College Choice for Computer Science/ Mechanical Engineering

Pbrain
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:17:36 +0000

Purdue has a really unique club/program for supporting FIRST in the community. I’ve approached the local Uni’s engineering program and they were reluctant to even mention FIRST volunteering opportunities to their kids. I don’t know about the other Unis you mentioned, but it’s something to ask about and compare since it’s something your child is specifically interested in. I’ve read input in this subject from college students and the consensus seems to be to make sure involvement is balanced. BUT Purdue’s CS program is in liberal arts and sciences. You would want to compare the strength of that program vs other schools’ programs if it’s an interest. Fwiw my dh has two degrees in ME but works as a software engineer because he had to learn programming along the way (he did robotics for NASA after grad school). Best wishes!