Engineering School Fit [NY resident, 3.8 GPA, 1500 SAT, 33 ACT, <$50k]

ucbalumnus
Mon, 04 May 2026 17:34:33 +0000

Missus:

He knows he wants to do engineering (chem e or bio e and work in Healthcare)

Do you mean as an engineer designing health care devices or processes, or as what one usually thinks of as a “health care worker” (physician, nurse, physical therapist, pharmacist, etc.)?

Missus:

My question is what type of school would offer best experiential learning?

All ABET accredited engineering majors will include both theory and design course work, but the organization of the curriculum may differ. More traditional organization will do math and natural science first, then engineering science, and then engineering design. But leaving the design until later may cause some students to lose interest, so some schools try to include more design introduction earlier in the curriculum. It looks like he may prefer the latter.

As the parent, have you done the financial planning with respect to his (and any younger siblings’) college costs? If costs are a concern, be sure to check the net price calculator for each college of interest.