Why is Michigan such a popular school in the MD/DC/VA area?

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Anonymous wrote:It's a great school in a great college town. Not redneck like VT or suburban like UMD.

Blacksburg's an awesome college town. Not rednecky like the rest of SW Virginia.

It is rednecky compared to northern college towns.

They all have a townie element, but Blacksburg is rednecky.

This isn't the north. And no Blacksburg is not rednecky.

Have you been there?

I guess if you’re from VA (yes, definitely NOT the north) then VT/Blacksburg might not seem rednecky. It sure does though if you’re from the north. You might not notice Confederate flags but I sure do.

Yes I've been there. I went to school there. And this isn't a northern forum. Who gives a flying fig what people from the north think?

It's 2019. DC is full of people from all over the world.

And no one likes Confederate flags. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:Not exactly the same situation, but a friend of mine chose Dartmouth for "engineering sciences" over Cornell and Michigan engineering -hoping to follow a traditional engineering career path. He was never able to get his foot in the door and then ultimately went to law school. He's happy with what he's doing now but be aware not to let the brand of a certain school to lead you down a path that you're not willing to take.

But Dartmouth offers ABET certified engineering.

https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/undergraduate/be/#targetText=Dartmouth's%20Bachelor%20of%20Engineering%20(BE,%2C%20www.abet.org.&targetText=At%20Dartmouth%2C%20completion%20of%20the,Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20(AB).

But not a highly regarded engineering school. Just like Emory. If you're graduating with a GT degree, that's different. But "Emory engineering" isn't going to open doors.

Well since your story is changing, that makes it easy for me to call "BS/TROLL" on you.

But there is also data that makes that easier: https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/graduate/mem/industry

What story is changing? I think you are confusing different posters.

I'm an engineer and "Emory engineering" isn't a thing. Dartmouth engineering also isn't really highly-regarded. Georgia Tech is highly regarded. Michigan is highly regarded.

The original PP who brought up her friend choosing "Emory engineering" was full of crap.

Sorry if you were not the PP who said his friend chose Dartmouth and had to study "engineering sciences" instead of engineering. The fact that Dartmouth has ABET certified engineering was shown.

Then you replied saying "but it is not highly regarded". I assumed you were the same poster, and I apologize for that if you were not -- however how does your claim it is not highly regarded co-exist with the shown data that Dartmouth engineering grads earn far more than average? It totally contradicts it.

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Anonymous wrote:Not exactly the same situation, but a friend of mine chose Dartmouth for "engineering sciences" over Cornell and Michigan engineering -hoping to follow a traditional engineering career path. He was never able to get his foot in the door and then ultimately went to law school. He's happy with what he's doing now but be aware not to let the brand of a certain school to lead you down a path that you're not willing to take.

But Dartmouth offers ABET certified engineering.

https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/undergraduate/be/#targetText=Dartmouth's%20Bachelor%20of%20Engineering%20(BE,%2C%20www.abet.org.&targetText=At%20Dartmouth%2C%20completion%20of%20the,Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20(AB).

But not a highly regarded engineering school. Just like Emory. If you're graduating with a GT degree, that's different. But "Emory engineering" isn't going to open doors.

Well since your story is changing, that makes it easy for me to call "BS/TROLL" on you.

But there is also data that makes that easier: https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/graduate/mem/industry

What story is changing? I think you are confusing different posters.

I'm an engineer and "Emory engineering" isn't a thing. Dartmouth engineering also isn't really highly-regarded. Georgia Tech is highly regarded. Michigan is highly regarded.

The original PP who brought up her friend choosing "Emory engineering" was full of crap.

Sorry if you were not the PP who said his friend chose Dartmouth and had to study "engineering sciences" instead of engineering. The fact that Dartmouth has ABET certified engineering was shown.

Then you replied saying "but it is not highly regarded". I assumed you were the same poster, and I apologize for that if you were not -- however how does your claim it is not highly regarded co-exist with the shown data that Dartmouth engineering grads earn far more than average? It totally contradicts it.

Dartmouth engineering grad here. As others have said Dartmouth has an experience thing program that truly tailors the experience for undergraduates. At Michigan you will just be another fish in the sea with little to no attention from your professors. Almost all my classmates had acceptances to schools "known" for engineering like MIT and Caltech but turned them down because of the value that a Dartmouth degree has over non-ivies in engineering circles.

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Anonymous wrote:Not exactly the same situation, but a friend of mine chose Dartmouth for "engineering sciences" over Cornell and Michigan engineering -hoping to follow a traditional engineering career path. He was never able to get his foot in the door and then ultimately went to law school. He's happy with what he's doing now but be aware not to let the brand of a certain school to lead you down a path that you're not willing to take.

But Dartmouth offers ABET certified engineering.

https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/undergraduate/be/#targetText=Dartmouth's%20Bachelor%20of%20Engineering%20(BE,%2C%20www.abet.org.&targetText=At%20Dartmouth%2C%20completion%20of%20the,Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20(AB).

But not a highly regarded engineering school. Just like Emory. If you're graduating with a GT degree, that's different. But "Emory engineering" isn't going to open doors.

Well since your story is changing, that makes it easy for me to call "BS/TROLL" on you.

But there is also data that makes that easier: https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/graduate/mem/industry

What story is changing? I think you are confusing different posters.

I'm an engineer and "Emory engineering" isn't a thing. Dartmouth engineering also isn't really highly-regarded. Georgia Tech is highly regarded. Michigan is highly regarded.

The original PP who brought up her friend choosing "Emory engineering" was full of crap.

Sorry if you were not the PP who said his friend chose Dartmouth and had to study "engineering sciences" instead of engineering. The fact that Dartmouth has ABET certified engineering was shown.

Then you replied saying "but it is not highly regarded". I assumed you were the same poster, and I apologize for that if you were not -- however how does your claim it is not highly regarded co-exist with the shown data that Dartmouth engineering grads earn far more than average? It totally contradicts it.

Dartmouth engineering grad here. As others have said Dartmouth has an experience thing program that truly tailors the experience for undergraduates. At Michigan you will just be another fish in the sea with little to no attention from your professors. Almost all my classmates had acceptances to schools "known" for engineering like MIT and Caltech but turned them down because of the value that a Dartmouth degree has over non-ivies in engineering circles.

I just spit out my drink.

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Anonymous wrote:Not exactly the same situation, but a friend of mine chose Dartmouth for "engineering sciences" over Cornell and Michigan engineering -hoping to follow a traditional engineering career path. He was never able to get his foot in the door and then ultimately went to law school. He's happy with what he's doing now but be aware not to let the brand of a certain school to lead you down a path that you're not willing to take.

But Dartmouth offers ABET certified engineering.

https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/undergraduate/be/#targetText=Dartmouth's%20Bachelor%20of%20Engineering%20(BE,%2C%20www.abet.org.&targetText=At%20Dartmouth%2C%20completion%20of%20the,Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20(AB).

But not a highly regarded engineering school. Just like Emory. If you're graduating with a GT degree, that's different. But "Emory engineering" isn't going to open doors.

Well since your story is changing, that makes it easy for me to call "BS/TROLL" on you.

But there is also data that makes that easier: https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/graduate/mem/industry

What story is changing? I think you are confusing different posters.

I'm an engineer and "Emory engineering" isn't a thing. Dartmouth engineering also isn't really highly-regarded. Georgia Tech is highly regarded. Michigan is highly regarded.

The original PP who brought up her friend choosing "Emory engineering" was full of crap.

Sorry if you were not the PP who said his friend chose Dartmouth and had to study "engineering sciences" instead of engineering. The fact that Dartmouth has ABET certified engineering was shown.

Then you replied saying "but it is not highly regarded". I assumed you were the same poster, and I apologize for that if you were not -- however how does your claim it is not highly regarded co-exist with the shown data that Dartmouth engineering grads earn far more than average? It totally contradicts it.

Dartmouth engineering grad here. As others have said Dartmouth has an experience thing program that truly tailors the experience for undergraduates. At Michigan you will just be another fish in the sea with little to no attention from your professors. Almost all my classmates had acceptances to schools "known" for engineering like MIT and Caltech but turned them down because of the value that a Dartmouth degree has over non-ivies in engineering circles.

I just spit out my drink.

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