<p>I'm hard set on transferring, however I'm having difficulty finding schools that have engineering in NYC (where I live).
There's Columbia Fu and the only other school I found was Polytechnic Institute of NYU — which sounds like some sort of trade school with NYU slapped on the end.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard of it before? Or could someone recommend some other colleges that have engineering in NYC?</p>
<p>How about Cooper Union? </p>
<p>Columbia SEAS sounds like a great school nonetheless, if you get in.</p>
<p>don't go to Polytechnic Institute of NYU, the school isn't very good right now, it may improve over the next few years because of the NYU connection but as of right now NYU isn't known as a place to go for engineering. Cooper Union, Columbia SEAS are basically your options right now</p>
<p>There are several places near Newark, New Jersey like NJIT or Stevens Institute Of Technology</p>
<p>Thank you both for the suggestions. I think I'll avoid Polytechnic. </p>
<p>It looks like Cooper Union doesn't have either of the majors I'm interested in: computer engineering or aeronautical engineering.</p>
<p>I guess all bets are on Columbia SEAS, which I heard is more difficult to get into than Columbia College. Is that true?</p>
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don't go to Polytechnic Institute of NYU, the school isn't very good right now, it may improve over the next few years because of the NYU connection but as of right now NYU isn't known as a place to go for engineering.
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<p>I respectfully disagree. The school has a good reputation with engineering in the NYC area. I've worked with some good engineers who are alumni of that institution. The problem is it's pretty expensive, even before the NYU affiliation. </p>
<p>And I'll go to Polytech before I go to NJIT. I'd put it about even with Stevens.</p>
<p>I've heard of Polytechnic and that it is decent. It only recently became affiliated with NYU - yes, NYU is not known for engineering, but NYU also didn't have Polytechnic stuck to it until recently.</p>
<p>Now I'm confused. Yay or nay on Polytechnic?</p>
<p>despite the fact that Poly has tons of connections, I will argue that Stevens Tech is a much better school overall than Poly for engineering. Most engineering schools are well-connected.</p>
<p>I was recently researching the same thing - computer engineering schools in New York, and I'd say Columbia would be your best bet, but its a very difficult school to get into (I don't know if its harder/easier than other colleges at columbia, but its definitely tough).</p>
<p>I just want to add one question to this - would doing Computer Science at NYU would be a good idea? I know its not one of their better subjects, and I'd prefer computer engineering, but I really like NYU itself, and definitely don't want to go to polytechnic - I really want to avoid any schools that are solely engineering/technical schools, and polytech is something like 90% guys - not the greatest social scene. Or would it be worth it to look at schools in a different area on a similar level to NYU (but with better science programs)?</p>
<p>shaedow, I think your best bet is to look at a school with good science/engineering programs on a similar level to NYU. University Of Wisconsin or Illinois an example of one such school</p>
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<p>Actually, NYU is quite strong in computer science, probably top 40. Not as strong as Columbia, but definitely a solid program.</p>
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<p>Can I ask based on what do you draw the conclusion that Stevens is much better? I can understand how people can say it's somewhat better or a little better, but I wouldn't put Stevens in a tier above Poly.</p>
<p>Is poly well respected for its CS program in NYC?</p>
<p>The people I've spoken to who live in NYC about Polytechnic have advised me to avoid it. I don't know whether their concerns are valid or not, though. It seems like as of now, it's not well respected.</p>
<p>US News ranked it as a "tier 3" school.
My old ragged accept-everybody state college was listed as a "tier 1," so I assume that might say a bit. I don't know how correct US News rankings are, however or if I misunderstood their rankings.</p>
<p>I'm more interested in quality than respect, however.</p>
<p>Quality-wise, it is a decent school as jessiehl said. I don't disagree with the tier 3 ranking. The graduates learn what they need to learn. You're not at a disadvantage if you go to Poly.</p>
<p>Student life is a different story. The male-female ratio is lopsided, it's mainly been a commuter school, and the workload is very harsh.</p>
<p>Another reason many people have disliked Poly is the high tuition. Quite a few choose City College over Polytech for that reason.</p>
<p>I dont see how people can make a comment without ever going to the campus.</p>
<p>Poly is a great school to "learn", nope, no fun here mate. Its a commuter school with half the guys speaking with an accent. The tution is alot, but it can be considered one of the most generous merit aid university on the east coast. Trust me, I have seen CC students with 10-15K scholarship. The humanities suck so bad, its incredably boring. </p>
<p>The CS courses are very tough. I took two courses and average can go as low as 30. Same for EE classes. Thinking of the next fours years, poly will be a popular school by the time you graduate.</p>
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<p>The diversity at Poly is astounding. Usually you see students playing frisbee on a campus... I've seen people playing cricket instead there.</p>
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<p>I've already seen a significant increase in threads about Poly since the merger. In the past, it's usually from local students, but I'm seeing more and more of these "have you heard of nyu-poly" threads. The NYU affiliation has definitely given them more name recognition. Polytechnic alone isn't exactly a memorable name.</p>
<p>A good school for Engineering is CCNY (The City College of New York). The tuition is roughly $4000 a year and it has a pretty solid engineering program. I know it's not well known or anything but Andrew Grove graduated from CCNY and contributed $28 million to the school of Engineering. </p>
<p>That's where I'm taking engineering classes now. If you want more info, ask! :D</p>
<p>CCNY almost paid me to go there, the money is not an issue at all, the problem is that its way too far from me. And i heard the intial salary offers to EEs isnt too great. But, i am not sure, tell me about it.</p>
<p>CCNY has a superb campus. Poly doesnt even have one. lol.</p>
<p>I have got in NJIT n NYUPoly both, can anyone suggest me what should I do? Poly is also offering a scholarship.</p>