UIUC vs UMich vs UT Austin- Engineering..Help Choose

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<p>UIUC vs UMich vs UT Austin- Engineering..Help Choose </p>

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am from India, presently interested in Computer/ Electrical engineering and have got confirmations from UIUC, UT Austin & Purdue.....UMich results awaited and am in the usual dilemmna....which school to confirm to? </p>

<p>UIUC & UMich costwise/weatherwise are similar, Purdue is costs slightly less, weather similar.</p>

<p>UT Austin is economical & weather is also mild.</p>

<p>But my main factors in choosing a college are: Good Undergrad engineering program/ faculty and reputation of the institute.</p>

<p>Kindly help to decide. Thanks</p>

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<p>You could contact the Indian student societies at those schools for ideas/inspiration, or perhaps a student to talk with. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I'm an ECE student at UIUC--the program is excellent in many regards; you really can't go wrong coming here to study engineering. However, if you are looking for a more "global" or cosmopolitan atmosphere, I would recommend Michigan, which also has an excellent EECS program that is held, more or less, in the same regard as Illinois. Here at Illinois, 90% of students are from Illinois (and seemingly from the suburbs of Chicago). Whereas Mich, the in-state student population is about 30%. Nonetheless, there are, as mentioned, plenty of student groups on campus. </p>

<p>As far as college towns go, Ann Arbor is much more desirable of a place to be than Urbana-Champaign. Anyway, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to message me with more questions .</p>

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<p>UT brother. UT.</p>

<p>Well. or UMich.</p>

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<p>UIUC=Umich>UT this is the solution...</p>

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<p>Well UIUC bro! or Umich...</p>

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<p>As was stated in the other thread you started, they are all very strong. Yes, Illinois and Michigan are ranked slightly ahead of UT in engineering, but at the same time UT actually has more faculty in the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) than both Illinois and Michigan. In fact, UT is actually 4th after only MIT, Stanford, and Berkeley. (Part of the issue may be that UT carries out slightly less fed research than them.)</p>

<p>It is also possible to find internship opportunities right in Austin, since Austin is recognized as a major IT/high-tech center. Dallas is also considered a major center and is relatively nearby.</p>

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UIUC=Umich>UT this is the solution...

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<p>Unfortunately, things are never really that simple in reality, melani.</p>

<p>Faculty representation in the NAE:</p>

<p>UT 40+ (site lumps UT system together at 49, but vast majority are at Austin campus)
Illinois 29
Michigan 22</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nae.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.nae.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Prestige is important. U-Mich over the other two schools.</p>

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<p>"Prestige is important."
Exactly why you should choose Illinois! ;)</p>

<p>And JWT86, picking one stat out of the blue isn't a good way to judge a school. I can do it too:
Nobel Laureates:
UI: 5
UT: 1</p>

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<p>"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."</p>

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<p>But i have been also advised:</p>

<p>If i happen to go all the way to the PhD, then UIUC should be the 1st choice for ECE program. Comments?</p>

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<p>You're applying for undergrad, not PhD. You'd have to reapply for the PhD program if you stay at UIUC anyway. There are no guarantees.</p>

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And JWT86, picking one stat out of the blue isn't a good way to judge a school.

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<p>How on earth is NAE membership, which is a direct measure of engineering faculty quality, pulling a stat out of the blue???</p>

<p>USNWR even includes the % of NAE faculty as one of its ranking criteria in the engineering grad school rankings.</p>