UChicago Should Develop an Engineering Program

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UChicago should really build a comprehensive engineering school. Their lack of engineering really holds back their potential. They strive to be comparable to the Ivy League, but not having any engineering curriculum prevents them from being a true peer to Ivies and they lose talented students because of it. Even if they established a cross-registration program with Northwestern, similar to the Harvard-MIT model, it would be a huge boost to the school.

No one views the ivies as top engineering schools.

They are below many state universities for engineering.

[Anonymous]

How does every post that has UChicago in its title devolve into one or two posters bashing UChicago across the board? Why so invested?

My kids go to UChicago and it is a terrific school and a great education, and they took advantage of the opportunities there, learned, grew and will soon be moving on. It is their experience, and others should focus on their own experiences and making the most of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does every post that has UChicago in its title devolve into one or two posters bashing UChicago across the board? Why so invested?

My kids go to UChicago and it is a terrific school and a great education, and they took advantage of the opportunities there, learned, grew and will soon be moving on. It is their experience, and others should focus on their own experiences and making the most of them.

I really don't get Uchicago bashing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UChicago should really build a comprehensive engineering school. Their lack of engineering really holds back their potential. They strive to be comparable to the Ivy League, but not having any engineering curriculum prevents them from being a true peer to Ivies and they lose talented students because of it. Even if they established a cross-registration program with Northwestern, similar to the Harvard-MIT model, it would be a huge boost to the school.

But isn't that the point of a school like Chicago? Why does every school need engineering?