<p>So I'm trying to find some engineering schools and I am completely lost and would appreciate some help.</p>
<p>Probably a mid-sized school X>25,000 is preferred
Would love to do a co-op or internship before I graduate!
Research is a maybe but would be nice
Top-notch undergrad engineering program!
Most likely going into MechE, but considering BME and IE as well
More of a conservative political enviroment but fine either way
Going to need financial aid</p>
<p>Not looking at scores and GPA and all that stuff..just throw me some schools that you think would match what is said above.
Anything else you need to help with choices just tell me</p>
<p>Sounds like GaTech would be a really good match. They’re number one in IE, top ten I believe in MechE, and have an excellent partnership with a top class medical-research university (Emory) for BME. It’s not a gigantor school, and I would say in the South you wouldn’t find it too liberal, but in Atlanta, not too conservative either. Also tuition isn’t as much as some other top schools. Top engineering school, seems to fit your style as well.</p>
<p>Wow, your criteria was very similar to mine. I applied Georgia Tech also, but without any financial help from them it was impossible for my family to afford it (OOS). So, I would be a third to say Gtech is a good option for you if you can get some aid or are in state.</p>
<p>Sorry, but 90% of universities, even in the Deep South, are going to have left-wing campus environments. Community colleges less so. About one or two percent of college campuses could be called “conservative” and I believe those are mostly independent LACs. That said, engineering is one of the most apolitical subjects. Outside of GEC, the only politics you’ll encounter in engineering school will be the obligatory three-credit-hour “social issues in semiconductors” or “death rays and you” courses.</p>
<p>I don’t really have a suggestion, but I wanted to say that more than 25,000 is quite a large school. UMich-AA has just over that and is considered quite a big school. You’ve probably limited yourself to the biggest 20 colleges with that requirement.</p>
<p>I go to UMD…maybe not a top-ranked mechE program but we’re very large, conservatives are decently represented on campus, and research is not at all hard to come by, since there are so many labs on such a large campus. Internships and co-ops are big here, and the advising department works pretty hard to make them accessible to students. depending on your gpa+extracurriculars, it could be a good match or safety, although we tend to favor in-state a lot</p>
<p>No, not at all, it’s as liberal a campus as any–but there is a fair amount of openly-conservative students on campus and their views are respected. I have several conservative friends, and though they are in the minority, despite being extremely liberal myself we get along great and they’ve never felt as if they’re outnumbered or overwhelmed. The OP certainly won’t be on a conservative campus, but his views aren’t going to make trouble for him, is what I was trying to convey</p>
<p>How about Texas A&M? Probably one of the last conservative public campuses in the south. Engineering isn’t top ten but it is top 25 or something. The Aggie network is quite large (in Texas).</p>
<p>If you want small (<20K), think Rice or maybe Vanderbilt or Notre Dame. There’s also Cornell, CMU, Case Western, Missouri S&T (Rolla), Cal Poly SLO (already mentioned), Princeton, New Mexico Tech, or Colorado School of Mines, Olin, Harvey Mudd, and Rose-Hulman.</p>