<p>I haven’t got accepted into these schools, its not even that part of the year obviously, its more of a curiosity thing. Asking this question feels ridiculous as well… Yale is Yale. Its world-known and part of HYP. On the other hand. I am certain I want to be an engineer. And according to the US News World Report, Undergraduate Engineering Rankings. Texas A&M is 17 and Yale is somewhere in the low 40s… Its pretty counter-intuitive, i mean A&M is by no means a bad school, but its certainly not incredibly prestigious, but it is ranked higher than the one and only Yale. Im not sure how reliable these rankings are and how based they are just on the graduates’ researches’ prestige. </p>
<p>So my hypothetical question is, if accepted to both of these schools for engineering… which one do you pick? Which one leads to better career opportunities and is a better education.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that many Yale engineer undergrads end up going to grad, Law, medical, and Business (MBA) schools. </p>
<p>In 2011-12 Yale awarded 67 BS degree’s in engineering (in 7 majors), while TAMU awarded 1,324 (in 14 majors). Yale simply doesn’t have the breadth of engineering or engineering resources, though it does have top notch engineering faculty.</p>
<p>That’s too broad question, even if you limit it to only two schools.</p>
<p>Your education will be determined by how you educate yourself, what you read, how much you practice, what you see, what you listen, who you listen. The curricula especially in engineering are very standardized and there’s even ABET for ensuring that. Therefore the course content in general will not vary much.</p>
<p>The specializations in the major and courses differing from the standard content that different schools offer, especially at grad level, may differ in some sense. So that’s one thing to consider.</p>
<p>Another thing would be to consider, which one seems more reasonable to you, considering everything that you can consider.</p>
<p>The “HYP” names don’t mean jack in the engineering world. Well, the H and Y don’t, anyway. That isn’t to say they are bad schools, but they aren’t as prestigious in engineering circles as they are in, say, the humanities or most other areas.</p>
<p>If you want an engineeeing job after graduation, go to A&M. If you want to go into finance, go to yale. A&M engineering recruiting is top-notch.</p>
<p>My question is: why are you limiting yourself to Yale? Yes, it is an ivy, but it doesn’t have a great engineering program. You should definitely apply to A&M, but also consider applying to schools like Stanford or Princeton, which are just as recognizable as Yale, but have much better engineering programs, which is what matters to employers. If you think you stand a chance at Yale, why not apply to just as selective schools with better programs?</p>
<p>Actually, compared to A&M, none of the Ivies have a great engineering program according to US News & World Report:[Top</a> Engineering Colleges & Best Engineering Schools in USA](<a href=“Web Page Under Construction”>Web Page Under Construction)</p>