<p>Ya. I just got in here. U.S. news ranks it #1 undergrad engineering program (with highest degree a masters?) tied with harvey mudd.</p>
<p>Question: is it really that good. Is it on par with schools like MIT, Carnigie Melon, Caltech, Stanford, etc.?</p>
<p>yes it is, and since its highest degree is a masters that means the undergrads will get a higher percentage of school resources.</p>
<p>Yea thats wat i figured. Seems like a lot of other big unis like MIT pump too much into doctorate research and such, and too little into undergrad. Correct me if i'm wrong here though</p>
<p>Anyone know what kind of research opportunities RH gives for its students? I remember back when I was looking at them they talked a lot about their entrepreneurial center and how they'd help you start companies, but not a whole lot on getting in the lab and doing real publishable research (a great thing to be exposed to if you're deciding on going into industry or grad school).</p>
<p>I'd be surprised if RH gives many research opportunities, though that is entirely speculation on my part. I believe there's an RH student here on the engineering forums, so perhaps he/she can answer that.</p>
<p>I went to the #3 school on that list, and research definitely wasn't emphasized. I'm not saying it was non-existent because there definitely was research, but professors didn't seem to care about it as much. I'm at a top 25 engineering school with phd as the highest degree, and every professor cares about being published. The mentality is entirely different.</p>
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<p>I assure you that there are plenty of resources for undergrads at MIT. Including lots of research opportunity - I think 80% of undergrads do research with profs and 20% of them publish while still undergrads.</p>
<p>Oh, i wasnt doubting they still do some cool research, just that smaller schools might get more attention in the undergrad</p>
<p>I applied and was accepted to Rose Hulman, so I have attended some info sessions, etc. </p>
<p>The students at Rose Hulman tend to have lower SATs than MIT/Caltech, and I'd imagine that their other academic stats are lower. Also, Rose Hulman seems to emphasize internships and cooperatives with private companies over academic research.</p>