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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yea, ok, so how many kids do you know who turn down Harvard for Penn State for engineering?

I'll answer:  zero.

Because of all the rankings that don't matter, it's the engineering undergrad rankings.  You go to any one of these schools -- or the next 30 for that matter -- and get through the program, and you'll get a great job.  [/quote]

Based on these rankings, Harvard and Penn State are tied so if you got into both the Harvard name cache would probably put it over the edge.

But here's a real world example that's recent: my neighbor's DS got into Purdue and Dartmouth last Spring for engineering and chose Purdue. Purdue is ranked higher for engineering but some think because Dartmouth is an ivy that it's better period. Our neighbors went for engineering excellence over general pedigree.[/quote]
Dartmouth does not have a real 4 year BSE program though! Not a valid comparison! The ivies with real engineering are better than purdue(Princeton, Penn, Harvard Columbia for sure, and possibly even Yale, newer but moving up fast in the engineering realm)
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You've got to be kidding ... Historically, engineering has been an afterthought at Harvard and Yale whereas Purdue is an engineering powerhouse.  Purdue will have more research, more electives ... just a better engineering program.  If you're kid wants Ivy prestige, then apply to Yale but if the intent is engineering, Purdue is a better program.  The only Ivy that might be comparable to Purdue for engineering is Cornell.
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Penn State and Harvard are tied in this particular ranking so if money wasn't an option, or they are OOS, they may pick Harvard for the overall prestige factor. However if they are in-state, Penn State tuition is only $20K versus Harvard at $86K. Cambridge room & board may cost more than Pittsburgh too.  Saving $250K over 4 years for similar ranked schools in engineering would be meaningful for many in-state PA families.

I do know many families who have chosen in-state over an ivy for cost reasons.[/quote]

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