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Some of the top executives from one of the companies that I worked for also came from Taiwan and received his Phd from UIUC.</p>
<p>Few in the US know it as “UIUC”…most know it as “Illinois.”</p>
<p>I’d take Illinois… I dont know all that much about the California schools, but i know Illinois is a great engineering school (my dad went there, not engineering), and i live in Virginia so i know UVA really is nothing special as far as engineering is concerned. honestly, it’s not even the best engineering school in the state (that would be VT).</p>
<p>… and yeah, I’d never heard “UIUC” until two days ago… its always just Illinois.</p>
<p>USC or UCLA for sure</p>
<p>to splendidzr, can you explain your choice? thanks!</p>
<p>Worldwide for engineering Illinois has far more prestige than USC or UCLA which is hardly known at all for engineering despite being decent in it.</p>
<p>I don’t know if your “which is hardly known…” statement applied to both UCLA and USC, but if only to UCLA…</p>
<p>… then you would be dead wrong. UCLA engineering grads are highly successful. They’ve been known to start chip companies, to have options for MS/PHD programs, to go to med school, etc.</p>
<p>I think you’re downgrading UCLA engineering because its faculty may not be top 10. There is a brain-drain for some faculty becaues the area that surrounds the school is arguably the most expensive real estate in the country, maybe the world.</p>
<p>But this does’nt belie that the faculty is excellent, and the grads are excellent also. There’s not much difference in standards between UCLA and Cal’s engineering grads for admissions, and I would guess taht UCLA’s would be decently tougher to gain entry to than UIUC’s.</p>
<p>“There is a brain-drain for some faculty becaues the area that surrounds the school is arguably the most expensive real estate in the country, maybe the world”</p>
<p>Is that a good selling point? LOL</p>
<p>And I’m not trying to sell UCLA on anyone. My prior remarks in this thread were defending the school. The engineering faculty is reknowned. Why it isn’t higher in the rankings is beyond me. Besides the fact of… rankings/smankings for the most part for undergrad; grad is a different story entirely.</p>
<p>The area does produce a brain drain for faculty, but the students may find the Westside more appealing to attend school for four years. And again, they won’t be hurting for opportunities when they graduate because UCLA engineering grads are highly qualified. (Add consulting as another option of UCLA e grads.)</p>
<p>may I just ask a question regarding courses. Is it true that there is a problem of getting the courses that we want in UCLA? If so, how serious is the problem? Will choosing USC be a better idea than???</p>
<p>I don’t know if this applies to UCLA’s engineering school – it probably has to because its a tighter outfit, but UCLA students are graduating a lot faster than the school’s administration forecasted per UCLA"s Admissions Director, Vu Tran. So I’m sure this relates to your question in that students are getting the courses they need to graduate timely…</p>
<p>UIUC has a great reputation in EE. When it comes time to apply for summer internships in a US company, coming from the EE program at UIUC should be a significant edge compared to the others, including the schools that may be better known overall, but not so in your field. This may be significant because internationals may have less of a choice to line up summer work.</p>
<p>I see… Cus the LA schools are like selling the fact that they are in LA, where there are supposed to be more internships and job opportunities available. So Dad<em>of</em>3, you are impling that UIUC may not be at a disadvantage despite its not-so-fantastic location due to its reputation in the program? Any opinions for USC? I find mainly negative views online for that school…</p>