<p>Since you're looking at east coast schools, I would add Olin as one to consider, even though it's fairly new.</p>
<p>is true, thats why im applying to those schools ;p</p>
<p>It might also be helpful to look at schools based on your discipline. For example, Embry Riddle has a top notch ASE program but a non existant BME program.</p>
<p>Explorer, if it makes you feel any better, my colleagues hold my Illinois degree in very high esteem-- as high if not higher than those of my colleagues who hold MIT degrees, actually. I don't think midwestern schools end up getting the short end of the stick with anybody who counts.</p>
<p>with respect to Biomedical ENGINEERING, I would put down Johns Hopkins University.</p>
<p>Olin seems hard to get into, and what everyone is saying here is true, i mean, up until now i really only have heard of MIT and caltech as the power houses of engineering becuz they are of ivy league status, so i guess u guys cleared it up for me? lol, and about princeton, is it good in engineering? our valedictorian last year went to princeton for engineering</p>
<p>You know that neither MIT nor CalTech is an Ivy League school, right...?</p>
<p>Princeton is good for engineering, as they are with just about anything else, but there are plenty of schools that are better. Places like Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, and Georgia Tech are all public schools that, in many people's opinion, are better at engineering than Princeton.</p>
<p>^^, ivy league status meaning not necessarily ivy league but comparable to them, sry</p>
<p>okay, guess ill look more into michigan and georgia tech, what about carengie mellon?</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon is just PURE, HARDCORE Engineering, it truly epitomizes what it means to be a Tech School (and Business--Tepper)</p>
<p>If I may add more (not necessarily competitive / Ivy League) strong engineering schools: </p>
<p>*Webb Institute of Naval Engineering *</p>
<p>-90 students</p>
<p>-1 major (naval engineering), 10 professors</p>
<p>-No tuition (the school has a large endowment for its size). </p>
<p>-My grandpa went there, really liked it. </p>
<p>-No AP/transfer credit</p>
<p>*Rochester Institute of Technology *</p>
<p>-Has a very job-oriented approach, where most students take a quarter off in their Junior/Senior year to work at a local company (great opportunities at Xerox and other Rochester firms)</p>
<p>-Annual cost of $40k. Less expensive than other engineering schools</p>
<p>-Very strong optics, graphics, and microelectronics program. If you lean that way I'd HIGHLY recommend it. </p>
<p>Worcester Polytechnic Institute</p>
<p>-This is where I'm going this Fall</p>
<p>-The school year is broken up into 7-week quarters</p>
<p>-Students have to complete 3 projects to graduate: a humanities project, an applied (usually engineering) project, and a project within their major. </p>
<p>-Really great program, cool students, I liked everything about the school.</p>
<p>Do you like the 7-week quarters? I have yet to meet someone who liked trimester or quarter academic calendars. The people I know always complain about how quickly the finals come around.</p>
<p>Oh, I'll enter there this fall. </p>
<p>Moreover, I think that the quarter system is well suited to engineering. You have a lot of time in class, so less is wasted cleaning up shop/lab. </p>
<p>At my HS the Project Lead the Way Engineering classes were taught on quarters, and it worked great. It gives you time to get absorbed into your projects and get real work done before you have to clean up shop.</p>
<p>I guess it depends on the person. I don't like having the same class a few times a week, but instead prefer having a 3 hour session once a week. It gives me more time between sessions to prepare for class.</p>
<p>And what do you mean by "cleaning up shop/lab?"</p>
<p>best colleges for electrical or mechanical engineering?</p>
<p>MIT, Stanford, or UC Berkeley. just go to one of those schools, and all of your engineering needs/ worries will be solved.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't think college labs mean what you think they mean. They aren't like high school labs. Labs were some of the most valuable experiences I had.</p>
<p>no love for UCLA??? not even a lil bit? haha</p>
<p>WPI had 7 week quarters? Oh man, happy I decided against going there now. I loved semesters in undergrad, and 10 week quarters here are killing me. I'm one of those people that needs time to have information soak in, so the rushed pace of a quarter is just blech.</p>
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<p>Yup, these are the big 3.</p>