<p>^^^ I guess you didn’t see the connection.</p>
<p>I ask whether having some form of Engineering program is necessary for Chicago to establish itself, in the perception of applicants and peers worldwide, as being in the same league as Stanford and Harvard, and if so, by what mechanism that advancement takes place.</p>
<p>This is a more conceptual angle than that taken by some of the postings here (we are talking about Chicago, right?), but falls within the original topic nevertheless.</p>