<p>Hi, I'm an international applicant. I got admitted to both PurdueU and UWaterloo. Electrical Engineering, Honours, Co-operative program in UWaterloo or the First-Year Engineering (Non Honors) program in PurdueU? Which program is better in terms of job opportunities, education, reputation and graduate studies opportunity?</p>
<p>In terms of prestige: Purdue wins (#28 in the World v. Waterloo’s 39, [World’s</a> Best Universities: Engineering and IT - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities/articles/2010/09/21/worlds-best-universities-engineering-and-it-]World’s”>http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities/articles/2010/09/21/worlds-best-universities-engineering-and-it-))</p>
<p>Also Purdue is highly thought of by US employers, and also has co-op opportunities.</p>
<p>Has a engineering program that is structured to start you off with projects.</p>
<p>I’m not an expert on Waterloo, but also not yet deciding with Purdue as an (actually, at the the moment best) option.</p>
<p>Also decide on: cost, how far do you want to be from home, and the environment of each.</p>
<p>Both are outstanding. Waterloo = coop. In general, I’d say that Purdue will be better-known in the US and Waterloo will be better-known in Canada. However, both are highly reputable across the board for engineering.</p>