re: Are private schools a good fit for engineering ?

There is little, practical discernment between schools for industrial applications where recruitment is mostly local. Private schools do tend to have more specialized curriculums like nanomaterials, biomedical, and genetics though. So it all depends.

What school. This youth had said he in interested in materials for chem e

Depends on what you are planning to do with the degree. Overall Texas A&M is the best bang for your buck followed by LSU.

Land grant public schools tend to have a heavy engineering focus because they were founded as agricultural & mechanical colleges. Private schools tend to have more of a liberal arts focus. There are exceptions of course - see MIT, for example - but land grant schools make a lot of sense for most traditional engineering disciplines.

Honestly, a prestigious engineering undergrad doesn’t give you much return on investment unless you’re planning on getting an advanced degree in engineering. And advanced engineering degrees don’t give you much return in investment either.

I think the larger schools present more opportunities for students, for two reasons:
1. Once you get a job nobody really gives a shite where you went to school unless they went there as well.
2. Larger programs tend to have a bigger corporate recruiting presence.

ETA: I don’t think the importance of that corporate recruiting base can be overstated. While your first job doesn’t define your career, it can certainly open doors or set you back depending on your situation and goals. If the types of companies you want to work for don’t recruit at a school, it’s going to make it a lot harder to get into your desired field.

Study chemistry at a research university.

Aggie alum support each other

Well let's be honest here, their relationship was much different in college. Like that weird out of place scene in House of Cards where Spacey's college roommate told him "he just liked to make him happy".

MIT is a land grant school although private!!!

if you can’t communicate, you ain’t going anywhere. Doesn’t matter what college you attend.

(no message)

quote:

---

LSU, La. Tech, UNO

---

Have met good engineers from all three schools. Which one you choose has more to do with what sort of experience you want in a campus. A lot of UNO students are either commuting from home (and saving money) or older and already working (a lot on 2nd bachelor's), while LSU has a much bigger traditional college experience with much larger classes, while LA Tech is smack in the middle of Bible belt country.

Professionally I have found that most graduates to be on par with one another technically speaking.