Anonymous
Post 09/15/2016 13:14     Subject: small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:General Motors CEO Mary Barra went to kettering.edu. Her comp last year was approx. $50M.


My BIL went there when it was General Motors Institute- he's had a long and storied career as a mechanical engineer. My other BIL went to Missouri at Rolla, also for ME. All the science/math smarts were used up before DH came long!
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2016 09:57     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame?


v. tough to get in.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2016 09:40     Subject: small engineering schools?
General Motors CEO Mary Barra went to kettering.edu. Her comp last year was approx. $50M.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2016 09:39     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Notre Dame?
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2016 09:29     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
If her grades are average, engineering will be a very hard major for her. All those 'top" school are out, because there is so much competition with students whose grades are excellent. Even those students find engineering to be a very tough major. If your DD is not finding core subjects of math, physics, and math user courses like statistics fairly easy, she will find college level engineering very hard, and it will be very discouraging. Don't set your DD up for failure in college.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2016 08:23     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Union, Bucknell, Lafayette, Smith, Lehigh, Davidson, Bowdoin, Swarthmore

all are great schools which are small and combine liberal arts and stem (all have well regarded engineering programs)

Neither Davidson nor Bowdoin offers an engineering degree. (They, like dozens of other LACs, offer "3/2" programs where you go somewhere else to study engineering for 2 years after 3 years at the LAC.)


In general, the problem with the 3-2 programs is that students coming from LACs won't be on a level playing field with the full-Monte engineering students in terms of access to research and competition opportunities, which are essential to engineering education.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 19:07     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Olin College?


Arguably the best of the smaller schools. Not at all a "?".
Olinda has pretty high average scores, though...
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 18:36     Subject: small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:My dad went to Stevens Tech!


Mine too! Um, are you my sibling? If not, I bet my dad went there before yours did!
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 18:26     Subject: small engineering schools?
According to Obama's College Scorecard, Kettering University in Flint, Mich. (Metro Detroit) has one of the highest 10-year salary average in the nation. It was started by General Motors, originally called General Motors Institute (GMI). Their co-op program enables students to graduate in 4.5 to 5 years 100% debt free.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 17:42     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:Olin College?


Arguably the best of the smaller schools. Not at all a "?".
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 17:03     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:Union, Bucknell, Lafayette, Smith, Lehigh, Davidson, Bowdoin, Swarthmore

all are great schools which are small and combine liberal arts and stem (all have well regarded engineering programs)



Can't get into these last three schools with just average grades.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 17:01     Subject: small engineering schools?
My dad went to Stevens Tech!
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 16:33     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Anonymous wrote:Union, Bucknell, Lafayette, Smith, Lehigh, Davidson, Bowdoin, Swarthmore

all are great schools which are small and combine liberal arts and stem (all have well regarded engineering programs)

Neither Davidson nor Bowdoin offers an engineering degree. (They, like dozens of other LACs, offer "3/2" programs where you go somewhere else to study engineering for 2 years after 3 years at the LAC.)
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 16:10     Subject: small engineering schools?
Another vote for Bucknell or Lafayette if she can get in.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2016 15:46     Subject: Re:small engineering schools?
Union, Bucknell, Lafayette, Smith, Lehigh, Davidson, Bowdoin, Swarthmore

all are great schools which are small and combine liberal arts and stem (all have well regarded engineering programs)