<p>My son's guidance counselor was nervous about his chances at the engineering schools he applied to, so as a safety school, he applied to Temple University and received a full scholarship. He had minimal interest in Temple until he visited, and loved it for a lot of reasons. Meanwhile, he was admitted to other schools with an Engineering focus, but with fewer aid options. </p>
<p>As OOS student for all his colleges, do we splurge on the bigger-name engineering schools or take advantage of Temple's scholarship. How would Temple affect his post-graduation opportunities?</p>
<p>I’m a high school senior so take my knowledge for two cents, but I have not heard much about Temple Engineering. If he does plan to go to grad school, the best engineering program may be better than him. I would try seeking out temple alumni that majored in engineering to tell you the truth. I have not heard any negatives about the engineering department. Financially it would be amazing to forgo any potential debt.</p>
<p>Thanks for you input, futuredoctor24. We’ll have some mulling over to do this month.</p>
<p>Hey 1jefferson, you should do a mental costs-benefits analysis. When I was deciding whether to attend Temple or not, I had to consider a lot of what you’re considering right now… I can’t comment on your situation specifically, because the strength of the individual program is a very important factor, but it’s not impossible to get into whichever graduate program you want from Temple; they might have mentioned some of their previous alumni who got into the top graduate schools at the honors presentation during Experience Temple day. I had a school I really wanted to attend but it didn’t make fiscal sense when compared to Temple. It is different for everyone but it’s definitely possible to succeed at Temple.</p>
<p>Best of luck with your decision!</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. We have a lot to mull over in the next few weeks.</p>
<p>It <em>really</em> doesn’t matter where you go to school for undergrad, college is what you make of it. If your son can make Dean’s List while in the Honors Program, he has just as much of a chance to get into a top graduate school as he would if he were to attend one of the other schools you’re considering. </p>
<p>As long as he likes TU, and it’s affordable, save the debt for grad school.</p>