what school is better? engineering education wise? i want to go to a school that is project based and has a hands on approach, small class size, and 1 on 1 teacher to student. i want to avoid lectures based classes as much as possible/
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What are your stats?
based on your wishes, I’d say WPI first, then Rowan and RIT.
Look into Stevens and RPI if you have the stats.
of course the gold standard is Olin but that requires top-notch stats.
You should visit the schools since they are all in a pretty close geographic area. Then you can get a real sense of what the particular program you are interested in is like at each school you are considering. Another idea might be Manhattan College, depending on your stats as the school has a pretty small but solid engineering dept.
@happy1 is it as hands on as wpi?
@theengineer98 you didn’t mention your GPA or test scores but I would look at Lehigh, Lafayette and Bucknell. These schools are great with financial aid if you need that and their alumni networks are first class.
@theengineer98 I don’t know, but I thought it might be worth checking out.
@AStern they are not that solid tbh. there were issues. 3.4 uw and around a 1800 sat. great ec’s. founder of the model un club. 175+ volunteering hours. leadership summer camp. 40K max for tuition. but i got two c’s junior year though (the issues)
Don’t bother with Rutgers. It’s too big and it’s really not that great. Cull that from your list.
Rutgers is big, but it is a top research university and is very affordable in state. What type of engineering? Once you get done with freshman lecture style classes, some of the engineering majors are not large, look up the statistics.
It’s better than the other listed schools, not sure what “great” means in post 8.
SAT scores are low for engineering.
Rutgers engineering isn’t accessible anyway. OP is right to focus on Rowan, wpi, rit. I’d add Stevens, Clarkson, perhaps U Cincinnati if Op finds the npc cost affordable (not sure if it’s worth it but oos costs aren’t toooooo bad.)