<p>I am a rising Senior from California, I am pretty much locked at what UC's I am going for. Now I am thinking about some Privates outside of CA. The only private that I am going to apply in CA is USC. I would like to major in Engineering. </p>
<p>So, can you guys name some decent private schools. Not schools like Cal-Tech and MIT. More like Purdue, USC and Virginia Tech.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon, Bucknell, Villanova</p>
<p>Just an FYI: Purdue and Virginia Tech aren’t privates…if that matters to you… but both offer fantastic engineering programs.</p>
<p>For privates, I suggest looking at Rice and Northwestern.</p>
<p>^Yeah I know. I just put those out there for the level of schools to recommend. Isn’t Northwestern very prestigious?</p>
<p>Thanks for all the suggestions so far, keep them coming!</p>
<p>Rensellaer, Rochester</p>
<p>Thank You! I would like some in Boston as well if possible. Not to prestigious though! I want these privates to be Matches.</p>
<p>Look at Case Western.</p>
<p>Boston University has a decent engineering program.</p>
<p>Could be a match for you - their acceptance rate exceeds 50%.</p>
<p>^ Northeastern does too.</p>
<p>I know people who go to Illinois Institute of Technology and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for engineering and really enjoy it.</p>
<p>Any Others?</p>
<p>Worcester Poly Tech.</p>
<p>Alright, thank you for all the suggestions! I think I have enough, unless there are more. You guys gave me a good range of schools. </p>
<p>Now I have a question, would it be better to go far a Out of State Public school like a Purdue (my top choice if I went this way) or Virginia Tech, or go to a Private college like the ones you guys listed above?</p>