<li> MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Massachusetts
<li>Harvard University in Massachusetts</li>
<li>Princeton University in New Jersey</li>
<li>Yale University in Connecticut</li>
<li>Williams College in Massachusetts</li>
<li>Middlebury College in Vermont</li>
<li>Dartmouth College in New Hampshire</li>
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<p>Basically I’d like a score out of 10 for each of the colleges based on the following criteria:
- How good is the computer engineering course?
- How selective is the college?
- How good is the placement?</p>
<p>Slightly obvious for HPM but I wanna know about the others too. Thanks.</p>
<p>For number 2, you can just look at [::</a> College Planning Made Easy | Inside Source for College Admissions Requirements](<a href=“http://collegeboard.com%5D::”>http://collegeboard.com) for admit rates.</p>
<p>Of course, you have to know that all of those schools are reaches and there’s no guarantee of getting into any of those 7. You could also very well potentially get rejected from Middlebury (I think that has the largest admit rate of the seven- I’m unsure) but get accepted at Harvard (with the lowest admit rate of the seven- I think).</p>
<p>Thanks. Though getting rejected by Middlebury and accepted by Harvard is a huge surprise (for me atleast). I would have thought that Harvard’s standards are high enough for Middlebury/Yale/Williams.</p>
<p>Ha ha. When I got accepted by Dartmouth and rejected by Tufts, that was a huge surprise for me. 
But yeah, stuff like that happens- cross admits occur, but they’re not all that common.</p>
<p>^It’s called luck of the draw.</p>
<p>If you want to do CSE I would make sure Williams and Midd have programs in computer engineering. My gut tells me they only offer BAs in CS. Aside from MIT and maybe Princeton, H Y and Dartmouth won’t have the strongest CSE programs. That won’t hurt you if you don’t want to go into industry, but schools like CMU, Michigan, Cornell, etc. will have stronger programs.</p>
<p>Ah well. They all are need blind to internationals so they became my ideal schools… Ah well. Gotta work to get MIT. I got some other questions but typing on the itouch is a pain. Maybe when I get my comp back.</p>
<p>school- computer engineering/selectivity/placement</p>
<p>MIT- 10/9/8
Harvard- 7/10/10
Princeton- 8/9/8
Yale- 7/10/9
Williams- 5/8/7
Middlebury- 4/7/6
Dartmouth- 6/8/8</p>
<p>Thanks Wwoody123! You answered my question and that’s a first. =D
MIT was no surprise, but I expected the engineering rating of Dartmouth to be higher. Atleast at par with Yale.
I wanna try for MIT… which is as unlikely as it sounds. =( </p>
<p>A had asked a question in another thread: If I utilize every opportunity my school offers me, and my application is judged in context, would I be ‘safe’?</p>
<p>no1 is ever safe for the schools you listed…especially as an international
But, if you do start a thread on ‘what are my chances?’ then people can give you an indication of where you are weak, and give you tips on how to imrpove on that.</p>
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<p>The fact that these schools are need blind in admissions explains why everyone (as in, international students) and their mums and their mums’ mums are gonna take a shot at applying, hence making the competition even more intense. You would be ‘safe’ at none of them.</p>
<p>These colleges are pretty different from one another, and may not exactly be the right school for someone like you. For example, as a computer engineering major I would feel a bit iffy having schools like Williams, Yale and Middlebury on your list. I mean, I could be wrong, their CE departments (if they do have one) could be little hidden gems that many wouldn’t be aware of, but in general I don’t think these are the schools you should be aiming for.</p>
<p>Thanks Sidfromaus and limitedvocab. I didn’t know this thread had any replies, so I didn’t post this earlier. Limitedvocab, I’ll follow your suggestions.</p>
<p>As I and others suspected, as far as I can tell neither williams nor middleburry offer traditional engineering degrees.</p>
<p>That said, maybe consider applying to some schools that aren’t international need blind but are very strong in engineering, say cornell, cmu, etc and maybe some less selective colleges, that are decent in engineering. If your stats are strong enough to be a competitive candidate for the schools you listed, you should be able to find some good safeties even if they aren’t international need blind.</p>
<p>On your list MIT definitely has the strongest CE program followed by Princeton. The rest are not known at all for CE.</p>
<p>Definitely take a look at Lafayette College in PA. They’re not need blind, but can be pretty generous to admitted international students.</p>
<p>Wwoody123, you seriously think Harvard would have better placement for engineers than MIT? At best Harvard would be able to match MIT.</p>