US or UK for engineering??

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<p>A couple of my friends and I applied to both the US and UK for engineering and medecine. My friends have chosen to go to the UK simply because the course duration is much shorter for medecine. However I cant decide where to go for engineering!!! </p>

<p>Which country is better (unbiased opinions only) and why?</p>

<p>I dont think that UK is very research based especially for undergrads, unlike in the US where research is key to the undergraduate course. But then again doesn't the course take longer? Which country will present more oppurtunities for me as an int'l student in terms of internships and so forth?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>any takers? lol.</p>

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<p>You get out what you put into it, so go the extra years at a US school and I have a feeling you’ll see a plethora of job opportunities, compared to going to an unknown UK school.</p>

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<p>so what would you pick … cambridge or uc berkeley?</p>

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<p>I don’t think that many people take Cambridge seriously over here in the US. It is a rather outdated university no longer as near relevant to the scientific world as it once was. With that said, the school is still preferable to Berkeley for undergrad.</p>

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<p>Cambridge… outdated?</p>

<p>Oy vey.</p>

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<p>O_o (sighs) … im getting mixed feedback. but on this site i guess its a unanimous okay for berkeley. i might consider cornell as well in that case or purdue.</p>

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<p>Engineering is one of those fields that requires major resources. In Europe and Japan, those resources are pumped primarily into research think tanks. In the US, mainly into universities. For this reason, I would say the top 10 or so colleges of Engineering in the US are better than any Engineering program in Europe. Those are:</p>

<p>Cal
Caltech
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
Georgia Tech
Illinois-Urbana Champaign
MIT
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Stanford</p>

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<p>^ I agree, though I might add one or two. Depending of course on the engineering interest, I believe that the technology/research/resources are much more in the US than in the UK. Cambridge is a great school, but my initial thought is humanities. If you have the money to go to Cambridge and able to be admitted, I think Alexandre’s list would be appropriate options for you to pursue. Berkeley is a good school, but California is hurting really bad financially which may affect your education.</p>