Absolutely Purdue! I know a lot of Texas A&M engineering students & parents who have been disappointed (including an Aggie mom with an engineering degree). Purdue has an amazing reputation with industry. I have friends whose son is a Mechanical Engineering major at Purdue. His parents and the Purdue student have been very pleased. Dad is an Aggie grad, but preferred that his son attend Purdue. Courses are very difficult at Purdue. In spite of having failed/retaken a couple of courses, the student has already had two semester-long internships (his sophomore & junior years at Purdue). That says a lot about Purdue’s reputation. Smaller class sizes, smaller campus, and a MUCH better “admissions to engineering discipline” process.