<p>Hi all. I plan to major either engineering in Mechanical or Civil or whichever engineering I like when I get to see them more closely in college. I got accepted to my 3 top choices and I ma deciding upon them:</p>
<p>Princeton: </p>
<p>Pros: Undergrad focus. I really want to go to a college where the professors care about teaching, know my name, knows who I am, I like being part of the class as opposed to just an observer.
Cons: -Engineering department may be too small (limited facilities).
-Lacks engineering prestige of Caltech and Stanford.</p>
<p>Caltech:
Pros: Academics (I like academics here more than Princeton and Stanford).
Cons: -No civil engineering major.
-Social life: I wanna party and have tons of fun during college too.
-No girls (apart from like 15 hot ones, which should get old fast, there is not much else to pick from).</p>
<p>Stanford:
Pros: Fun factor.
Cons: I found professors were more careless about their students. I tried talking to professors but it was very difficult to find them available. </p>
<p>Caltech does have Civil Engineering department ([Caltech</a> Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics](<a href=“http://www.ce.caltech.edu/]Caltech”>http://www.ce.caltech.edu/)). The ME and CE programs are very strong. I think you should choose Caltech…:-)</p>
<p>I had to make the same choice as you between Caltech and Pton… I chose Princeton because of the social scene. Caltech really is one of the most socially repressed places I’ve ever been - it’s a big problem. Great if you’re into that, though.</p>
<p>^Next to MIT, but yeah Stanford >> Princeton engineering… But if you have any thoughts of not being an engineer (I mean, you really don’t know for sure when you’re 18), you should go to Princeton.</p>
<p>Definitely don’t go to Caltech… not nearly enough girls.</p>