<p>But those don’t sound as cool as his top secret super special awesome job. :/</p>
<p>top secret super special awesome job?</p>
<p>he’s probably working on a project that probe the existence of aliens. sounds realistic, but still, it’s a big LOL.</p>
<p>Hmm. I can think of several schools that have most or all of the advantages that you want, but most of them (e.g. Caltech, Cornell, Princeton) have both of the disadvantages as well. But I’ll give this a go anyway.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon
UC Berkeley
UMich-Ann Arbor
Georgia Tech</p>
<p>I’m not sure about U of Chicago’s engineering, and it has both of the disadvantages you mentioned, but if you’re a possible math major who wants a place with intelligent, quirky students, you may want to look at it anyway.</p>
<p>^ Chicago doesn’t have engineering. Period.</p>
<p>All four of the schools you mentioned are on my list. Michigan is seeming like the best at the moment.</p>
<p>^ sometimes, I think people just mention Chicago for the sake of mentioning it…like even for people who want to be engineers.
If you want to be an engineer, Chicago is NOT the place for you. PERIOD.</p>
<p>Check out Rice. It has very strong engineering/science programs, tons of research opportunities, an intelligent yet quirky student body, and a great quality of life. Rice gives 30 percent of it’s freshman class merit scholarships and gives very good need-based aid as well (hence why it is always ranked in the top 5 list of best-value colleges). Rice’s acceptance rate is about 22 percent; therefore, it is easier to get into than MIT.</p>
<p>Other schools that u should look at include: Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Penn, Northwestern, and Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Offers half-tuition scholarships to all of its students. Many turn down MIT to attend. Amazing school. Really interactive student body.</p>
<p>Michigan has everything that you are looking for. It has an excellent engineering program. It offers UROP to many of its students. MIT was the first university to start UROP and Michigan followed soon after. I think Michigan’s engineering students are very competitive, but unlike MIT, Michigan is a state school with awesome frats/soro and amazing sports teams; there is room to be a human being essentially. Michigan isn’t hard to get into. I believe there is a 40-50% accept rate for engineering students. Don’t let the high acceptance rate deceive you though. Avg. incoming engineering student GPA is a 3.8 and SAT’s range from 1210-1440/1600. Michigan is expensive for out of state students, but not as expensive as MIT. Because Michigan is a state school with excellent academic programs, there is often an atmosphere that is lively and diverse. Students have pride in their school and many people that I’ve talked to have never regretted their Michigan Experience.</p>
<p>I would Recommend the following schools:, Michigan, Rice, Penn, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford.</p>
<p>Michigan and Northwestern :D</p>
<p>University of Cambridge (unless you only mean US schools)</p>
<p>I’ll cast another vote for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Awesome engineering school.</p>
<p>Olin doesn’t match OP’s critieria. It IS difficult to be admitted, it doesn’t have the breadth of MIT, and I’m not sure about its undergrad research.</p>
<p>Hello ppl , </p>
<p>I am looking at an Undergrad degree in Mechanical Engineering . I am looking at schools similar to Stanford (this is my dream University but i am far from getting into it … hopefully a miracle or a transfer would get me in …) and MIT </p>
<p>1) I am looking for similar schools so that I dont screw up if i am not able to transfer . So the Main criteria is a very good , respected Mechanical Engineering degree</p>
<p>2)Easy to get in … Michigan is definitely on my list … but it is definitely a bit of a reach for me … so something way easier than Stanford and MIT . </p>
<p>3) I might have screwd up in high school . But I am focused now … so a school with core academics and definitely good reputation </p>
<p>4) Good connections … Internships … Not necessarily be a CO-OP … Seriously ! </p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>My list of schools similar to MIT that aren’t as hard to get into but have top notch academics:</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon
Cooper Union - still very difficult for admission though so watch out
RPI
WPI</p>
<p>“Also, I really must roll my eyes at your “secretive aerospace research and development engineering firm”. If you really want to be paranoid, just say you work for Lockheed, as opposed to saying you work at Skunk Works, for instance.”
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“top secret super special awesome job?
he’s probably working on a project that probe the existence of aliens. sounds realistic, but still, it’s a big LOL.”</p>
<p>What do you think Amazon.com founder/CEO Jeff Bezos puts his money into?</p>
<p>bump … my post … </p>
<p>any 1 ?</p>
<p>Stanford like schools?</p>
<p>^ Rice, Berkeley, Cornell, Princeton, JHU, UPenn</p>
<p>Imperial College in London, if you are willing.</p>
<p>RPI and its ilk are not interesting to me. They do not have the same bredth as MIT. Olin is even more narrowly focused.</p>
<p>Cambridge would be awesome, but I’m not sure if it’s feasible for me. I am open to schools in Canada, but the UK is probably logistically impossible.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>Rice, Berkeley, Cornell, Princeton, JHU, UPenn … </p>
<p>All of them are tough to get into </p>
<p>I am looking at an Undergrad degree in Mechanical Engineering . I am looking at schools similar to Stanford (this is my dream University but i am far from getting into it … hopefully a miracle or a transfer would get me in …) and MIT</p>
<p>1) I am looking for similar schools so that I don’t screw up if i am not able to transfer . So the Main criteria is a very good ,recognized , highly ranked and respected Mechanical Engineering degree</p>
<p>2)Easy to get in … Michigan is definitely on my list … but it is definitely a bit of a reach for me … so something way easier than Stanford and MIT .</p>
<p>3) I might have screwd up in high school . But I am focused now … so a school with core academics and definitely good reputation</p>
<p>4) Good connections … Internships … Not necessarily be a CO-OP … Seriously !</p>