<p>I am deciding between two great engineering schools. </p>
<p>I love Purdue as a whole but I have, practically, my full tuition paid at WPI due to the FIRST Robotics Scholarship, NCSSMST Scholarship, and Merit Scholarships. </p>
<p>I have the trustee's scholarship at Purdue for 10,000 a year. </p>
<p>I am going into Mechanical Engineering and I was wondering if anyone could list the pros and cons of both programs (or one) and what they would do in my situation.</p>
<p>(I also was accepted into UIUC, UMich, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, and Rose Hulman but Purdue and WPI offered the best financial packets.)</p>
<p>All I know is that my sister went to Whoppee for Mechanical Engineering. She was hired by GE out of school and then did M.I.T. grad in M.E. She loved it. School, students and faculty. </p>
<p>Purdue has always had a rep for engineering but I can’t speak to the school or location.</p>
<p>WPI is highly regarded in the Northeast. Brother went there for undergrad BME and is now at John Hopkins for a masters. I recommend WPI…out of all those schools WPI grad makes more and in my opinion they have the best ME program. Im obviously biased though = ) and plus its almost FREE</p>
<p>I’m also heavily biased toward WPI, and given that you have the most coveted scholarships for that college in your pocket, you should definitely pick it. It’s smaller than Purdue, which means you have more opportunities for research and interaction with faculty. Plus, WPI grads do have a fantastic track record and some of the best possibilities for employment and money-making. I think something like 46% of Purdue students graduate in four years, whereas 61% of WPI students do the same.</p>
<p>By the way, Worcester is a far better city than West Lafayette. </p>
<p>There’s a reason the Rose-Hulman people call it “Purdon’t…”</p>
<p>WPI is very highly regarded in the Northeast. My friend’s sister just graduated from there and was literally deciding between 6 incredible job offers - the one she picked is paying for her to go to grad school. Score! You’ll be very happy there.</p>