduate) degree for a career in engineering, you just have to know what the strengths of the school are, what your learning strengths are, and whether or not you are motivated enough to do it.</p>
<p>The idea that Thayer won’t provide you with the opportunities you need to be an engineer is outdated and inaccurate - will it prepare you for EVERY engineering career? of course not. Will it provide you with a strong base so you can go on to grad school in (essentially) every type of engineering? Absolutely.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments. Yes, I am serious about engineering, but I also want to pursue a path of combining business and engineering (technology leadership stuffs.). </p>
<p>@rightnotleft, are you saying Dartmouth’s engineering students all go to graduate schools?</p>
<p>And what do you mean by “what type of engineering”? As I posted, I am more into computer/electrical engineering, possibly AI and robotics…</p>
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<p>no. A lot of engineers get their jobs straight out of the BE program. ([Undergraduate</a> Studies | Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth](<a href=“http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/undergraduate/]Undergraduate”>Dartmouth Engineering | Undergraduate))</p>
<p>With Thayer’s focus on engineering design, a lot of these are design jobs, but there are also a lot of more “traditional” engineering jobs for Thayer grads. A large portion of Thayer grads go onto other careers (finance, consulting, etc) and something like 1/9 end up being executives in corporations (that stat is a couple years old but it’s probably about accurate still). The project-based learning at Thayer really helps leadership and management skills.</p>
<p>In terms of research, there are a ton of projects going on in computer/electrical/controls/AI. You can browse through them here [Current</a> Projects | Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth](<a href=“http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/research/projects/]Current”>Dartmouth Engineering | Projects)</p>
<p>In terms of your classwork, look at the course offerings:
[Courses</a> | Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth](<a href=“http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/courses/]Courses”>Dartmouth Engineering | Courses)</p>
<p>Engineering at Thayer has a lot of pluses and minuses. If you can’t get everything you need for your career at Thayer (and for a lot of people, no, you can’t), Thayer prepares you extraordinarily well for grad school. More and more, a graduate degree is necessary for getting a job in engineering (or at least, a job with decent chance of promotion).</p>