<p>Those two are my options right now and I'm wondering which would be better for me if I want to work in New York City/Boston area later on. Both are great engineering schools but do either of those have an advantage over the other when it comes to job placement in that region? </p>
<p>Also, which is the nicer town? W.Lafayette and blacksburg are both small but which would you say is a 'nicer' place to live?</p>
<p>Thanks for any help!</p>
<p>Virginia Tech! (I’m sure they’re will be those that favor Purdue though too :)). Everyone I know that has gone to VT has been happy there --high “quality of life” rating. The faculty is very approachable and you do not feel as though you are in a big state school. We’re instate, but the OOS costs is one of the best deals in the country, at $31,000 yr. VT continues to climb in the rankings and has jumped from a 3.7 GPA accepted student avg. to over a 4.0 this past year. I think you’d have some great job prospects coming from either school, so not sure that one really gives you an edge over the other. But out of the two, I’d say VT. I am very biased though ;). I love VT!</p>
<p>I forgot to answer your actual question about Blacksburg --it’s a rural town, but a beautiful area.</p>
<p>None of the above. Go to Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Northeastern or BC/BU for Boston. Don’t go to a school in the midwest/south if you want to get any respect in the northeast. Especially if you have an accent.</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick replies :)</p>
<p>I’m an international student (but been in an american school my entire life) so I have no real accent, maybe a slight indian accent max :P. </p>
<p>Anyway:informative, unfortunately out of the 6 colleges you listed I’d probably only get into 2 of them (NEU/BU) and both aren’t really engineering schools and they are urban campuses which isn’t really to my liking. </p>
<p>I really liked VTech and Purdue for their programs, price (as an International student i get no financial aid) and their cities seemed nice and small with some outdoor activities nearby :)</p>
<p>Informative, that’s a very prejudice, bold, statement about the south and midwest, LOL!. I am so glad that my MA raised husband doesn’t have this northeastern superiority complex. </p>
<p>OP, Georgia Tech, VA Tech, Purdue, Wis Mad., etc., grads are just as “respectable” as the northeast schools on a resume. My husband hires engineers now in DC and I can tell you personally that he’s most concerned with their degrees, where they earned those (strength of program, not region of country!), and their ability to work with others. Sometimes an attitude in an interview destroys their chances, and sometimes it’s a person that is “overly academic” and lacks people skills (he’s just recently turned away an MIT grad for lack of communication skills, but the guy’s resume was loaded with research accomplishments). So, you are being smart in your search --focusing on schools that offer you a strong engineering program.</p>