Vanderbilt, Brown, Notre Dam for engineering ?

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<p>Hi guys,
I am applying to to some colleges ( Berkley, CMU, Illinois, JHU etc. ) ( CS degree ). I wanted to know about the following univs' engineering programmes ( worth applying or not ) but considering the overall university prestige as well.
(eg. Virginia Polytech's CS program is very very good and among the best but the University in general is okayish ....)</p>

<ol>
<li>) University Of Notre Dame</li>
<li>) Vanderbilt University</li>
<li>) Dartmouth College ( It's good but I don't know abt it's engineering )</li>
<li>) Washington University ( St. Louis )</li>
<li>) University Of Virginia</li>
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<p>Do help. Thank you.</p>

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<p>I’ll sort them according to rankings ( US News ) but I don’t have specific info :</p>

<p>College ( universityrank ) (engineeringrank)</p>

<p>Dartmouth (3) (45)
Washington (13) (45)
Vanderbilt (17) (36)
Notre Dame (19) (45)
Virginia (25) (36)</p>

<p>Oh and it would be gr8 if sum1 cud tell abt Uchicago ( engineering ofcourse )</p>

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<p>Here is my ranking:</p>

<p>University of Va or WUStL</p>

<p>I am not a big fan of Ivy engineering programs.</p>

<p>UChicago doesn’t offer engineering. It has very good math/cs program, probably similar to the ones at Ivy colleges.</p>

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<p>My feeling is that if you are dead set on doing engineering then you are better off going to a bigger school. You will have a better choice in terms coursework and faculty. I have been hearing good things about USC in this regard. USC alumni network is one of the strongest in the industry. How do I know? … :)</p>

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<ol>
<li>) University Of Notre Dame ==> Not great for engg</li>
<li>) Vanderbilt University ==> It’s in Tennessee. You’d want to go to a better-located school + for engineering, not good.</li>
<li>) Dartmouth College ==> I don’t think it offers engineering. Correct me if I’m wrong.</li>
<li>) Washington University ( St. Louis ) ==> Pretty good from what I hear </li>
<li>) University Of Virginia ==> Pretty good!</li>
</ol>

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<p>hey ani, we came to the same conclusion, finally! isn’t it great to have an engineer in the family who knows about this stuff?</p>

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<p>Haha, This is my own research man. :P</p>

<p>You meant engineer’s’ right? ;)</p>

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<p>^ no, it is singular. u get double dose?</p>

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<p>Dartmouth has its own dedicated UG Engineering Department - Thayer School of Engineering. Its one of the top engineering colleges. If you are concerned with engineering as well as research (which I am also looking for), its a GOLDEN one…
and also, you are very well aware of the overall prestige of the university.</p>

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<p>No way…</p>

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<p>^ Lol. No, but seriously, you guys obsess over rankings far too much. Ever thought about what sort of schools might suit you socially, as well as academically? Prestige means a lot but if you’re unhappy at your college, you’ll be holding yourself back.</p>

<p>My advice to the OP: research the schools further and pay close attention to all the factors you might consider important (some of which you might be currently ignoring). I hope that helps!</p>

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<p>harisheena, idk where u get that info about Dartmouth. I don’t what to say but laugh … Sorry.</p>

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<p>^ Seconded.</p>

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<p>@critics - Thank You for your criticisms…</p>

<p>Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth continues to rank among the nation’s top 50 engineering schools, according to the latest ranking by U.S. News & World Report 2010.</p>

<p>It is also considered one of the greatest institutes for research at post doctoral level… </p>

<p>I accept your criticism if you define top as “top 10 engineering institutes of nation/ world”… Then I would consider my statement as shi*…</p>

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<p>If you narrow down the fields, like engineering, or biology, or math then top 50 no longer has much meaning.</p>

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<p>If you would read my lines carefully, you will notice that I have written “top 50 engineering schools”…</p>

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<p>Yes, that’s what I was replying to.</p>

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<p>OK…
10char</p>

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<p>What abt wisconsin, Univ SouthCal AND Harvey mudd??</p>

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<p>Wisconsin (13) > southcal’s (26) ( engineering ) and both are vvvv good in computer Science.</p>

<p>In general, Wisconsin falls behind ( since u’re saying that u’ll compare the overall university prestige and stuff also … ). South Cal’s better in that sense …</p>

<p>Abt Harvey mudd … I dunno … I have seen many posts praising it ( here on CC ) but don’t no much abt it …</p>