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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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 :)[/quote]

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![/quote]

CWRU has a robust coop program[/quote]

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