<p>“Without hesitation, I will say Michigan engineering is better than Hopkins engineering…”</p>
<p>There ya go.</p>
<p>^Way to omit the rest. Not for undergrad…
at all.</p>
<p>Undergraduate engineering rankings ( and there is nothing wrong with using a large peer ranked study for reference) : </p>
<p><a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate</a></p>
<p>( rankings of programs where higher available degree is doctorate, but the rankings are specific to engineering in general) </p>
<p>To the OP, I would say go where you fit the best and feel most comfortable. You will receive an excellent education and job opportunities at both schools. </p>
<p>^those have been cited earlier in this thread and debated.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Given this, Michigan is too expensive – $13,000 per year is somewhat higher than what a college student can reasonably cover with just federal direct loans and work earnings.</p>
<p>But Maryland with a full ride is probably the sensible choice – Maryland is a very respectable school for both pre-PhD study and pre-professional study in engineering, while you avoid debt and keep your parents’ household finances healthy. Just be aware of any GPA requirement to renew, but even if there is such a thing, Maryland should be low cost as an in-state student anyway.</p>
<p>In my experience, the Hopkins students (especially for arts and sciences) from Michigan usually chose Hopkins over UMich (among other choices) despite higher costs. Most of my engineering classmates from Michigan certainly did as attested by the relative differences in selectivity between the engineering schools. This could have been attributed to a desire to get away from Michigan to a new place with a similar education, however. </p>
<p>I rarely encounter the situation such as the OP considering a cheaper Hopkins and a more expensive public school providing a similar engineering education unless it’s someone from Maryland wanting to get away. </p>
<p>There is more of a sense of accomplishment to getting into Hopkins versus Michigan due to selectivity, however, which is why the OP might attribute Hopkins to being more prestigious. </p>
<p>Hopkins garners more social cache in cocktail parties due to it being private, more exclusive, and higher ranked in numerous lists people might consider garbage. While a reason, it may not be a good reason to pick a place however.</p>
<p>I agree with ucba that Maryland for free is the sensible choice. </p>
<p>“In my experience, the Hopkins students (especially for arts and sciences) from Michigan usually chose Hopkins over UMich (among other choices) despite higher costs.”</p>
<p>Of course you would find that blah. That’s why they attended Hopkins! </p>
<p>“Hopkins garners more social cache in cocktail parties due to it being private, more exclusive, and higher ranked in numerous lists people might consider garbage.”</p>
<p>It does? I was watching the Big Bang Theory the other day and two MIT grads were making fun of the Princeton grad with his engineering degree. Could you imagine what they would do to a Hopkins graduate? Of course we’re just talking private schools where elitism is very important.</p>
<p>You tend to get wows followed by “great school” when you tell people you go to Hopkins rj…maybe you’ve never experienced it?..;)…</p>
<p>Hehe! Touche! Actually Blah, both schools are likely to get a “wow” from the same, rather small, segment of the population. Only a handful of schools will inspire the “wow factor” from the masses. I do not recommend choosing a university based on the “wow factor” in this case.</p>
<p>I suppose many people are impressed by John Hopkins. I also suppose the same people think that Ruth Chris’ is fine dining. </p>
You get that wow
Looking just at jhu and um from an academic perspective, I don’t think taking on that debt for um is worth it. They are, however, very different schools socially. As others have said, you will be able to find an intellectual community at both schools. As for fun, it depends on what you like. My D chose UM for the college town, school spirit, big time college sports etc. My S would hate those things. If you think you can be happy at either school, I would not take on the extra debt.
This is an old thread. It should be shut down…
I have already reported it. I did not make the post that opened it up. Somehow someone has posted as me, which of course is a concern. But please report it as well if you can.
Wow sevmom. That is a concern!
Yes, I will change my password and have asked if they can figure out how that could have happened.
I hadn’t even posted at all since April 29th. I didn’t realize this supposed post by me from this morning even existed until someone posted this afternoon and I got a notification about it. I reported it immediately. I have no connection to either Michigan or Johns Hopkins. Both great schools but not a discussion in a very old thread that I would even think to dredge up to comment on. 