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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Top engineering firms only really actively recruit grads from the Top engineering schools.   Not that other grads won’t eventually end up somewhere.  They will just have a different path to get there.  [/quote]

This. Prestige matters for engineering at the top levels. There are about 15 ivy/privates and 5 publics that are far above the rest[/quote]

Can you list them?[/quote]There can be endless debate about which schools are prestigious for engineering. I'm not an engineer, but I was able to speak with high-level engineers from several major companies while my kid was researching schools. We were advised to attend a large public university known for engineering rather than mess around with smaller private engineering schools or private schools in general. Additionally, prestige wasn't a major factor unless you want to pursue cutting-edge work, where a top-tier school might provide better internships and research opportunities at the undergraduate level. I'll add that the ROI for MIT and Stanford might not justify the cost over your local engineering-focused public university if you're paying full tuition, though most people probably don't base this decision purely on ROI.

Remember that schools like Georgia Tech and Penn State probably graduate more engineers than the top 15 private schools combined and host some of the largest career fairs, so you're likely to be hired alongside many graduates from state schools and working for someone from a state school. [/quote]

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