What engineering schools should DC add to their considerlist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Engineer here. There are really no bad engineering programs because they tend to weed less qualified or motivated students out. The difference between elite schools (eg MIT, Stanford) and everyone else is that the weeding out happens during admissions. And of course those elite schools have great networks,facilities, etc. But your child will get a solid education from any program. I say this having attended both a normal school for undergrad and an "elite" school for grad school.

Have you considered co-op schools, like Drexel or Northeastern? These programs will allow your child to actually try out engineering for six months at a time, in a form of extended paid internship. Really good experience and provides your child with info on whether engineering will be a good career fit (vs just class study) and whether they should consider a different type of engineering (eg comp vs electrical) based on the type of work. We engineers call this a feed back loop

This is good advice. I would add that a lot of the schools that don't emphasize coop quite as much as these two still may have a sizeable coop program.

For the right kid, this is a great option!

[Anonymous]

Agree on the co-op program...a couple of guys who were EE's when I was at Purdue co-op'd at NSA. It is a trade off...co-op as a 5 year program (earning income) or take 5 years and go thru with a master's degree (also w/ income or grants.

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Good luck to your kid - sounds like some good options. My kid is also leaving VA (because there are wonderful... schools [elsewhere] that appealed). The cost for us came in substantially under in-state UVA, thankfully!

That's great. Can you share the schools?

I'm sorry but that is too much personal information.

I can tell you that if you look at the flagship engineering schools that aren't hot with 1%ers, there are many places that do a great job.

I recommend you look at the engineering rankings at USNWR for those between 20 and 50.

Your post is not helpful.

[Anonymous]

Villanova has a very strong program with small classes and lots of personal support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Good luck to your kid - sounds like some good options. My kid is also leaving VA (because there are wonderful... schools [elsewhere] that appealed). The cost for us came in substantially under in-state UVA, thankfully!

That's great. Can you share the schools?

I'm sorry but that is too much personal information.

I can tell you that if you look at the flagship engineering schools that aren't hot with 1%ers, there are many places that do a great job.

I recommend you look at the engineering rankings at USNWR for those between 20 and 50.

Your post is not helpful.

I truly hope you are not the OP.

I'm outa here. Too many ill-willed people.

[Anonymous]

MIT Stanford Berkley Cal Tech Carnegie Mellon -- Why not stick to the top schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MIT Stanford Berkley Cal Tech Carnegie Mellon -- Why not stick to the top schools?

You must be new here.

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Anonymous wrote:Purdue

+1
They have 16 engineering majors and 1st year students have to take a course that explores all of those majors before declaring a major. Big time on site recruiting. They seem to offer merit aid sufficient to bring the costs to be competitive with in-state east coast tuition. They have a couple "Purdue Days" in spring with full day programs - we found that very informative.

What a waste of money and time.

???????

Not at all. Lots of techy kids don't know which area of tech they would like to major in when they are 18 years old. It's very useful to give them some exposure so they can say "Yes to this" and "No to that." Many engineering schools offer summer camps for high school students that do the exact same thing.

[Anonymous]

West Virginia University.

[Anonymous]

University of Washington, University of Texas- Austin, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, University of Michigan, Texas A & M, and University of Wisconsin are big state schools with good name recognition.

Some schools that are highly ranked in the "best value" category and give good ROI are Missouri University of Science and Technology, Montana Tech, California State - Chico, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Oregon Tech, University of Texas Arlington

Seriously, for an engineer, skills matter much more than pedigree. Find a school that is affordable and where your child will have a good experience.

Jobs will follow

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MIT Stanford Berkley Cal Tech Carnegie Mellon -- Why not stick to the top schools?

You must be new here.

+1

Either that or your child is still too young to be looking at colleges. When your toddler grows up and starts applying to college I hope you have a more realistic outlook....getting into top programs, especially for engineering, is very tough these days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Good luck to your kid - sounds like some good options. My kid is also leaving VA (because there are wonderful... schools [elsewhere] that appealed). The cost for us came in substantially under in-state UVA, thankfully!

That's great. Can you share the schools?

I'm sorry but that is too much personal information.

I can tell you that if you look at the flagship engineering schools that aren't hot with 1%ers, there are many places that do a great job.

I recommend you look at the engineering rankings at USNWR for those between 20 and 50.

Your post is not helpful.

I truly hope you are not the OP.

I'm outa here. Too many ill-willed people.

OP here, and no that wasn't me. Thanks to everyone for the many suggestions. If you have more, keep them coming. My DC and I are looking closely!

[Anonymous]

VCU school of engineering is undergoing a huge expansion. Urban, but not too urban, and should get good merit with that SAT. They don't have aerospace specifically, but the have a decent mechanical engineering program.

[Anonymous]

It’s ABET- accredited. That’s very good to know, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s ABET- accredited. That’s very good to know, thanks.

Yes, here is the news on the expansion as well as some news on the team the sent to the Space-X hyperloop competition.

https://egr.vcu.edu/news-events/news/2018-year-in-review.html