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<p>Can you please explain the learning processing issues a little more. He’s done tremendously in high school yet you are having him aim lower. Is it a self-esteem issue or does he need extra time on tests, etc. </p>
<p>My take as an engineer on your list:</p>
<p>RPI - best school on your list, probably by a lot. I think you need to be at the top of your game to do well there. If there are learning issues, this might not be the best place. </p>
<p>University of Rochester - more known as an overall good academic school in the same mold as Johns Hopkins but with a less desirable location. This may be a very good option because the math and science are top notch and it’s more like a liberal arts college in a sense of faculty relations. It doesn’t get the engineering recruiting that the more “techie” schools get because they don’t produce large numbers of engineers. Undergraduates do a lot of research because there just aren’t that many grad students. </p>
<p>Rose-Hulman - a lot of people on this board have great things to say about it. I’ve only met and interviewed one guy from there and he wasn’t that great. </p>
<p>Worcester Poly - This is a very different school. It seems very education centered and has a wide spectrum of students. We (people I work with) think that there is serious grade inflation at this school and we think its because a component of teacher evaluation for tenure is student ratings (kind of like the prisoners running the prison). I see a lot of resumes with very high GPAs. Nonetheless, they produce some really excellent engineers. Seems great for those with self-esteem issues. </p>
<p>I don’t know the rest all that well.</p>