Please advise on finding a good engineering program

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am currently in HS right now and am considering studying engineering in undergrad. I am interested in ME and EE, and want to know about good engineering programs that are somewhat less/less competitive, as I feel that I do not have the stats to realistically consider competitive schools(i.e Caltech,Berkeley,HYSPM.)</p>

<p>What are some strong mechanical/electrical engineering programs, with solid reputations, accomplished and dedicated professors, and good research opportunities that are somewhat less selective. I am only interested in west/east coast/Midwest colleges.</p>

<p>How are the mid to lower end UC's in engineering? How are the CSUs in engineering?</p>

<p>Thank you for the advice. I greatly appreciate all info...</p>

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<p>Well, I don't know if you're in-state or not but University of Michigan is the stuff.</p>

<p>Wait, isn't everything west coast, east coast, or midwest?</p>

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<p>Oh, wait South. Never mind. lol.</p>

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<p>UCs: UCSD, UCSB</p>

<p>CSU: Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona</p>

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<p>Look at Purdue.</p>

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<p>Also look at Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota and Iowa State.</p>

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<p>For women, it’s Smith College. Smith’s Picker Engineering Program is the first and only accredited engineering program in the nation for women. </p>

<p>The quality of the engineering program is such that every Smith College engineering student with a 3.5 GPA is GUARANTEED admission to the graduate engineering schools at Princeton, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, and University of Michigan! </p>

<p>You can find more information on the program at: Smith</a> College: Picker Engineering Program and at: Smith</a> College: Picker Engineering Program</p>

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How are the CSUs in engineering?

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San Jose State has a good EECS department...located in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona also have strong engineering department reputations.</p>

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How are the mid to lower end UC's in engineering?

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UCSB has a very strong engineering reputation...especially physics and chemical engineering.
UC Davis and Irvine are also fantastic.
UCSD is renowned for its biology and biomedical engineering programs.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the replies. They are all very helpful.</p>

<p>I have a few more questions, any info is greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>Looking now into CA/west coast...
I was wondering how good is UC Riverside/Merced for engineering. Is Cal Poly Pomona the best engineering program in the CSU system after Cal Poly SLO? Is ASU or U of Arizona good? What about SDSU/ CSU Long Beach/ CSU Fullerton? What are the rankings of the CSU engineering programs? </p>

<p>One more question, what are the main differences among engineering programs? Is there a significant difference among a less/more selective engineering program? Do you wind up learning the same material regardless of the college?</p>

<p>Thanks again for the responses.</p>

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<p>You'll learn a lot of the same material, but if you're at a more rigorous school (not necessarily more prestigious) you'll have to figure out a lot more things from scratch and much less information will just be handed to you by the lecturer. You'll be expected to learn the concepts and how they apply to the problems that need to be solved instead of them saying, "For this kind of problem, use X equation, solve for Y variable, and then substitute it into equation Z."</p>

<p>The quality of your peers can also differ considerably, too.</p>