Anonymous
11/11/2025 12:38
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Son wants a smaller engineering school and is applying to CWRU, Colorado School of Mines, Rose-Hulman, WPI, RPI, and Milwaukee SOE.
While Mines seems popular on DCUM, I have never encountered it as a STEM hiring manager. I have heard good things aboutMilwaukee, but in a manufacturing/heavy industry context. I routinely have seen CWRU, RH, WPI, and RPI - and would happily hire from any of those for work in CS or ECE or AeroE. VCU might be a smaller VA in-state option — but only if they offer the specific degree DC wants.
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I hire from there all the time.
Colorado School of mines is fantastic.
Anonymous
11/11/2025 12:25
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Son wants a smaller engineering school and is applying to CWRU, Colorado School of Mines, Rose-Hulman, WPI, RPI, and Milwaukee SOE.
While Mines seems popular on DCUM, I have never encountered it as a STEM hiring manager. I have heard good things aboutMilwaukee, but in a manufacturing/heavy industry context. I routinely have seen CWRU, RH, WPI, and RPI - and would happily hire from any of those for work in CS or ECE or AeroE. VCU might be a smaller VA in-state option — but only if they offer the specific degree DC wants.
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Anonymous
11/11/2025 10:20
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Son wants a smaller engineering school and is applying to CWRU, Colorado School of Mines, Rose-Hulman, WPI, RPI, and Milwaukee SOE.
Anonymous
11/11/2025 08:02
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
my kid ED'd to BC, whose program concerns me.
but we'll see
but we'll see
Anonymous
11/11/2025 08:00
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Undecided engineering major, BioE or chemE/materials; only applying to top schools that allow deciding later and easy to switch:
Penn ED
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard
Hopkins
MIT
WashU
UVA(safety—100% accepted from past 6yrs with class rank and SAT, regardless of rigor and ours is top kid in everything)
Mich OOS(match from our private for top kids)
You are missing some heavy hitters for Engineering and specifically BioE, Chem or Materials off that list that rank well above what you've listed.
Perceived rank is not the only or best metric. Best fit school for the student matters more.
Anonymous
11/11/2025 01:47
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Undecided engineering major, BioE or chemE/materials; only applying to top schools that allow deciding later and easy to switch:
Penn ED
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard
Hopkins
MIT
WashU
UVA(safety—100% accepted from past 6yrs with class rank and SAT, regardless of rigor and ours is top kid in everything)
Mich OOS(match from our private for top kids)
You are missing some heavy hitters for Engineering and specifically BioE, Chem or Materials off that list that rank well above what you've listed.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 23:30
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:In case it's helpful, my kid, HS class of '25, applied to:
Cornell (reach)
Hopkins (reach)
CMU (low reach)
UMD in-state (target)
VT (safety)
Attending UMD with honors and merit. Accepted at VT, WL at CMU, and rejected from Cornell & Hopkins.
He applied as engineering, undecided. If the university required a specific major within eng, I'm not sure what he put.
Very helpful, thanks! Can you share grade and score, and what kind of high school? And which you applied EA/Ed if any?
Anonymous
11/10/2025 23:27
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Electrical Engineering
Pitt (accepted)
Delaware (accepted)
Auburn (accepted)
Penn State
NC State
OSU
UConn
Clemson
South Carolina
UMD
VT - in state
UVA - in state
GT - huge reach OOS
Pitt (accepted)
Delaware (accepted)
Auburn (accepted)
Penn State
NC State
OSU
UConn
Clemson
South Carolina
UMD
VT - in state
UVA - in state
GT - huge reach OOS
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:54
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!
Is he looking at Stevens? My DD toured there, and was not initially sold on a city environment, but really liked the school and their placement seems really good.
Would he or is he considering maritime schools?
Not Stevens, but he is looking at Webb. And yes, some of the maritime schools are on the table.
Webb is incredible, best of luck to him!
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:52
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!
Is he looking at Stevens? My DD toured there, and was not initially sold on a city environment, but really liked the school and their placement seems really good.
Would he or is he considering maritime schools?
Not Stevens, but he is looking at Webb. And yes, some of the maritime schools are on the table.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:28
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!
Is he looking at Stevens? My DD toured there, and was not initially sold on a city environment, but really liked the school and their placement seems really good.
Would he or is he considering maritime schools?
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:22
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Undecided engineering major, BioE or chemE/materials; only applying to top schools that allow deciding later and easy to switch:
Penn ED
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard
Hopkins
MIT
WashU
UVA(safety—100% accepted from past 6yrs with class rank and SAT, regardless of rigor and ours is top kid in everything)
Mich OOS(match from our private for top kids)
Penn ED
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard
Hopkins
MIT
WashU
UVA(safety—100% accepted from past 6yrs with class rank and SAT, regardless of rigor and ours is top kid in everything)
Mich OOS(match from our private for top kids)
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:10
Subject: Re:Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Mechanical - Duke, USC, UVA and VT (in state), UT Austin, Penn State (accepted last week). Good luck to the class of '26!
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:09
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Apps submitted so far:
Duke
UT Austin
Florida
VT (in state)
UMD
Penn State
UIUC
Purdue
Michigan
NC State
Engineering undeclared/mechnical when major required
Duke
UT Austin
Florida
VT (in state)
UMD
Penn State
UIUC
Purdue
Michigan
NC State
Engineering undeclared/mechnical when major required
Anonymous
11/10/2025 12:55
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!