<p>DD originally was leaning toward IR/Span as possible majors and looking at American, Chicago, Georgetown, Macalester, Penn, Rice, Tulane, U of WA (home state) and Willamette as a good mix of schools to apply. She recently won a math award and was impressed by the speaker at the ceremony so that she is now throwing the idea of engineering into the mix ( I think that is a great idea ) She would prefer a more urban environment and is keeping Penn, Rice, Uof WA, on the list and is replacing the others with Lafayette, Northwestern, and Yale. Also thinking maybe George Washington. Other suggestions?</p>
<p>Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury</p>
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<p>Huh??? Also, Middlebury doesn’t offer engineering degrees, which requires another Huh???</p>
<p>Back to the OP: I would recommend she keep Tulane in the mix (of course I would) but for a very specific reason. Tulane offers one of the strongest Latin American Studies programs in the country and also makes it very easy to double major in areas as diverse as math/engineering and a program like IR or LAS. It also offers another option whereby she could get a degree in Physics (and IR or LAS) and then get a guaranteed slot at Vandy or Johns Hopkins to get an engineering degree in civil, electrical or mechanical. Tulane still offers Chem E and BME, so if she wanted one of those she could do it at Tulane.</p>
<p>So I am just saying that at Tulane she could keep her options open as she spends her freshman year taking courses in both areas and seeing what fits her best. It even occurs to me that having a degree in both could open up some fascinating career opportunities, seeing as the next 50 years is likely to see Latin America as a huge growth market. It would require a lot of work on her part to do both, but it definitely can be done.</p>
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<p>Would agree with: tufts, JHU, Rice, U of Wa, Penn, yale (its less known as an engineering school, but it is yale), Lafayette, GWU, Tulane, and Northwestern.</p>
<p>I would add: U of miami (great international and spanish programs, plus a fine engineering program)
USC
Vanderbilt
Duke</p>
<p>All of this depends on what type of engineering she is looking at, as different schools excel in different areas.</p>
<p>The OP asked for an urban setting and university that offers Engineering and people are offering Middlebury as an option? Middlebury is rural and has very limited (if any) Engineering offerings.</p>
<p>If you want a LAC, perhaps HMC and CMC have a dual program for Engineering and International Relations.</p>
<p>Among major universities, Columbia, Cornell, JHU, MIT, Michigan, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, Stanford and Wisconsin-Madison all fit the bill.</p>
<p>arcadia - I saw that exact site and that is nice, but that assumes all sorts of things not in evidence, such as the person even wants to go to grad school. Anyway, Middlebury is anything but urban in any case.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. DD does not want CA, so that cuts out Stanford, HMC and CMC ( I personally like this option though). Middlebury too rural as was already said. Tulane might still make the cut (FC you are a tough one!) Hadn’t thought of U Miami so thanks for that one. Thought of Cornell and that might work, but Ithaca not exactly the urban setting she may be looking for. Maybe JHU. One direct flight from Portland OR would also be a plus, how about WUSTL?</p>
<p>WUSTL, like Rice, makes it very easy to explore various areas of study and change schools/majors. I think that would be a good option for what you’re looking for.</p>
<p>Agreed, WUSTL is an excellent choice also. I also agree with Miami (FL) as a potentially good choice, although it is somewhat larger than Tulane or WUSTL.</p>
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The CC wrath has fallen o_0. Sorry i made a mistake! It just popped in my head cause she mentioned studying Spanish and Middlebury is known for its language programs…Don’t break me to piecess lol.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, I’d like to again recommend the OP to consider Tufts and JHU seriously. If you can afford to apply to schools of this caliber, the above two have some of THE strongest IR programs on the continent, as well as strong language and interesting engineering offerings. Also in urban areas (Medford/Boston, and Baltimore).</p>