<p>Accepted by UIUC, WUSTL and Northwestern engineering school.
UIUC: High ranking on engineering program, save cost because of Illinois student.
Northwestern: High ranking overall, nice environment, but expensive than UIUC
WUSTL: High ranking overall, expensive than UIUC, but have nice dorm and environment.</p>
<p>Any idea? Thanks</p>
<p>What kind of engineering are you interested in/admitted as?</p>
<p>If you were anything but engineering I’d recommend you choose WashU, but since you are, it’s really too hard to pass up UIUC for undergrad engineering. It may not have the national “prestige”, but the quality of education you’ll receive is far greater.</p>
<p>it is mechanical engineering now, but maybe change to EE.</p>
<p>I’d eliminate WashU from the list unless you really like it there, because it’s not as highly regarded as NU in engineering and general academics. Between UIUC and Northwestern, if cost is a concern, go to UIUC. If it isn’t, then this is a tougher choice: UIUC will have better engineering and more cutting edge research, Northwestern will have better all around academics, a smaller and generally smarter student body, and a better location. </p>
<p>Again, if cost is a concern, UIUC should be the best option. If it isn’t, I’d choose the school that would get me the best education (in both engineering and overall, if you are interested in more than engineering), job/grad school prospects, and funnest four years.</p>
<p>northwestern unless you don’t plan to leave illinois.</p>
<p>UIUC offers a much wider selection of courses. It seems UIUC takes a hit in the overall academic picture when compared to other schools (like Northwestern) because it offers degrees in areas such as agriculture and aviation, which have lower entrance standards than say for Engineering and Business. Northwestern has a good Engineering school, but I think you’ll find that UIUC Engineering is a better value.</p>
<p>Just a note, UIUC’s prestige reaches all the way out here in on the west coast, I think that’s pretty national.</p>
<p>greg- UIUC takes a hit in overall academics in my opinion because of its admissions standards compared to a school like Northwestern. Many very brilliant people go to UIUC, especially in engineering, but there are also people who aren’t concerned about academics who go there (I know more than a few of them). When I was thinking about colleges to attend, I was like ‘Did I work hard in high school, taking loads of difficult classes and getting good grades in them, just to attend a school where I could have slacked off and still gotten in?’ Many of the people I know deciding between schools have shared a similar sense of entitlement as well, and this will be true anywhere where admission standards are lower. Like one friend deciding between UIUC and Iowa had the same thought, except this time Iowa being the school with lower admission standards.</p>
<p>collegeprep11, why don’t you just not say anything if you refuse to say anything useful? Don’t say things that aren’t true. It doesn’t help the OP, and makes you look like a moron.</p>
<p>You most certainly can leave the state of Illinois if you go to UIUC. The engineering reputation of UIUC reaches across the country, and in many respects, across the globe. If it didn’t, there wouldn’t be so many international students who not only come here for their engineering degree, but also end up going back home to use that degree, where it is worth more than a degree from their local school.</p>
<p>More evidence… Microsoft hires more computer scientists from UIUC than from any other single school. Last time I checked, Microsoft was in Washington, and Washington is not the same as, nor is it even remotely close to Illinois. I have many friends in ME that are heading to places like Texas, California, New York, Florida, and a host of other areas with their degrees when they graduate this May, as well as many staying in-state as well. The options are there.</p>
<p>Northwestern is a fine school for engineering, and you probably wouldn’t be sacrificing too much in terms of education by going there over UIUC. Just visit both places and look for which is the best fit. In undergraduate school, the difference between the two in engineering is fairly minor. Graduate school is where school prestige matters more.</p>
<p>The cost between two universities is big different, UIUC is about 28K, but Northwestern is about 53K per year. Sometime just think about if the additional 25K per year is valuable in Northwestern. </p>
<p>Confuse?</p>
<p>That is a lot of $$$. I’d pick UIUC in this case.</p>