Wentworth vs UMass vs UConn for MechE

MAMomof4
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:36:03 +0000

Hi,
I wasn’t OP, but had same situation a year ago -same major - same three schools. My son chose Wentworth and has been incredibly happy there this year.

His reasoning came down to 1) location (didn’t hurt that his long-term several years gf is nextdoor at Northeastern) + loves Boston. 2) wanted smaller campus. 3) Liked curriculum 4) dorms were nice 5) good scholarship $. 5) like internship program.

For our part, we supported him in his decision. Going to a big party school wouldn’t have been right for him. More important that he do well and be happy than worrying overly much about where a school is ranked.

It has really been a great experience for him. He ended up joining ROTC, has made a lot of friends -very nice hard-working kids, is doing well academically - it couldn’t have gone better.

He has an older brother who’s a 4.0 student at UMass A, and that child is quite happy as well. It’s the fit that matters.