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To the OP, before applying to any school, go to <a href="http://www.abet.org/accrediteac.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.abet.org/accrediteac.asp&lt;/a> to make sure the schools and programs you're interested in are accredited by ABET. Going to an unaccredited or underaccredited college can really make things difficult for you upon graduation (difficulty finding a job and/or applying to grad school

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<p>Like I've said in other threads, ABET accreditation tends to be important only for those particular engineering disciplines where accreditation is necessary, and for certain schools that don't otherwise a well-established brand name.</p>

<p>To give you an example, neither Stanford or Berkeley are ABET accredited in Materials Science. So does that mean that I should turn down Stanford or Berkeley to go to Wright State University for materials science just because Wright State is accredited? Is going to Stanford or Berkeley as opposed to Wright State really going to make things difficult in terms of getting a job or going to grad school?</p>

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<p>Employers will be more impressed with good grades than just institution prestige.</p>

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<p>Those employers can't be impressed if you don't graduate from the school they recruit at.</p>

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Out of curiosity, how much do employers care where you went to school?

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In Engineering, not very much.</p>

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<p>I agree with Payne. There are only a few engineering employers, notably Google, who seem to place great value on graduating from a top school. Most engineering employers place far less of a premium on such a thing. </p>

<p>Of course it is also true, as jovenes132 said that it's hard to get into a company that doesn't recruit at your school. You can still do it, but you have to put in a lot of legwork.</p>

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<p>alright, so...I'll be waiting for my financial aid packets, then...(from the acceptances, of course)
thanks for all of the help!</p>

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<p>These are, formally, the three most important criteria a very, very well known and respected aero. company considers when recruiting new hires:</p>

<p>1-College major
2-College GPA
3-Work experience (includes relevant research)</p>

<p>Note that the univ. you attend is not on that list. Having said that, of course, it's easier to get your foot in the door if a company recruits at your univ.</p>

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These are, formally, the three most important criteria a very, very well known and respected aero. company considers when recruiting new hires:</p>

<p>1-College major
2-College GPA
3-Work experience (includes relevant research)</p>

<p>Note that the univ. you attend is not on that list. Having said that, of course, it's easier to get your foot in the door if a company recruits at your univ.

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Work experience is generally seen as more important than GPA at most places. Your numbering scheme might have confused the green ones.</p>