<p>I need inputs on what school i should attend for civil engineering</p>
<p>I live in PA.</p>
<p>What are the benefits to attending each of these schools?
Is it really worth 200k for 4 years at CMU compared to like 60K for PSU or 100k for Illinois?
Tell me what you like and dislike about the school if you attend one of these.</p>
<p>PSU vs CMU - worth it.
UIUC vs PSU - worth it.</p>
<p>And for UIUC vs CMU - Not much difference but consider :
–> UIUC is awesome for civil.
–> Social life would be much better at UIUC.
–> CMU is in Pitt. UIUC is in …well …* Urbana *
–> CMU, overall, is a more reputed, tough-to-get-into.
A diference of 100K is large when comparing these two schools. So, not worth it.</p>
<p>Dislike about UIUC:
::70% people in-state.
::LARGE classrooms (Incoming classes at schools like UIUC are 10x larger than those at CMU).
::in middle of the cornfield</p>
<p>Dislike about CMU:
I have some thoughts but they maybe misinformed opinions. Other posters might help you out.</p>
<p>compscifan is a recently accepted student at UIUC. Hasn’t attended any of the three schools…yet.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1031378-indian-thread-19-a-37.html#post12020980[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1031378-indian-thread-19-a-37.html#post12020980</a></p>
<p>Save the money and go to PSU.</p>
<p>I’d say go for PSU or UIUC. CMU is very costly and I heard that students don’t enjoy their time there. Nevertheless, you need to look at the specific opportunities you’d get at each university and how civil engineers from each school end up in the job search. Maybe putting in an extra 100k for college could help you in the long run by providing you with 500k more than other jobs you’d get from UIUC or PSU down the road. Do some extra research, visit the schools, and then decide.</p>
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<p>When did I say I was attending any of these schools? I just wrote what I thought of them.</p>
<p>LOL. I didn’t know people followed TiT (Indian Thread ) so obsessively.
That (the link that you gave) was the 37th page of a now 100 page thread and doesn’t even have a single post of mine!.</p>
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Wrong. More like 100+ posts of yours.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1031378-indian-thread-19-a-37.html#post12020980[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1031378-indian-thread-19-a-37.html#post12020980</a></p>
<p>Gribben26: You should consider the source when you solicit opinions on any forum. Good luck with your decision.</p>
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<p>I was referring to** the page, specifically, ** that you provided. Not the thread. The link is incorrect this time too.</p>
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<p>I never said I attended any of the schools. If you thought I did, my bad.
I would not post on this thread anymore.</p>
<p>OP: Very sorry for the quarrel with the poster. I didn’t read the ‘if you attend one of these’ part. I have my posted my views. Good Luck :)</p>
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<p>Not neglected. Just remember to take into consideration the source of information and opinions. This is not specific to online forums; you should do this for anywhere, even newspapers, books, etc.</p>
<p>The opinion of somebody who has attended the schools in question or has other relevant experience should carry more weight than somebody who has no experience. That’s the point.</p>
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Go to Penn State. You WILL thank yourself later when you don’t have an outrageous amount of student loans to pay back.</p>
<p>I did my undergrad at PSU and am now doing grad work at UIUC. All of those schools are good quality and will provide you with an education adequate to whatever future goals you might have. I would say that UIUC would provide the best education if you want to be an engineer, but I do not think the difference will be enough to justify the additional cost. The exception would be if you are a top-top-top level student, since one of the big advantages of UIUC is that they are more successful at getting students into the highest tier of grad schools. However, almost no one really knows whether they are at that level until they are just about DONE with their undergrad, so it is hard to use that as a criteria.</p>
<p>I will not comment on CMU other than to say that it is a fine school but far too expensive and not as good as UIUC. The only thing that CMU really has (for an engineer) is an urban setting, and that is (IMO) something to sacrifice in return for a better education out in a cornfield.</p>
<p>Please consider nothing but PSU.
All three are good schools.
your job prospects are identical coming out of all of them.
So save the money!</p>
<p>UIUC and CMU are in a different league when it comes to engineering but if you’re not getting any scholarships or outside money, just stay in-state.</p>
<p>What opportunities does a CMU or UIUC civil engineering grad have that a Penn State civil engineering grad won’t have?</p>
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<p>I dunno, all of my classmates and I had a fantastic time at CMU. The biggest thing is you really have to love what you’re studying and enjoy doing hard work. If you don’t, you’ll hate it.</p>
<p>That said, I wouldn’t say any school is worth $140k in debt. That can certainly be described as “crushing,” especially if you wind up finding a great job, except that it’s located in Iowa with a tough cost of living adjustment.</p>
<p>Also, for the record, I attended CMU for cheaper than my brother did Pitt (with in-state tuition), and I imagine it was cheaper than UIUC would have been had I applied there.</p>
<p>thanks would like some more input if possible</p>
<p>I am 52 years old and have been in the industry for 31 years. Any of the three will provide you with great opportunities. Can your parents afford the tuition differences?</p>
<p>One thing I will say is that the PSU alumni network is strong, you will have that assistance in finding a job down the road. </p>
<p>Good luck, all excellent choices, just do what you can afford and get out debt free. You can always go to grad school at one of the top end privates for MS and do research/teaching to offset the tuition.</p>