@BeastOfEarth , IMO NCSU is the best choice. Located In the research triangle, meaning great employment options for co-op and employment after graduation, smaller university, some experts say an engineering degree from there NCSU is more desirable than Duke. Not knocking OSU, by any means as I have family ties to OSU. A school can be too big, especially for engineering. You want to go to a school where u really feel they are invested in your success, regardless. Hope that helps.