<p>You should go to MIT or Stanford. No sense in going to a liberal arts school for engineering, unless you truly wanted a liberal arts education. MIT and Stanford are equally, if not MORE prestigious than Harvard. Forget what USNWR rankings say (their system of ranking does not accurately represent a school’s success).</p>
<p>My dad says that you should consider how a college will prepare you for your life after school. Engineering-related businesses will FLOCK to schools like MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Caltech, etc. So you can have the name “Harvard” on your diploma, or you can have an almost-as-prestigious name with a six-figure starting salary. The choice is yours.</p>
<p>As for MIT vs. Stanford, I think you would have to consider where you would rather live. They are on polar opposite sides of the country, so you could be in beautiful, sunny, southern California or cold Boston (which is still a cool city).</p>
<p>As hard as your dilemma sounds, I would LOVE to have to decide among 3 of the best schools in the world. Write my applications for me please?!</p>