Prestige vs. Engineering Recognition

<p>So looks like I’m getting mixed messages.</p>

<p>I am set on Computer Engineering - but the problem is that I don’t know which type of job I want when I’m in the real world. I could get a very tech oriented job, such as Software Developing or I could go down the route of selling consulting work to companies. If the latter (if I understand correctly), then I’d want to go more to a place like Northwestern/Yale, get the engineering degree, then get MBA or w/e at a good business school.</p>

<p>I don’t feel like I’m in a position to make a decision like that yet, so I guess I will opt for the high-ranked tech schools (UIUC, GaTech, Purdue, etc…) rather than the general prestige schools (Duke, Northwestern, U Chicago, etc… [just throwing out random examples that I’d have a shot at getting into])…</p>