<p>Would anyone recommend Princeton for engineering?</p>
<p>i would but thats cuz i applied there!!!!ive heard its pretty good, tis no MIT ibelieve its second to cornell of the ivies</p>
<p>Thanks! I hope that you end up going to whatever your top chice is for engineering.What is your top choice? What kind of engineering are you going to do? </p>
<p>Would I be respected in the business world... or would I be better off doing something like economics? What is everyone else's oppinion about the best places to go for certain kinds of engineering? I know that this was listed on another post, but as I said...CERTAIN KINDS of engineering. How do I know whether or not I will like engineering? Hehe...sorry about all of the questions:)</p>
<p>i would definitly recommend princeton (although i would recommend cornell first)</p>
<p>in terms of figuring out if you'll like engineering, you have to really like math (namely calculus) and physics. also if you apply to a more well-rounded and less tech oriented school you would have the very easy option of switching out of engineering in the event it turns out you hate it.</p>
<p>a lot of engineers go into the business world, often they'll go back and get an MBA. this is (from what i understand) to be one of the more common educational backgrounds of managers in certain fields.</p>
<p>if you're thinking rankings, you can go to usnews or anything like that to figure out who's top 5 in each field (off the top of my head umich/uillinois/berkely/mit/stanford are top 5 for civil/environmental). it also depends on whether or not you'll want to do a lot of research, or if you just want a general engineering background (LACs, especially harvey mudd, are good for the latter).</p>
<p>but if you don't know what field you want to go in within engineering...don't sweat it. you don't have to decide when applying. you just have to indicate "engineering" (if you're applying to different colleges within a school) and some schools don't even care when your potential major is.</p>
<p>In general, people who study Engineering at the Ivies are more likely to go into business and/or get MBAs. Princeton has a more industrial slant to it, while the traditional top Engineering programs are geared toward research.</p>
<p>From what i've read/heard about Princeton's engineering, its more theoretical instead of say Cornell's hands on type of engineering. For me, i never really considered Princeton for engineering because i saw Cornell and all the opportunties i will have there and stopped looking at the other ivies. And, Cornell was the only school i was looking at that had a co-op and let you graduate in 4 years with your class, so the choice was pretty easy for me.</p>
<p>Engineering at Princeton is excellent preparation for the business world. It is also excellent preparation for graduation school. It is decent preparation for engineering jobs in industry. It is very easy to switch out of engineering at Princeton. You might be interested in ORFE (oprerations research and financial engineering) which is in the engineering school at Princeton.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! In the end is it better to go to MIT or something...I am in love with Princeton so I believe that that will be my first choice school but...MIT doesn't sound bad...but is it like REALLY HARD?</p>
<p>In my opinion, I would think MIT, Caltech, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon are better choices for engineering than Princeton - anyday.</p>
<p>Come to MIT! Sure its hard, but the students pull each other through. I'm a freshman EE here, so I haven't really gotten a taste of an engineering class yet (freshman core classes were hard enough however, lol). I had a great time though, and still was able to do several EC activites. Definitely recommend it to anyone!</p>
<p>Thanks angrod! What part of boston is it in again? are the people nice? are people just constantly studying? How near is it to Harvard? ( just wondering, not to mention I hear Cambridge is beautiful...) To me, MIT seems to be harder than most schools that I know of...</p>
<p>Well, I think you're right that MIT is harder than most schools. But it is worth it. I thoroughly enjoyed my first semester even though I worked A LOT. The people here are really nice - not competitive really. We just band together and try and pull each other through. I had several extracurricular activities during the fall which took up some time, but after those I was pretty much just studying. Not on the weekends though, they were relatively free. You can really make it as hard as you want - some classes are harder or easier than others.</p>
<p>MIT is technically in Cambridge, but we are right on the Charles river which is the boundary between Cambrige and Boston. I actually go to Harvard every week as part of a student group activity, and it is just about 10-15 minutes down Mass Ave on the #1 bus line. You can also bike up there pretty easily. Boston is an awesome city, and there is so much to do. You should come to visit sometime if you can. Let me know, and I'll try and show you anything the tour doesn't!</p>
<p>Engineering is going to be difficult anywhere. I would personally recommend Princeton over those other schools for some people, but not for everyone. If you want to live and breathe engineering, I would recommend MIT. If you want a more well rounded education, and the option of switching out of engineering, I would recommend Princeton. I also would not recommend Caltech over Princeton for engineering for undergrad. Caltech is somewhat stronger in pure science than engineering. It only recently began offering mechanical engineering as an undergraduate major. I would recommend Carnegie Mellon over Princeton for anything computer based (computer science, robotics, computer engineering, signal processing), but I would recommend Princeton for the more physics end of engineering. MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Michigan, and UIUC are definately stronger overall in engineering. I think it depends on what environment you are looking for. Engineering at Princeton and Caltech is very theoretical. Engineering at MIT is more practical.</p>
<p>Wow MIT wasn't really high on my list before, but angrod you make it seem like such a great experience! </p>
<p>mlp- thanks for the info! I had never really looked at it from that perspective before. I am still deciding whether or not I will want to study engineering at such an in depth level or not ( I am only a sophmore hehe...I just like to plan ahead so that I don't have to worry when the time comes). </p>
<p>Angrod-I may take you up on that! When would be the best time to tour? I believe that I may be going to the east coast for tours sometime within the next year. Would the end of August be good or would spring vacation be better?</p>
<p>Would the fact that I will be for sure finished with College Credit Calc 2 by the end of hs be a good foot in the door? If I only have an A- average will I be in trouble (sorry...I know that this is not a chances thread...lol) oh yea...I am a white female from green bay, wi.</p>
<p>Engineering has not been a for sure decision for me yet, but after doing a bit of research on different schools, these are the ones that are tentitively on my list(obviously...reach schools... for when the time comes):
Princeton(great overall undergrad experience, well- rounded, love the location-although Ihave neverbeen there)
Dartmouth( good liberal arts)
MIT(great engineering, i like the location)
Stanford(like the layed back sound of it, sounds like it has a good undergrad program, seems to focus onstudents)
Northwestern(kind of big, not that great of an undergrad focus...I just liket he area and the liberal arts focus)</p>
<p>I havn't done enough research yet...as I said I am only a sophmore! I just know that I do not want the school to be that big, which is why u of mich and perdue arn't on my list. </p>
<p>oh yea 2 last questions:
MIT is not a liberal arts school in any way, is it?
Does it focus more on grad or undergrad?</p>
<p>You guys have been a great help!</p>
<p>hey ilabecurious, why don't you have Berkeley on that list? It's way up there in reputation and the program. It's supposedly even better than MIT's based on the world rankings that came out recently.</p>
<p>ilabecurious:
Calc 2 college credit at the end of high school is a great accomplishment, but I think you'd be surprised how many MIT applicants have similar or some even much deeper calculus background. It might not really set you apart, but it is still a good accomplishment that will be noted. I wouldn't worry about the A- either. I must say though, that I'm not very knowledgeable about all of the admissions chances and stuff :).
Umm, as far as MIT being a liberal arts school, I've got to say no. :) Nobody really comes here to major in humanities. If you aren't satisfied with MIT's liberal arts program though, you can always cross-register at Harvard, so I don't think it is much of a downer. As far as undergrad vs. grad focus I really can't say. I have felt taken care of adequately here for sure. MIT is a big grad place though, and grad students outnumber us about 3/2.
It would be awesome if you could stop by while your on the east coast to see MIT! As far as spring break vs. late august: I'll be gone back home March 18-27 for spring break. School doesn't start till September 7th this fall, so I probably won't be on campus until a day or two before then.</p>
<p>Good luck on all of your college selection stuff. It is good that you are planning ahead, but don't stress about it too much, you still have a while.</p>
<p>angrod- thanks:-) many people have told me that it is best to visit while students are on campus (you know, to get a feel for the school and stuff.) When do most hs students do their visiting then? In the fall? When does MIT get off fo winter break?</p>
<p>really, Harvard lets you cross register? I mean does one need to be accepted first? How does that work? Sorry bout all this, I find this all very interresting, and I find it best to gather all of the information I possably can. </p>
<p>steve (I am assuming that is your name:))- yea, I checked out Berkeley, but my parents have this thing about me living in california. They don't even want me to go to Stanford. They just don't like the fact that it is so far away...not to mention, they are the ones paying for it...so I try to keep them happy. I will look into Berkeley now -though...I never realy considered it. Hey if I end up loving it at least I am not the one to blame, you are! </p>
<p>( I will say one thing, I am happy I started this whole college search thing early. Had I not, I would not have known that I needed a hook and I would have never had the appropriate amount of time to look into every school and truly compare them)</p>
<p>Yeah, i've had a blast this first semester at Berkeley. And i will indeed take the blame if you end up loving it, lol.</p>
<p>if you go to harvard or mit you can cross register at the other for elective classes.</p>
<p>I really don't know when most students do their visiting I'm afraid. Last day of finals next fall is the 22nd (they're messing with the academic calender next term) but besides Christmas break and Thanksgiving break we don't have any other big holidays off.
You do not have to be admitted to both Harvard and MIT to cross register between them. If you are a student at MIT or Harvard you can take some classes at the other. Neat system, but not being much of a humanities person myself, I don't plan on ever using it. :)</p>