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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]University of Michigan has a great Engineering and CS program would take it over many perceived "prestigious" schools.[/quote]

yes -just toured and in gtech but kid still thinks ivy is better-even though they are not for engineering[/quote]

But ivies are better, assuming you mean the ones with real engineering schools, due to more funded engineering opportunities for undergrad, smaller E-cohort thus greater ability to get top faculty letters, competitive TA spots, faculty connections, and higher reputations with regard to top industry jobs and top phD placement. [/quote]

Are you saying this as an industry recruiter or just because you believe "Ivy is always better"?  I'm willing to change my mind but I've toured Yale as well as the larger state schools such as Purdue, Michigan and [b]UIUC[/b] which all have entire sections of campus devoted to engineering/CS with vast and extraordinary facilities, more faculty teaching and researching in various areas of the industry, and relationships with top firms/corps which seem to make this an easy decision if a student knows they want to major in a specific field such as engineering or CS.[/quote]

I have my only one anecdote, but a work colleague has a kid at U Chicago studying CS and another at UIUC studying engineering, and she comments all the time about how U Chicago has so many more opportunities of many varieties (i.e., FAANG recruits, but hedge funds, consulting firms, PE are all very active and interested in STEM kids) compared to UIUC.

Again, I just have her one story to convey.[/quote]

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