marist, smith or trinity in ct?

BeanTownGirl
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:42:05 +0000

I’m confused. Why was Marist in the running at all if the student wanted to double major in engineering and business (or econ)? Marist doesn’t have engineering!

Also, although Smith is a wonderful school, their engineering program is quite new. AND it is a generic engineering degree, so you are not an electrical engineer or chem. engineer or mechanical etc. So I would question its usefulness, except perhaps as a gateway to grad school.

Re: Drexel - it does seem like a place where she can combine both of her interests, though I think you may run into the same issue about bad neighborhoods. The issue of teachers with accents pops up all over the place, but perhaps more frequently(?) at engineering schools. I think Americans are less inclined to get a PhD in engineering and go on to teach because they can make so much more money in the corporate world. My theory anyway…