Engineering at Ohio State vs dayton or miami

wildwood330
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:28:54 +0000

Everything I write is based on hearsay and opinions of mine and other students I know. Basically, you need to check it out specifically for yourself. I certainly don’t think posting on only the OSU site will get any balanced information.

Miami had not traditionally been known for engineering. They have, however, in the past X number of years specifically focused on making it a stronger program. My two Ds, one a first year and the other a third year, both Honor students at Miami, have good friends that are part of Honors and Engineering. I have asked them how they liked their programs and they are very happy with them. Freshman D’s roommate stated it was more challenging than she had expect it to be, but was pleased with that. She had had some concerns that “Miami was not known for Engineering”, but is happy with her selection of Engineering at Miami. I asked if she has had professors that she has had difficulty understanding in class. The answer was 'No". On the other hand, there have been many students from our HS who have entered OSU’s engineering program that have been frustrated by having professors that they cannot understand due to heavy foreign accents, so much so that they have either quit the program or been very stressed out and contemplated quitting. D1, the 3rd year, has a friend (engineering major) who has a great internship in Wisconsin for the summer and is very excited about it. She was paid to do research last summer on campus.

As far as the cost of Miami vs OSU, be careful not to be misled. If you have the grades and test scores, the merit scholarship money is better at Miami, making the two schools cost almost the same. For us, Miami is slightly cheaper. My Ds were accepted into both OSU and Miami’s Honors programs, both chose Miami and are happy. That is not to say they could not have been happy at OSU. It just didn’t feel right to them at the time they had to choose. Neither has regretted their decision.

From what I have seen from Ds’ engineering friends, the Miami kids–who are all Honors students, are happy with their undergraduate program at Miami. Look at all the programs yourself to get the information. Talk to students who go there, and MEET with the professors, then you will know where to go.

Good luck to you in making your decision. These are all good schools. You will get a good education at any of them. Gather information then go where your head, heart and pocketbook come together. Best to you!