when he goes off to college.
that time hasn't come for me but it's coming up soon. i'm going into my senior year of high school and have a list of colleges ready in mind. i plan to be an engineer of some kind, preferably mechanical engineer. although i haven't really been exposed to the field, i have spent this past summer working on cars and i'm taking an engineering principles course this spring. i also know one or two engineers.
i've never been more sure of what i wanted to be and my requirement for a career is that it has to do with cars. my dream school is MIT (among the best) but i'm not pressured into going there. in other words, if i'm not accepted, it won't crush my spirits.
to get to the point, i need advice from those of you who went to engineering colleges, especially those in the north eastern united states. i plan on staying in MA but won't mind venturing out if i hear good things. of course i have done a lot of research but i haven't had the chance to experience college life or visit many of the campuses i wish to be apart of. right now the only way to go up to MA and visit the schools i want to go to, is if i take a day off school and drive up by myself. so i'm asking for the college you went to and your experience.
among MIT here are some other schools i'm very interested in, in no particular order.
University of Connecticut
Wesleyan University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Western New England College (School of Engineering)
Northeastern University
Boston University
if you or people you know have been to these schools, i'd love to hear about it! thanks in advance for the input.
that time hasn't come for me but it's coming up soon. i'm going into my senior year of high school and have a list of colleges ready in mind. i plan to be an engineer of some kind, preferably mechanical engineer. although i haven't really been exposed to the field, i have spent this past summer working on cars and i'm taking an engineering principles course this spring. i also know one or two engineers.
i've never been more sure of what i wanted to be and my requirement for a career is that it has to do with cars. my dream school is MIT (among the best) but i'm not pressured into going there. in other words, if i'm not accepted, it won't crush my spirits.
to get to the point, i need advice from those of you who went to engineering colleges, especially those in the north eastern united states. i plan on staying in MA but won't mind venturing out if i hear good things. of course i have done a lot of research but i haven't had the chance to experience college life or visit many of the campuses i wish to be apart of. right now the only way to go up to MA and visit the schools i want to go to, is if i take a day off school and drive up by myself. so i'm asking for the college you went to and your experience.
among MIT here are some other schools i'm very interested in, in no particular order.
University of Connecticut
Wesleyan University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Western New England College (School of Engineering)
Northeastern University
Boston University
if you or people you know have been to these schools, i'd love to hear about it! thanks in advance for the input.
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