<p>Well the valedictorians in my area had a tendency to be socially awkward kids who never did anything but study (I’m not implying that they had no social lives, I’m implying that they pretty much had no ECs whatsoever). The valedictorian last year attends SB. The salutatorian attends Yale, and my brother who was ranked third attends Columbia. And thankfully, the valedictorian this year was accepted early into UPenn. :P</p>
<p>But in the end, as many here emphasized, it all comes down to what program. I would personally choose Stony (in case you choose to drop Engineering), but on a general note, I don’t know what would weigh more for you in the future: the overall rank of the school or the rank of the program.</p>