<p>guys,I have an important question…:)</p>
<p>Its common knowledge that each Ivy has its own subject for which it is famous for.For example,Harvard is famous for Business,Princeton for Engineering,etc,etc…So,does it mean doing Engineering at somewhere,say,like Dartmouth is not worth it??Or,is an Engineering degree from any Ivy a valued one?</p>
<p>Smartchap. CC lesson #1: PRESTIGE ISN’T EVERYTHING.</p>
<p>Oh, I’ll probably drink once I’m in a <em>ahem</em> more mature environment. No cigarettes or drugs for me though.</p>
<p>So u guys recommend me ANU, but the scholarship results will be out only after atleast a week or so.</p>
<p>However, I have to reply to the CMUQ guys. So should I reject them or should I go ahread and take a risk for ANU… Bcos if I dont get the scholarship, then I will have to continue here where I am studying atm…</p>
<p>BTW I want an honest opinion from u guys…
If I really work hard at my present college in Delhi ( which is absolutely unknown internationally) and get good grades, do extracurriculars and maybe an internship or two, do you think I have a chance of making it to any of the top university grad schools for an MS? I mean do I really have a chance for those places when I am competing with the likes of the IITians or the NIT and other guys from known colleges?</p>
<p>IMO engineering from a place like MIT or Harvey mudd is better than engineering from any ivy-league university.
@srajan:You’ll really have to make that decision by yourself. Just relax and think with a calm mind.</p>
<p>@tetris:</p>
<p>Yeah,I know prestige is not everything.But,people around me force me to act that way…lol:(</p>
<p>I think it depends on how important each piece of the puzzle is to you. If you’re interested solely in the academics, then there’s no place like Harvey Mudd. But if you want the whole shebang - academics, sports, parties, a lively music scene, a specific environment - then it gets a whole lot more complicated :).</p>
<p>Hey smartchap, you plan on going to grad school right? Well, the good news is that as long as you excel in your undergraduate school (whatever it may be - even Podunk State), you’re in great shape for grad school!</p>
<p>srry for going off topic…but tetris which ivy according to u is the most partysome and where students are very lively and merry going… :)</p>
<p>These are stereotypes, so don’t shoot me down if they don’t entirely conform.</p>
<p>If you want the typical frat experience, it’s gotta be Dartmouth, Cornell and Penn. If you want a more eclectic mix, Brown and Yale have that. I have no idea what Columbia offers. Princeton’s more elitist - think eating clubs. Harvard, well, all they do is get drunk and skinny dip in the Charles river ;)</p>
<p><em>puts on stoner voice</em> Columbia offers the city, dude.</p>
<p>Sometimes I don’t understand why people who know EXACTLY what they want to study and do bother to apply to the US. You can generally get a much more focussed education in that field in a shorter amount of time here. I feel like the US is for people who want to explore a large variety of academic fields, and do a lot more in college than study/focus on one thing.</p>
<p>But that’s just my opinion. :)</p>
<p>I concur with Quasi :)</p>
<p>Quasi, as always, is profound in her opinion.</p>
<p>Guys (and girls), don’t zero-in on a particular major. Think five majors. Eight minors. Thirteen certificate programs. Twenty-one clubs. And so on. Don’t go to study Mechanical Engineering in the US. Go to study Mechanical Engineering and and Hydro-Robots. Go for variety. If you want a narrow, one-track education go to IITs. They are the best in that. If you want to explore and research and diversify your knowledge, come here. (Wow, I am almost advertising here) There are opportunities here that can literally change your life. This is the place to fulfill all your dreams. All of 'em. And more.</p>
<p>Real advice. Valid advice. Not the type of advice you brush off with a shrug of the shoulders.</p>
<p>Even when I knew EXACTLY what I needed to do, IITs were not an option, and neither are they now that I’ve realized I might be able to do a lot more than I ALREADY wish to do :P</p>
<p>Dude, screw the JEE then! </p>
<p>(I’m just curious to see the responses I get. This is like cheese’s Robert Langdon question :p)</p>
<p>wow i never knew this thread even existed lol.</p>
<p>Actually, the existence of this thread was protected by a sister-concern of the Priory of Son until it went bankrupt and could no longer offer us their services.</p>
<p>But now, the evil spirits of spamland are enough to keep the less-spirited souls of the CC world away 
@tetris- My parents would screw me till my esophagus were in my intestines then.</p>
<p>Good luck for E. Ed.!</p>