Need help with aerospace engineering university search

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello I am a senior at my high school and intend to study aerospace engineering.</p>

<p>I have done some research and made a list of schools to apply. If you can help me with my choices by telling me the pros and cons that would be great!</p>

<p>Here are the schools I am considering:
-Cornell
-University of Southern California
-University of Illinois at Urbana
-University of Notre Dame
-University of Maryland
-University of Washington in St Louis
-Rensselaer Polytechnic
-University of Virginia
-UCLA
-University of Califorbia Davis
-University of Califorbia San Diego</p>

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<p>No need to SPAM the forum posting the same thing 30 mins apart. Wait for a while and, if necessary, bump your original post.</p>

<p>Those are all good schools and (I would bet) are ABET accredited. You can check here:
[Accredited</a> Program Search](<a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx]Accredited”>http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx)</p>

<p>You’ve picked a number of public Us in different state so you will pay an OOS premium for them. Have you asked your parents how much they can afford for college each year? What is your home state?</p>

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<p>I am an international student so states is not a problem for my choices: I would like yo attend the best aerospace engineering program.I have made a list so far but I also need to choose 5 colleges from this list.</p>

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<p>What are your stats? how much will your family pay?</p>

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<p>If you have the stats to make UCD and UCSD your backups, you’d be ok to pick any other 3 schools on the list. All of these schools will cost a lot for international applicants, though.</p>

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<p>Why isn’t Michigan on your list?</p>

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<p>-University of Washington in St Louis</p>

<p>it’s Wash Univ in St Louis.</p>

<p>If your parents will pay $60k+ per year for any school, then include UMich, Purdue, and anywhere else that you like.</p>

<p>If you need aid, then your list will have to change a lot.</p>

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<p>That is somewhat subjective.</p>

<p>You have two basic categories of schools in the US: Undergrad focused, and graduate focused. All of the schools on your list are graduate focused schools, meaning that their reputation and strengths come from years of research and graduate teaching. These schools are great for grad work, and good for undergraduate work. Teaching quality will vary depending on the school and professor because, again, these are research intensive schools and the professors are usually busy with research committments.</p>

<p>There are also undergraduate focused schools which, I feel, make better choices for undergraduate studies. Most of the professors at these schools don’t have strict requirements on research and developing publishable papers, therefore they are able to devote more of their time to teaching and supporting the undergraduates. Another perk is the availability of labs/buildings/equipment, which might otherwise be tied up by grad students/faculty doing research.</p>

<p>In the end, you need to ask yourself what’s more important to you - it’s a personal decision. Both categories of schools will provide you with an excellent education and prepare you for grad school.</p>

<p>Some excellent undergrad-focused engineering schools are:</p>

<p>Rose Hulman
Harvey Mudd
Cal Poly
Embry-Riddle (aerospace focused)
Olin</p>

<p>Just to name a few…</p>

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<p>Thanks for your answers.However I am an international student so there is no in-state ,out of state payment difference for me. I have checked Cal poly ,Harvey Mudd but they do not offer a major in this field but I want to major in Aerospace engineering. I added Michigan,Purdue,Illinois Urbana and Georgia tech to my list but I cannot not decide about California universities,University of virginia,Virginia Tech ,University of Miami and Rensselaer .Can you recommend schools among those?</p>