<p>What is the general consensus regarding Engineering at the top Ivy League schools such as HYP? Is it less rigorous, less resourceful, less committed than "top" engineering schools such as MIT, Stanford and Cal?</p>
<p>In general, the Ivies are pretty weak in engineering. Cornell is the strongest, and among HYP, Princeton's probably the best. The engineering programs at the Ivies tend to be small which offers more individualized learning and great one-on-one time with professors. The downside is that these programs are not as prestigious as those as tech schools like MIT or Caltech.</p>
<p>How about Dartmouth? Is the lack of prestige really a factor?</p>
<p>hey, if you can get into Dartmouth, and you do engineering, you might as well apply for Caltech or MIT. Yes, lack of prestige is a big factor.</p>
<p>If you were an admissions officer for a grad school and you saw that I had a BA in Journalism from Franklin W. Olin School of Engineering (a pretty darn good school 1520-1590 middle 50% SAT, but 100% engineering undergrads), what would you think?</p>
<p>Actually, Idon't think Franklin W. Olin even offers degrees in journalism, lol!</p>
<p>So, if ivies are generally considered weak in engineering, would an undergrad from UT honors in chemical engineering look better than a Princeton grad with same major?</p>
<p>asian, where are you getting your info?
"SAT Reasoning Verbal: 710 - 770
SAT Reasoning Math: 710 - 800 "
College Board
With those stats, yours are impossible. It's probably like 1450-1540.</p>
<p>Sither,</p>
<p>They would probably look about the same. UT-Austin has a very highly rated engineering school and so does Princeton. USNews ranks UT-Austin as the #10 Engineering program, tied with Cornell, and Princeton at #12.</p>
<p>When you get into the specific programs it is a bit different. USNews ranks UT-Austin #5 for Chemical Engineering and Princeton #11. Still both very highly rated. I would suggest looking at which is a better fit for you.</p>