<p>I have got accepted at the following Universities and want to do Environmental Engg. Wich one should I select? Which has a good placements record?</p>
<p>Georgia Tech
Univ of Michigan
Penn State
Univ of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Purdue
Virginia Tech</p>
<p>All of those colleges are awesome for engineering. But IMO,</p>
<p>GT=UMich>Purude=UIUC>V Tech>Penn State.</p>
<p>BTW, what was your SAT score? UMich deferred a whole lot of qualified applicants this time around, so I’m guessing you did well on the test.</p>
<p>I’d say GT=UIUC>Purdue=Umich>Vtech>pennstate</p>
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Incorrect </p>
<p>Enviromental engineering (strictly): UIUC=GeorgiaTech > UMich > Virginia > Purdue >> Penn State</p>
<p>Whole University + Engineering department in general: UMich > GTech > UIUC > Purdue > Virginia >> Penn state</p>
<p>Placements: GTech=UMich=UIUC > Penn State=Purdue</p>
<p>And I agree with itsmylife99, what are your stats like?</p>
<p>For engineering only:
Georgia Tech=UMich>UIUC>VTech>Purdue>Penn State</p>
<p>Overall prestige, etc:</p>
<p>UMich>>GT>UIUC>Purdue>VTech> Penn State</p>
<p>^ How is VTech>Purdue for engineering only? Purdue is in the top 10 for probably every branch!</p>
<p>Generally speaking, for engineering, I think UIUC, GT, Purdue, UMich are pretty much all the same in that they are terrific engineering schools. One really cannot go wrong with any of these.</p>
<p>NO. One can and will go wrong if he picks Purdue over UMich/GTech for engineering.</p>
<p>^ Untrue. ~</p>
<p>Look, I have friends who are presently studying at Purdue and those who have graduated from there. The problem with most of us here is that we correlate acceptance rate and quality of education. One of my friends is doing CompE in Purdue and is in his final year. He said that every year 150-200 kids take up CompE… But only 10-30 graduate; others switch majors/drop out. </p>
<p>Those numbers might be a little off, but you get the gist of it.</p>
<p>So these handful of engineers that DO graduate, get multiple job offers before graduation.</p>
<p>^ Oh People graduate from Purdue! That makes it a wonderful engineering institution compared to GTech!</p>
<p>We are COMPARING Purdue with GTech/UMich. I got nothing against it. But saying that Purdue engineering=GTech engineering is a misinformed opinion.</p>
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So?</p>
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Go and compare it to Tech’s graduation rate. It also weeds out A LOT.</p>
<p>On a completely different note, If you’ve got what it takes to land in a Apple/Google/FB job, You will. Even if not immediately after graduation but eventually you will (grad school or maybe even later). Purdue/UMich then doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>^It’s better that you compare streams or departments; or else I don’t see how this ends.</p>
<p>Compscifan, you are an awfully rude person.</p>
<p>^ Go cry. </p>
<p>EDIT: :D</p>
<p>Thanks. Which of these has a good job placements record?</p>
<p>Georgia Tech’s median starting salary for graduates of its Engineering programs is $60,000. The median salary for its Sciences graduates is $42,500. I know that it’s a high priority for on-campus recruiters from top firms nationally, though the other schools may be as well.</p>
<p>Thank you gadad</p>