<p>I’m a Rice bioengineering grad now in graduate school with other bioengineers from Yale and Harvard. Can’t speak for Princeton, but frankly I run circles around the other two in terms of general design knowledge and practical engineering considerations. Not trying to brag, but I’m just not impressed with their programs. Rice’s engineering program is very fun, DIY, and hands-on (see the Rice youtube channel for example team projects).</p>
<p>FWIW I also turned down a few ivies for Rice. No regrets. At a top-10 school for grad school now and can definitely say that I’d still prefer the Rice undergrad experience.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about the difference as far as jobs go. It might be worth noting that a lot of engineers from HYP move into consulting rather than actual engineering. Houston is obviously stellar for jobs (see: <a href=“http://www.houston.org/business/news-rankings.html[/url]”>http://www.houston.org/business/news-rankings.html</a>).</p>
<p>Obviously I’m biased. Not sure why you don’t want to give details, but we could be of more help with specifics (sport + other school).</p>