I don't think you can go wrong with either of those schools. Both have an excellent reputation.well, just got turned down by MIT
This leaves my options as Purdue for honors engineering (electrical of course), or Rose Hulman for the same
I was wondering what yalls thoughts are regarding this decision?
That's a good point. Times have changed. There are many places to get a very good engineering training at relatively low cost. If your family can afford the big name schools, or if you can get a scholarship there, that's great. Go, ... enjoy ... and take the benefits that the prestige of a big name will give you. If you have to pay the full tuition yourself, you will never recover the money difference, comparitively speaking.My niece is really crying the blues since her college loan interest has doubled--now drowning in debt...
I have nothing nice to say, so I won't say anything. I only replied so that my intense anger could be noted...they compared whites vs whites, Asians vs Asians, and Blacks vs blacks. So your not being compared to the rest of the country like a generic item, your compared against other people of your race in your location. The article showed all these validictorian asian kids with insane grades and SAT scores that got told they didn't get in, then showed some whites, blacks and spanish people with much lower grades and sat scores that got in on scholorships and everything else.
I wouldn't recommend this for the OP particularly because of his exceptional talent and dedication, and I'm guessing sufficient financial means to have other alternatives, but I agree that this is a good suggestion for many people.You might want to consider going to community college for a couple of years to get your core subjects out of the way. Not as exciting as going straight to college but far cheaper.
Data from wikipedia:Thankyou all
I'm probably leaning towards purdue because it's better known and much cheaper
However, FWIW, Rose Hulman is #1 in the US for undergraduate engineering, and if I went there I could probably go to MIT for grad school (I'm planning on grad school)
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You're like a super genius. What were they thinking?
A smart guy like magnet18 could certainly get a full scholarship at many good engineering schools.
OK, I have to ask, where are all these thoughts being generated from???I wouldn't recommend this for the OP particularly because of his exceptional talent and dedication.
That's actually a really good idea, more weight on the purdue sideData from wikipedia:
Rose Hulman:
1840 undergraduate students
130 postgraduate students
Purdue:
30836 undergraduate students
7980 postgraduate students
I think if you are planning to go to grad school, you will have an advantage if you already establish some contacts with postgraduate students while you are still an undergrad. You already have practical experience with electronics, many postgrads don't, so you have something to offer to them. Maybe there will be an opportunity to participate in one of their projects informally. With nearly 8000 postgrads hanging around at Purdue some of them surely will do some research that you find interesting. At Rose Hulman with only 130 postgrads you will probably not have this opportunity.
I couldn't agree with you more, Steve!I wouldn't recommend this for the OP particularly because of his exceptional talent and dedication, and I'm guessing sufficient financial means to have other alternatives, but I agree that this is a good suggestion for many people.
I taught a senior level electronics class to senior level electrical engineering students at my local state university. I was surprised that the top 2 students in the class went to community college for the first two years of their studies.
Once I looked into this, I found that my surprise was a symptom of prejudiced biases. Many very good students are doing the community college path to save money on a longer term path, not for the old traditional reasons. Also, many communitiy colleges are offering the means to an exceptionally good education at a bargain price. The whole game has changed. It's all about getting the best education at the best value, based on your own constraints. Not everyone is rich and not everyone is a superstar getting scholarships, but there are many paths for a dedicated and talented person to follow their dreams.
I still believe that an on-campus full university/college environment, for 4 years, offers many things that will enrich a student in ways that are hard to quantify. Still, for many people this is becoming a luxury that is too expensive.
ex ungue leonemOK, I have to ask, where are all these thoughts being generated from???
I actually am curious, what of my activity on the forum makes you guys think this?
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