<p>ok so it sounds like if I want to find a good engineering job right after college in the mid-atlantic region I should pick UNC? It seems that even though Michigan’s engineering school is more established I will still have great industry / graduate school engineering opportunities with UNC am I correct?</p>
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I don’t think you’ve got it. Nobody is coming to UNC to recruit ENGINEERS because UNC does not have an engineering school and produces no engineering graduates.</p>
<p>In comparison, the following companies (>1000) are recruiting at Michigan engineering:
<a href=“http://career.engin.umich.edu/annualReport/Annual_Report0910.pdfEngineeringCareerResourceCenterAnnualReport2009-2010[/url]”>http://career.engin.umich.edu/annualReport/Annual_Report0910.pdfEngineeringCareerResourceCenterAnnualReport2009-2010</a> (pp.11-14)</p>
<p>We could consider a couple of possibilities starting with either ■■■■■, or a genuine reading comprehension disability on the part of the poster.</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>
<p>Graduate school is a different issue. I am not saying you won’t get into some of the top engineering Master’s programs but you are certainly at a disadvantage. Even if you manage to get admitted, you will likely spend an extra term making up for the prerequisite engineering courses.</p>
<p>I was thinking the same thing, Samurai.</p>
<p>Why not consider UVA? Basically the same school as UNC, just with engineering.</p>
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Or he could have visited Raleigh instead of Chapel Hill (at this point, anything is possible). NC State does have a good nuclear engineering program.</p>
<p>If he was indeed at Chapel Hill, he should report the tour guide(reps). It is unethical to misrepresent your school. How can you claim that your school is superior in engineering when you don’t even offer the program? But then, what are the odds that the OP misinterpreted the reps’ message?</p>
<p>“Why not consider UVA? Basically the same school as UNC, just with engineering.”</p>
<p>UVA is weak in engineering compared to Michigan. It is better than UNC however.</p>
<p>Michigan and UVA are obviously better than UNC, but you need to take into account geographic preferences.</p>
<p>We are talking about a degree in engineering here … which does not exist at UNC. How is it related to geographic preferences?</p>
<p>^^It doesn’t of course…</p>
<p>Maybe I should email some professors at UNC engineering to see what their opinions are? The vast majority of posters here agree that Michigan is better for engineering.</p>