<p>Wow not too much love for public schools…</p>
<p>Anyway, I can’t speak for all public schools, but every engineering professor I’ve had has been amazing. While our engineering program is (obviously) larger than private schools’, every class has a discussion or lab section that is roughly 20 students and is led by a (usually well spoken and personable) GSI.</p>
<p>But in general, privates tend to baby you while publics let you find your own way. Also, public engineering schools tend to be very research oriented, so if that’s your thing then I’d look for a public (I have more research choices than I know what to do with).</p>
<p>While there are many more graduates in engineering from large publics, I doubt there would be a significant networking boost for attending a public. Privates tend to have stronger alumni networks, so I see the two factors canceling each other out.</p>