<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I’m looking for the Best program in designing, manufacturing and developing of aircrafts(particularly military ones) and military weapons. </p>
<p>I’m thinking of aeronautical and mechanical engineering as a double major. </p>
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<li><p>Is it the right combnation for my purpse ?</p></li>
<li><p>what universities offer the best of that ?</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Thx,</p>
<p>1) No need to double major.</p>
<p>2) That is way too broad of a question. There are lots of aerospace engineering programs and even more mechanical engineering programs. There is no objective “best”.</p>
<p>There are a lot of good schools out there for AE and ME, located all over the country (and the world). Why don’t you help us narrow down the choices by providing some more info:</p>
<ul>
<li>Are you concerned with personal fit? Or are you primarily looking for prestige/pedigree?</li>
<li>What is your GPA and SAT/ACT combined score?</li>
<li>Do you prefer a particular geographic location? (i.e. west coast, east coast, midwest, other country?)</li>
<li>Do you plan on going in to academia or industry after graduation?</li>
<li>Do you prefer small schools or big schools?</li>
<li>Do you have a preference on weather?</li>
<li>Do you like outdoor activities?</li>
<li>What are your hobbies?</li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks for responding. </p>
<p>I mean the best or among the best programs in what I’ve stated (designing, manufacturing and developing of aircrafts and military weapons).</p>
<p>What majors are needed for this ? </p>
<p>What are the best universities in such fields?</p>
<p>Again… it depends on what you mean by “best universities”. The college selection process is not as black-and-white as saying “go to X school, it is the best”. Thats why I asked you to answer the other questions…</p>
<p>If you’re asking what the most prestigious universities are for AE/ME, then you’re looking at schools like Caltech, MIT, Stanford, etc. Basically any school from the US News top 10 list.</p>
<p>If you’re asking what the best schools are for your interests and needs, then it totally depends. Answer the questions I asked above.</p>
<p>In fact, i don’t care about location, social life, activities … etc. </p>
<p>Again … my goal is to be a designer, manufacturer and a developer of aircrafts and military weapons. </p>
<p>The universities in the top ten list have different programs and concentrations in the two fields, and i want the best according to my goal.</p>
<p>Air Force Academy, Aeronautical Engineering. Don’t worry about the double major, just pick one and get really good at it. It takes thousands of engineers of all types to get a new airplane off the ground.</p>
<p>It’s a mistake to not care about “location, social life, activities, etc.” Location heavily influences the nature of internships you will be recieving. Social life and activities will also make an impact on your general college experience. For heaven’s sakes, it’s four years of your life, and a couple of places on the rankings, which don’t mean much anyways, is not a very substantial sacrifice.</p>
<p>On another note, you really do need to provide your statistics (GPA, SAT score, extracurriculars, etc) and financial situation before someone can provide any meaningful answer. Sure, we can point you to ranking pages, but if you wanted those you wouldn’t have asked the question in the first place. Help us help you.</p>
<p>Ok, i’m interested in horse riding and shooting. </p>
<p>What are the possible top-ten colleges ?</p>
<p>About the scores : i will take the test again, GPA is 3.4.</p>
<p>Take a look at these schools…</p>
<p>University of Arizona
Arizona State University
Colorado State (has horse riding, shooting, and mechanical engineering program)
Embry-Riddle Prescott
Cal Poly (reach)
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Tech
Texas A&M
Purdue</p>
<p>I don’t have a very good feel for schools on the east coast or midwest, so hopefully someone else can throw up some options. The ones I’ve listed above are schools that I know have good reputations both within the industry and government, and offer activities you might be interested in.</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter. Any good engineering school will get you in a good program if you have a good gpa. Doing research in school will be more important than the school that you actually attend.</p>
<p>Out of all those schools, you label Cal Poly as the only reach? That probably isn’t even the hardest to get into out of that list in terms of engineering (since several are substantially harder to get into in engineering than in general).</p>
<p>You’re right boneh3ad, but I’m only going off of his GPA since that’s all he (she?) provided. That being said, those schools are probably within reach for git… how far of a reach depends on other info obviously.</p>
<p>You can start here:
[List</a> of aerospace engineering schools - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“List of aerospace engineering schools - Wikipedia”>List of aerospace engineering schools - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>US News considers MIT, Georgia Tech, U Mich to be the top undergrad programs in aero -
[Best</a> Undergraduate Engineering Schools | Top Undergraduate Engineering Programs | US News Best Colleges](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering)
You have to have a paid subscription to see the full list. Certainly a 3.4 is not a likely admit at those three.
Use the college search tool here on CC to see where you can get in with your gpa and current or projected test scores and for your major. be sure to expand the number of results at the top…
[College</a> Admissions, Search, and Financial Aid Help from College Confidential - College Admissions, Search, and Financial Aid Help from College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/)</p>
<p>Check out the individual aerospace departments webpages to see if the research focus tends to favor space (eg University of Colorado-Boulder) or aircraft (Wichita State U.).</p>