<p>Thanks again everyone… Any info anyone has is greatly appreciated : ) To clarify though, we are very happy with that list of schools. I just wanted to make sure there wasn’t something else we should factor in when we look at those schools (employment rate at graduation vs some of the more “well known” schools, how competive these schools are, how accessible the professors are, how hands on it is, etc, etc)…</p>
<p>And yes, now that we have this list, we are checking the schools out to see which fits him best. On the top if his list right now are WPI because of the Robotics program, Rose Hulman because if its size and reputation (does it matter if a school is less research oriented? - RH seems to have the kids work on lots of hands on projects - how does the research aspect differ?), Lafayette in Pennsylvania (again because of its size and reputation - ranked #21 in US News for undergrad engineering schools), and University of Rochester because of its reputation and its unique cluster program which would let him dable in a few other things. Plus, we toured that school and just love it (well, I do anyway - everyone there was great, friendly, upbeat!). Really liked it… I do know it is considered a “new Ivie” though…</p>
<p>I have heard that RPI is harder to get into plus I have also heard that it is very competitive, so it is not at the top of our list, although that could change. We need to look into that one further. FIT and Emory are backups… </p>
<p>And we have considered looking into Western New England but haven’t as of yet. We should probably add that to our list. Just wasn’t sure if getting an engineering degree from there would give him the impact he would need to get a job. But maybe that doesn’t matter. That is what is driving us crazy!</p>
<p>Anyway, any other info anyone has is greatly appreciated. Thanks again!</p>