<p>Which is the best engineering school of these:
RIT: Rochester Institute of Technology
BU: Boston University
NYU-Poly
NJIT: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Drexel University.
Best for mechanical? electrical?</p>
<p>Northeastern for both Mechanical and Electrical.</p>
<p>How would you rate these schools for eng? from best to worst.</p>
<p>Northeastern, NYU-Poly, RIT, BU, NJIT, Drexel</p>
<p>I have been told that for Engineering, RIT is the best of all the ones I’ve listed. And that NYU-Poly is incredibly overrated (seen as not even Northeastern accepts credits from NYU-oly). What do other people think??</p>
<p>You were told wrong. Do a little research.</p>
<p>I did. Almost all opinions and stats in the internet agree with what I said.</p>
<p>The difference between these schools is one of where you’d like to work.</p>
<p>You’ll have a better shot at finding a good job in the Metro New York area if you attend NYU-Poly or NJIT. You’ll have a better shot in the Boston market if you attend Northeastern or BU.</p>
<p>Drexel grads tend to work around Philly and the Delaware Valley.</p>
<p>RIT is respected, but Rochester is a dying city. You don’t want to go there. ;-)</p>
<p>In fact, ALL of the schools you listed are respected. Nobody is going to say “OMG, he’s from ___?! Throw out his resume!” 
Graduating from one or the other will not give you a significant advantage over the rest… other than the advantage of geography, which I already stated.</p>
<p>Well Im from Barcelona so I don’t think geography will influence much. Yet, Northeastern and RIT have one of the biggest co-ops programs in the US, which means that I will have experience and contacts once I get out of university. Wouldn’t that give me an advantage? I’d like to stay in the US after university, and unless I have contacts and experience no company will go through all the problematic paperwork that has to do with my visa (and/or greencard). Also, NJIT is not recommended (they recommended me not to go there) by any professor’s of my brother (Columbia University student). Anyway, the best way any company would go through such paperwork is if I’ve worked and succeeded working with them (or another company), meaning that I would have to had an opportunity to work with them. Anyway, I feel that the best opportunity for me to succeed as an engineer in the US (where demand for engineers is very high) is if I have the contacts and experience. Make any sense? Any comments, recommendations or ideas?</p>
<p>Northeastern is going to be your best bet. It has probably the best Co-Op program in the country and you’ll have opportunities to continue on with a company after you graduate. </p>
<p>Rochester is a decent school with a good engineering program. The city isn’t the most exciting place to live but you can probably head out to Boston or Chicago or someplace better after you graduate. </p>
<p>NYU-Poly isn’t as bad as you think, but it isn’t great.</p>
<p>It’s not me who has a horrible image of NYU-Poly, but several students in my school who went there regret it very much because of the poor social life, and the academic program which some universities don’t credit (I do not know why, but as these friends tried to transfer, one to northeastern, he was made to take extra exams to see if he had to repeat freshman year or even if he could get in! And he had a 3.7 GPA.).
Anyway, yes. Northeastern sounds like a very good bet. It has a very good reputation, but my college counselor, among others believe that for engineering RIT has the stronger program due to all the experiences you could get there (clubs, internships, research…). Obviously Northeastern is a better choice regarding social life and city (Rochester sucks, I know). But, is it only some of my professors and my college counselor who believe RIT as the stronger choice for Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical), or do you agree? Is RIT a “great” or “good” school? (Where Ivy’s are “amazing”:P). Also disregard financial issues. Thanks for everything by the way" Helping me very much :D</p>
<p>Rochester doesn’t have as good of a co-op program, which it sounds like will be very important for you if you want to stay in the states after graduation.</p>
<p>this is the closest thing to a ranking that I have found for coops and similar programs: [Internships/Co-ops</a> | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/internship-programs]Internships/Co-ops”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/internship-programs)
Both are there. Anyway, I visited campus and I liked more RIT.
With all this discussion and information, and your thoughts, what do you think I should do? Where should I go next fall?</p>
<p>I would take Northeastern. Academically I think it is superior to RIT, and it is more selective (check the SAT scores, retention rates, USNews rankings) and it has a MUCH better location.
RIT is outside of Rochester, out in the suburbs with not much close by. The winter can be brutal, lots more snow and on average colder than Boston.
RIT does have a good, long-standing co-op program but I doubt it would be any better than Northeastern’s.
Have you asked on the International Students forum about whether the co-op path is the preferred one to stay in the U.S.? If that is true, then you should focus on the schools on that list that have the best co-op programs.
If you actually prefer RIT then go there, it is a very good school with a good co-op program.</p>
<p>I 100% agree with BeanTownGirl.</p>
<p>A very well thought out, balanced response.</p>
<p>Both schools have very good co-op programs, Boston would be much better for a college experience, and I would also have to give the nod to Northeastern academically (not sure about which one is better for engineering , though, as that is one of RIT’s strongest programs), but if you really prefer RIT, then that is where you should go.</p>
<p>hi everyone,
i got accepted to IIT and Drexel
Which one should i choose??
Illinois Institute of Technology for mechanical engineering or Drexel for Business and engineering program.</p>
<p>You should probably start a new thread instead of adding on to this one. Once you do, I’ll be happy to answer questions about IIT. Have you visited either school?</p>
<p>In my experience, international students feel more comfortable in major U.S. cities. We have a lot of international students at my university and they appreciate being in Chicago. That means that there is a lot to do even off campus and it is easy to get to it.</p>
<p>Chicago is a much better city than Philadelphia. (I can say that having lived in Philadelphia for 20 years, and my spouse graduated from Drexel.) Drexel does not really have a campus. I would choose IIT.</p>
<p>BeanTownGirl and dadinator are correct here - I know several students that have headed to both Northeastern and RIT. With the exception of one all of the students have transferred out of RIT. Rochester is terribly bleak and they simply didn’t mesh with the student culture. All the students have really enjoyed Northeastern and have had wonderful co-op experiences. I also agree that Boston is a much better college town. There is so much to see and do from culture, sports, music, great food, and lots of other young adults. Transportation is easy if you are trying to go home on break, or visit friends in another city for the weekend.</p>