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re: How good is LSU Engineering?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:34 pm to OneMoreTime
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:34 pm to OneMoreTime
quote:Where are you ending up? Houston?
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Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:40 pm to When in Rome
I'm in BR :)
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:44 pm to OneMoreTime
Sorry to hear that.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:48 pm to Drew Orleans
I know, right?
Had offers here and New Orleans, along with interviews in houston. This job has a lot more responsibility and affords me an opportunity to learn a lot really quickly. I'd rather be in NO, but this job is better
Had offers here and New Orleans, along with interviews in houston. This job has a lot more responsibility and affords me an opportunity to learn a lot really quickly. I'd rather be in NO, but this job is better
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:49 pm to OneMoreTime
Just messing around man. I'm here for the time being as well
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:55 pm to 911Moto
LSU is a great school if you want to work in engineering in Louisiana or Texas.
However, it is not that great if you want to go elsewhere. If your kid can get scholarships, Georgia Tech, MIT, Vanderbilt, Stanford, ect all have far superior engineering programs if one wants to practice engineering out of state. LSU and A&M are clearly the best options for staying in the Gulf Coast, though.
However, it is not that great if you want to go elsewhere. If your kid can get scholarships, Georgia Tech, MIT, Vanderbilt, Stanford, ect all have far superior engineering programs if one wants to practice engineering out of state. LSU and A&M are clearly the best options for staying in the Gulf Coast, though.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:58 pm to OneMoreTime
Mine is in NOLA. I'll gladly trade locations
Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:00 pm to AngryBeavers
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It's really not about where you go to school to a certain degree but about how well you perform once you are there.
THIS
Big name schools open more doors but in the end if you can't perform that becomes obvious.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:30 pm to OneMoreTime
That's cool. I am doing an internship right now in BR and love working for this company, but I kind of want to move to Lafayette. Need to start looking for a job over there or get comfortable with the idea of a commute 
Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:38 pm to 911Moto
Unless his ambition is to stay in TX/LA for the rest of his life, MIT is by far a better option for long-term success than LSU. MIT has world-renowned professors and its name carries weight in the engineering world far beyond anything LSU can offer. Not sure why this is up for debate.
I say the above with full knowledge that if he applies himself at LSU, the sky's the limit. Good luck to him regardless.
I say the above with full knowledge that if he applies himself at LSU, the sky's the limit. Good luck to him regardless.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:40 pm to MetArl15
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Unless his ambition is to stay in TX/LA for the rest of his life, MIT is by far a better option for long-term success than LSU.
I don't think this thread was ever meant to compare LSU to MIT
Besides one ding dong in this thread, there is no comparing the two (unless you want to talk sports
)Posted on 8/21/14 at 3:21 pm to LNCHBOX
Yeah, I think we've all jumped the gun saying the kid should turn down his full paid MIT scholarship to go to LSU .
If you can go to a good school and it's financially possible then DO IT. 100% no doubt about it. But don't get all that upset if you end up in a situation where you have to go to LSU. You can learn just as much, you just have to push yourself and you won't be surrounded by the same intelligence level. Make good grades and don't be a super wierdo and you'll have an oppurtunity at those 6 figure careers. And that's all that really matters.
. If you can go to a good school and it's financially possible then DO IT. 100% no doubt about it. But don't get all that upset if you end up in a situation where you have to go to LSU. You can learn just as much, you just have to push yourself and you won't be surrounded by the same intelligence level. Make good grades and don't be a super wierdo and you'll have an oppurtunity at those 6 figure careers. And that's all that really matters.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 3:37 pm to When in Rome
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but I kind of want to move to Lafayette. Need to start looking for a job over there or get comfortable with the idea of a commute
Just started a job out here two months ago, it ain't bad at all.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 3:46 pm to When in Rome
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That's cool. I am doing an internship right now in BR and love working for this company, but I kind of want to move to Lafayette. Need to start looking for a job over there or get comfortable with the idea of a commute
Lafayette is a great place. The traffic sucks, but it's nothing compared to BR. Better nightlife, better food, less crime, better schools, ect. I tried to find a job there, but I had to settle for one in BR, and that makes me a sad banana.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 3:55 pm to 911Moto
It's like a mix between Fergie and Jesus.....THAT GOOD!!!
Posted on 8/21/14 at 3:58 pm to Neako27blitzz
Yeah, I'm set on moving there. The thing is finding a job I love as much as the one I have now in BR. I am thinking I might commute from laffy to br.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 4:26 pm to 911Moto
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Thoughts?
If you look at the top 5% of LSU, it will compare with the top 5% of pretty much anywhere. If your son is going to be in that top 5%, he'll be fine.
There are two differences between LSU and other major engineering programs:
1) Cost
2) The other 95%
The bottom 15% at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and the like are probably more highly regarded than bottom 15% from your major universities, but he very likely still wouldn't have a problem. Send him where it's cheap (LSU) and tell him to make the most of his education. It's a solid investment. And if he rises to the top there, he's as hire-able as anyone.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 5:11 pm to MahiFishn
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Shoot for the stars. MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, etc.
frick that. LSU is more than adequate, and it won't cost you an arm and a leg. If he applies and gets accepted to one of the schools mentioned here, you will more than likely be paying for a ridiculously overpriced education.
MIT uses needs-based financial aid. If your kid can get in, they will ensure you can afford it.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 5:17 pm to MahiFishn
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At MIT you're inevitably going to take out a ridiculous amount of loans. Thus, taking the value away from your education.
This isn't true.
Direct from MIT's financial aid page: LINK
We meet the first $6,000 through a loan/work offer (also called “self-help”).
If your need is greater than $6,000, we award you an MIT scholarship from one of the funds we administer.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 5:18 pm to 911Moto
LSU Engineering is middle tier at best in the country. I think the only reason it's highly regarded is because it's the only Engineering program in the state. If Tulane had Petro Engineering, They would be number one.
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