<p>Im having severe trouble deciding which college to attend to. Today's my deadline, and i just want a few more opinions before I choose. Im majoring in electrical engineering.</p>
<p>Deciding factors:
1) I live in Louisville Kentucky so Ohio State is a lot closer
2) majoring in electric engineering and texas a&m offers a better program
3) 10000 scholarship per year at Ohio State and made into Honors Program
4) Easier to find jobs after graduating Texas A&M since Texas filled with industries
5) Ohio State has a 20% lower dropout rate than Texas a&m </p>
<p>also, Im taking BC calculus but haven't taken physics...what are my chances of making it through the engineer program in either schools even if I work hard? does the classes from high school matter much?</p>
<p>^^ Similar to Pre-meds, tOSU engineering students are highly competitive (ave ACT 30), and the school is certainly more selective than that of TAMU. EE is also the top rated programs at tOSU. Besides the state-of-the-art facilities, and renown faculties, as a Top-25 program in the country, hundreds if not thousands of brand name companies across the nation recruit on campus each year, names such as Boeing, GE, Northrop Grumman, …etc. Obviously, the major difference between the two schools would be the weather, and the fact that TAMU is less diverse both geographically and ethnically than tOSU. Best of Luck! :)</p>
<p>[USNews</a> Engineering Rankings:](<a href=“Web Page Under Construction”>Web Page Under Construction)
Texas A&M: 12th
OSU: 30th</p>
<p>Texas A&M is known for engineering, and they have really good programs there. As overall universities, OSU and A&M are very comparable peer schools. </p>
<p>[OSU</a> and A&M](<a href=“https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/compare-colleges]OSU”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)</p>
<p>Texas A&M is more of a conservative school and Ohio State is more of a party school though.</p>
<p>does 12th or 30th ranking mean much? Does it mean the EE program at texas is a lot better? I heard that this gap is insignificant since both are in the top 30 category, but im not sure if thats true.</p>
<p>Quote:</p>
<p>“The College of Engineering increased to 25th in the nation (14th among publics), up from 27th last year”</p>
<p>Source: [News</a> Room - The Ohio State University](<a href=“http://www.osu.edu/news/newsitem2757]News”>http://www.osu.edu/news/newsitem2757)</p>
<p>I stand corrected. My data was for 2011 Best College as I do not have access of Engineering or specifically ‘EE’ USNWR ranking beyond the Top-10 online for this year. I also agree with ‘andrewt787’ that tOSU is certainly more of a party school (similar to the Longhorns I would say) compared to the TAMU Cadets. In short, in terms of ‘Undergraduate Academic Reputation,’ tOSU is currently 3 points above TAMU via USNWR - although that’s really a negligible difference so far as I am concerned. Nevertheless, I did recall the NRC ratings complied by TAMU roughly a decade ago in which tOSU rated higher in virtually all programs.</p>
<p>P.S. I forgot to mention the “Honda/OSU Partnership Program” available to the students. [Honda</a> / OSU Partnership | College of Engineering](<a href=“http://engineering.osu.edu/research/honda-osu-partnership]Honda”>Honda-Ohio State Partnership | COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING)</p>
<p>Have you visited both schools? If so, where did you feel more comfortable? Both are big state schools where you will have to work hard. If you decide not to pursue engineering, which has more options that might interest you? If money is a concern, which costs less? What kind of gpa do you need at each to keep your scholarships?</p>
<p>I havent really visited either schools… Another option would be veterinary school since I love animals, but it’s going to be even harder to get into and pass than engineering. Money isn’t a major issue for me. The GPA I need is 3.2+ for Ohio state to keep scholarship. Right now, the only thing im still not sure about is whether the ranking for TAMU and OSU’s engineering school mean much or will affect anything.</p>