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Anonymous wrote:"Decent engineering school." Holy, crap, op, please educate yourself a little.

+1000. Seriously, op.

+10,000 Purdue Engineering has long had an excellent reputation. Signed, IU alum.

Visit both and let him decide.

He will definitely choose Bloomington!

--Terp who traveled far and wide for athletics

I'm an IU Alum too, but not a doctor. I know plenty of both IU and Purdue grads. Purdue is a fine school for many things, engineering and computer science at the top of the list. However, everyone I know who went to an in-state school for undergrad went to IU undergrad. I think the life sciences and other pre-med related class offerings are stronger at IU than Purdue. I'm not saying that Purdue couldn't provide that education, it just doesn't seem to be the school of choice for future doctors. Also, and this is my IU alum pride showing here, Bloomington vs. West Lafayette, no contest, Bloomington wins hands down. Sorry, Purdue alum, West Lafayette is an armpit and I know armpits, I grew up near Gary.

They are both great universities. IU is a good choice because of the med school/statewide health system affiliation. Your son will be fine either way as long as HE performs well.

Anonymous wrote:"Decent engineering school." Holy, crap, op, please educate yourself a little.

+1000. Seriously, op.

When deciding between big state universities, always choose the one with an affiliated med school. Same for vet school, pharmacy school, etc.

It would seem that a U w/an emphasis on engineering -since strong in the sciences, would be a good stepping stone. I haven't seen it. You want the medical environment/advising

^ This and PP too

Purdue with their emphasis on engineering will tend to weed-out students in calc & chemistry - unnecessarily. I would go with IU

Do not ignore this advice. Engineering schools (colleges known for their engineering emphasis) are USUALLY a terrible place to go if he wants to be competitive for medical school (or for admittance to other professional doctorates in the health sciences) I would have to be convinced beyond a doubt that somehow Purdue is different. Not to put down Purdue. Purdue is a marvelous school and your son would be lucky to go there. I frankly don't understand your issue with "he could get into a better school" I'm not that sure, maybe slightly better but that's not worth focusing on. The grass is always greener, I know.

Personally, I believe Purdue is the best school within Indiana and I am an alum of a different school. Purdue has a very strong focus on health care and life sciences. Purdue's College of Health and Human Sciences offers many majors for students wanting to pursue medical school that carry professional credentials - just in case a student doesn't get into medical school. Purdue also houses a regional campus of the IU School of Medicine in Lyles-Porter Hall. My son started working in Lyles-Porter Hall as a freshman; I believe he said Health and Human Sciences sees around 3,000 patients/clients in the building. The acceptance rate into professional was also a lot higher than what was published in IU's brochure.

Anonymous wrote:Purdue is a great school..

Signed,
An IU Alum

Agreed. Signed - A Purdue and IU Alum

Purdue is a great school..

Signed,
An IU Alum

Anonymous wrote:Purdue may not be the "worst school" in the Big Ten but it's pretty well known as a mediocre school for C students.

In the 70s, maybe?

IU will be easier to get good grades than Purdue and GPA weighs heavily in med school admissions.

Purdue may not be the "worst school" in the Big Ten but it's pretty well known as a mediocre school for C students.

When deciding between big state universities, always choose the one with an affiliated med school. Same for vet school, pharmacy school, etc.

It would seem that a U w/an emphasis on engineering -since strong in the sciences, would be a good stepping stone. I haven't seen it. You want the medical environment/advising.

IU