What Colleges should I apply to?

<p>I want to become a weapons engineer of somesort, making military weapons, rockets, etc. I am ranked 1 out of 547 in my school with a 4.0 and got a 1590/1600 on my SAT, so no college is really a reach, even though I know that it is still really tough to get in some of them. I don't think I really want to go to Annapolis or Westpoint, but I would consider it if either definitely is the best option. </p>

<p>Basically my question is: What colleges have the best military engineering programs?</p>

<p>any takers?</p>

<p>anybody? anyone?</p>

<p>somebody plz?</p>

<p>12 views and still no answers?</p>

<p>really, this is getting pathetic.</p>

<p>wow, no one wants to answer</p>

<p>With no prior knowledge of anything related to military engineering or weaponry creation, I’d recommend either:</p>

<p>-Service Academy
-Tech School (MIT, Caltech, GT) and major in chem eng or bio eng since people are talking about biowarfare these days.</p>

<p>Engineering schools are ranked, so if u r sure that MiliEng is a major, look to see if its ranked.</p>

<p>EDIT: I wiki’d Military Engineer, and it gave Civil Engineer as a related topic. Top 10 Civil Engineering Schools are:</p>

<p>(@ Schools that give Doctorates)

  1. Illinois
  2. Berkeley
  3. MIT
  4. Texas
  5. GT
  6. Stanford
    T7. Purdue
    T7. Michigan
  7. Cornell
  8. Texas A&M</p>

<p>(@ Schools that give Bachelors & Masters)

  1. Rose-Hulman
    T2. Cal Poly - SLO
    T2. West Point
  2. Cooper Union
  3. Bucknell
  4. Harvey Mudd
  5. VMI
    T8. Manhattan College
    T8. Citadel
    T8. Villanova</p>

<p>i know that all these schools have good engineering programs, but I want to know if any specifically specialize in weaponry etc.</p>

<p>I was typing Annapolis, but then saw you said Annapolis will not be the right fit for you. Honestly, I only know one military equipment engineer… He went to West Point. I think it might be the best way to go if it’s your passion. But look into it, email recruiters at Annapolis and other schools.</p>

<p>any other takers?</p>

<p>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>

<p>just trying to get more answers</p>

<p>People I know who worked on military contracts went to MIT.</p>

<p>JHU helps run APL, which is the big defense lab the US Gov. entrusted with JHU. Also, it’s right by Washington DC and the Pentagon…so…:D</p>

<p>and look at Georgetown for the possibility to intern at the Pentagon as well :D</p>

<p>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>

<p>“Weapons” can entail many different things. Do you mean biological and chemical weapons (biological/chemical engineering), missiles (aerospace engineering), new materials for use in weapons (materials engineering), or something else entirely? Just about any engineering field has applications in weaponry.</p>

<p>more like missiles and bombs etc.</p>