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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Purdue EA decisions recently came out, and it was shocking how selective they were. I seen kids with straight As, a 1570+ SAT, and strong extracurriculars in research, building model rockets, Eagle Scout, varsity team captains, and more who got denied. Not even deferred. Just flat out denied. It is just so frustrating that here in NOVA, just getting into these extracurriculars and being top of the class is ridiculously hard. Yet, many of these stop students can't get even get into Purdue. I honestly don't know what Ivy Leagues or schools like Berkeley and Michigan are looking for. [/quote]

Go to a less selective school for engineering.  Problem solved.[/quote]

One thing about engineering is that there are plenty of less selective schools where you can get an excellentr engineering education.[/quote]

Non-engineer here.  I was under the impression it does not matter much where you go for engineering as long as it it ABET accredited.  Is that true?[/quote]

Depends on engineering. I recruit BS engineers. Some schools don't do enough math and physics for EE and computer engineering. Some aerospace programs are not rigorous enough in my opinion as well. Purdue is amazing so are UMD, Michigan and many others. You have to look at the requirements for the major and how much math there is and also what the options are for 400 levels as in some schools there are easy senior project courses but challenging one in others. [/quote]

Please please please give up some suggestion for good engineering schools that are realistic to get into! 
I would also love suggestions on college counselors that know engineering.  It’s just really hard for us non-engineer parents to know what to suggest to our kids.[/quote]

Hiring manager here. I am limiting my comments to local public E Schools where new grads we have hired worked out well. Other options surely exist in private or other states that we randomly have not encountered yet.

GMU is solid for EE, CompE, and CS. Great job prospects from GMU because school has great FAANG and other tech company connections. If at GMU, highly recommend living in dorms on campus at least for Freshman year.

UMBC and CNU and ODU and VCU also are good at least for EE and CompE. No experience with CS from any of these. These tend to be a bit sink-or-swim, so students need to self-advocate, go to office hours for help, attempt homework early, and so on.

Also, most E School students do not have as much free time as most other students. E students anywhere really need to focus on academics. I only took free time on Fri night, Sat night, and Sunday morning. Others might have had more free time, but not many had a lot more free time. [/quote]

Can I ask …, is it easier to get into PhD programs from some of these versus others?  What are your odds of getting into a good engineering PhD program from someplace like CNU versus like a Delaware?   [/quote]

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