Underrated Engineering Programs?

College Search & Selection
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<p>yep, UChicago is anti-engineering for some reason. I applied and actually wrote in my why uchicago essay that I’d love to attend Uchicago because of its hands-on emphasis in engineering blahblah. i withdrew my app before they could reject me.</p>

<p>i recommend looking into harvey mudd, i hear it’s pretty intense and has an engineering major that covers a lot of engineering knowledge (mechE, EE, chemE)</p>

<p>i also agree with the advice given in the post above me</p>

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<p>Michigan is actually in the eastern time zone, but is considered a midwestern school. Michigan’s engineering program is top notch. Michigan is located in one of the best rated college towns in America. </p>

<p>You might find this helpful <a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/about/CoEProfile.pdf[/url]”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/about/CoEProfile.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/about/[/url]”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/about/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There are some great videos on this page about clubs that you can join and projects that you will work on as early as your freshman year.</p>

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<p>I actually have heard from multiple sources in New England that Northeastern’s engineering program is better than Boston University’s engineering program. Take that for whatever it is worth.</p>

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<p>follow up:</p>

<p>U Del - safety</p>

<p>Uconn - safety</p>

<p>VA Tech and Penn State are better in engineering than both of these schools, and are safeties for you.</p>

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<p>I saw Virginia on the initial list and didn’t even realize it had a program though it’s an awfully good school in other area – Virginia Tech would be the better VA option specifically for engineering. Neither Charlottesville or Blacksburg are even medium size cities. </p>

<p>Overall the one very reachable school I don’t see on the list with a very highly rated program is Georgia Tech (many Top 5 specific concentrations) – it’s an amazingly isolated campus for being dead in the middle of downtown Atlanta. It’s not EastCoast, but Eastern Time zone and only a couple hundred miles further south than Virginia.</p>

<p>I don’t think you can go wrong with Michigan.</p>