Engineering: Purdue v Northeastern v Lehigh v Pitt

BrianBoiler
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 14:16:43 +0000

It is time for my counter @ucbalumnus post

The minimum GPA requirements to get into Purdue Engineering is a good thing if you are a good student. It assures that not everyone is a ME and that the university has capacity to handle everyone who gets in. Don’t let this “I’m afraid I’m not a good enough student or smart enough drive you away from an option.” The consolation prize at Purdue is admission into another engineering school which isn’t awful. I also know plenty of MEs by job that are Aeros, IEs, ChemEs by degree.

With that being said, I don’t think it is a great idea to go to a OOS (I don’t know where you live, PA maybe from your schools), or private (Lehigh, NE) engineering undergrad if you have a decent option in state. Undergraduate In State Engineering programs are not worth half as much as OOS or Private ones. I still shudder at Indiana residents who decide that they want to go to MIT, or Illinois residents who want to go to CalTech, or [Insert state resident here] who want to go to [insert private Name school here]. You won’t be taught any different tools.