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[MyndFyre]

Mynd: You got to ASU?

Yeah, finishing in May.

[The-FooL]

I didn't want to hijack the other thread, but I have some questions of my own.

I am looking to go into engineering, most likely computer/electrical engineering.  Since maybe some of you are in fields at least related to these, maybe you could shed some light.

Out of all my acceptances, I am seriously considering the following schools:
Hopkins
Tufts
Villanova
UT Austin

I don't really want to go to Hopkins, I hear that it can be a lot of work, cold, and lacking socially.  Not to mention the fact that it is only an hour away from my house.  I think if reputation of the school were not a factor, I would choose Tufts, as it is located just outside Boston and it seems like the school cares the most about its students.  Have any of you been to any of these schools, or could tell me anything about which schools employers will value the most?  I am looking for any kind of advice I can get.

[rabbit]

Well, I [litterally] got into Drexel's engineering program 15 minutes ago.

A few of my big choices were (in no order)
Drexel University
Rutgers New Brunswick
and Rowan University

Two good ones I had no chance of getting into are Cooper Union and  Carnegie-Melon.  My calculous teacher actually works at Villanova a few nights a week...

[Rule]

Hmm, I have also heard of good CC experiences, if transfering is in mind.  I know of someone who went to a community college in california with the idea of transfering to Berkeley the whole way through.  He made sure that his courses would transfer, got good grades, and now goes to Berkeley with a nice scholarship.

[Networks]

Lot's of people must take into consideration that it's sometimes not what you know, it's who you know and with saying that you'll work at intel and make probably the same amount as the stanford guy next to you. Undergraduate degree's in my opinion are overrated but there are things you should always weigh in. Think about what you want to do, where you want to go, and what it's going to take, will the school that costs 20K more really be worth it in the end? That's what you need to ask yourself. Think more about graduate school.

[Forged]

I didn't want to hijack the other thread, but I have some questions of my own.

I am looking to go into engineering, most likely computer/electrical engineering.  Since maybe some of you are in fields at least related to these, maybe you could shed some light.

Out of all my acceptances, I am seriously considering the following schools:
Hopkins
Tufts
Villanova
UT Austin

I don't really want to go to Hopkins, I hear that it can be a lot of work, cold, and lacking socially.  Not to mention the fact that it is only an hour away from my house.  I think if reputation of the school were not a factor, I would choose Tufts, as it is located just outside Boston and it seems like the school cares the most about its students.  Have any of you been to any of these schools, or could tell me anything about which schools employers will value the most?  I am looking for any kind of advice I can get.

I like UT, but for engineering you would be better off going to texas a&m