@privatebanker Glad to hear the first hand knowledge of UMaine grads. We both really liked the campus and engineering facilities (he also liked the access to Acadia and good skiing mountains!) but after visiting have heard less than favorable things about the student body (worse-than-usual party rep, unmotivated students, etc.) which brought it down a few pegs. But it’s one of the most affordable options. And he is a very down to earth, easy going, no drama kind of kid, so it sounds like it’d be a good fit.
One drawback to Clarkson, Stevens, and Wentworth is lack of other major options if he decides engineering isn’t for him. I keep telling him he needs to have a backup plan - engineering is hard - but with the exception of maybe Construction Management (which few of his schools offers) he has no plan B; there’s nothing else he’s interested in. That will come into play once he has acceptances in hand.