Anonymous wrote:Please stop calling it UIUC.

I'm from Illinois and had to look it up.

Cal Tech as a reach. WPI as a safety (apply EA).

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Purdue and UIUC are safeties for Engineering.

+1.

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Anonymous wrote:Smaller schools for engineering:

Colorado School of Mines
RPI
Rochester University
WPI
Rose Hulman
RIT
Olin
Harvey Mudd
Stevens Institute of Technology
Bucknell
Lehigh
Lafayette
CWRU

I think UIUC engineering is a reach for everyone. UMD and Purdue are probably matches.

Can someone rank this list?

Harvey Mudd is at the very top.

The other ones are good, but not even close to HMC.

Harvey Mudd is only at the top for kids who want that kind of experience.

If you don't mind, can you elaborate on experience at HMC?

Definitely add Harvey Mudd as a second reach. Small, rigorous school within a consortium that fits the Goldilocks size profile. It’s like a math and engineering Williams, with lifestyle, and no narp/athlete divide. Gorgeous climate. Great food. The clubs and athletics shared with CMC are incredibly well-funded. The experience is awesome. And then you make a great living when you graduate. What’s not to love?

Have a look at Rose-Hulman. Great engineering school with great career outcomes.

Anonymous wrote:Please stop calling it UIUC.

My son got into UIUC. I just searched my inbox for UIUC and got a bunch of hits from Grainger, their engineering school. None of the gear at the bookstore seems to say UIUC, but it's ok to say if departments on campus at Illinois call it UIUC.

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Anonymous wrote:For actual safeties in engineering in the region I'd think UMBC, UWV, UDel

Where?

I think they meat WVU - West Virginia University

Anonymous wrote:For actual safeties in engineering in the region I'd think UMBC, UWV, UDel

Where?

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Anonymous wrote:Smaller schools for engineering:

Colorado School of Mines
RPI
Rochester University
WPI
Rose Hulman
RIT
Olin
Harvey Mudd
Stevens Institute of Technology
Bucknell
Lehigh
Lafayette
CWRU

I think UIUC engineering is a reach for everyone. UMD and Purdue are probably matches.

Can someone rank this list?

Harvey Mudd is at the very top.

The other ones are good, but not even close to HMC.

Harvey Mudd is only at the top for kids who want that kind of experience.

It is a reach for everyone anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smaller schools for engineering:

Colorado School of Mines
RPI
Rochester University
WPI
Rose Hulman
RIT
Olin
Harvey Mudd
Stevens Institute of Technology
Bucknell
Lehigh
Lafayette
CWRU

I think UIUC engineering is a reach for everyone. UMD and Purdue are probably matches.

Can someone rank this list?

By size?
Ease of transportation back and forth?
Friendliness to service animals?
Likelihood of getting a single?
By strength of your child's particular engineering focus?

Oh, you mean you prefer someone else to rank based on what they deem to be important?

internship/job placement/average salaries

By starting salary (number is overall rank by Payscale for bachelors degree from engineering schools):

4. Mudd (FYI -- this is a reach school for everyone; also starting salary is higher than MIT, CIT, and Stanford)
12. Hulman - 6. Stevens (same)
13. WPI
8. Colorado SoM
15. RPI
34. RIT
(the rest are not in the Top 40 starting salaries for undergraduate engineering degrees)

By Mid-career:

4. Mudd
6. Stevens
8. Colorado SoM
12. Hulman - 13. WPI (same)
15. RPI
34. RIT
(the rest are not in the Top 40 starting salaries for undergraduate engineering degrees)

https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/best-schools-by-type/bachelors/engineering-schools/page/2?orderBy=earlyCareerMedianPay&ascending=false

If Chinese male he ain’t getting into these

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Anonymous wrote:Please stop calling it UIUC.

My god, no one wants to type out Urbana-Champaign and "U of I" is vague to anyone not from Illinois. Everyone understands "UIUC."

Ok, well, as someone from Illinois, I'm telling you that you sound like an idiot. It's U of I.

According to the thing's own style guide, for second references in-state audiences it's "U. of I."

https://brand.illinois.edu/messaging/name-and-boilerplate

So I propose that one per thread the first person to mention the thing use the full University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

For subsequent references posters who believe their audience is primarily in state or alumni may chose among the following:

Illinois
U. of I. (Note the two periods!!)
Urbana
the Urbana campus
the thing

Those who believe their audience not to be in state or alumni may chose to use UIUC as long as there's a nearby reference to Illinois.

But wait! Looks like the thing's other style guide doesn't use periods for "U of I" -- so, anything goes? LOL.

https://cam.illinois.edu/policies/apr-29/

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Anonymous wrote:Smaller schools for engineering:

Colorado School of Mines
RPI
Rochester University
WPI
Rose Hulman
RIT
Olin
Harvey Mudd
Stevens Institute of Technology
Bucknell
Lehigh
Lafayette
CWRU

I think UIUC engineering is a reach for everyone. UMD and Purdue are probably matches.

Can someone rank this list?

By size?
Ease of transportation back and forth?
Friendliness to service animals?
Likelihood of getting a single?
By strength of your child's particular engineering focus?

Oh, you mean you prefer someone else to rank based on what they deem to be important?

internship/job placement/average salaries

If you are looking for smaller schools, I'd add Clarkson to the list.