Love that picture of the Academy. Can't wait to see it in person is just about a month!
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Engineering Schools
Read this article this morning. When I chose my engineering school, I did not think about all these things. Not sure if Peanut will consider engineering, but like the perspective of this article. There are so many variables to choosing the right place to study. Of course, we were thrilled to see number two on the list -
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I'm not really surprised by the military academies, especially West Point and the CGA, but I was surprised by a few others. I didn't realized that Rice was tuition free at one point- it certainly wasn't in the 80's (saw that in the comments). I don't feel like we got any help in high school with college choices. My kids school now is better, but there's still so much to look into ourselves. I'm glad to see other schools besides MIT and Harvard get recognized because I have serious doubts about how good the undergraduate education truly is there (like, are many classes taught by TA's instead of profs?). From just talking to a lot of different people, we've managed to learn about some schools that have had the industry leaders invest in the technology and the internships to make those schools really good investments for Nathaniel. I might not have had him look at some of them if I hadn't known about that. I think the best plan is to find a school that seems more invested in preparing their students for what they actually want to do. There's a lot of big name schools that are more about legacy than practicality. And when it comes down to it, they are preparing for their careers, not for alumni functions. At the time I was at UC, it had one of the best graphic design programs in the country (#1 in architecture) and a leader in art education-- who would have thought?? But I learned from professors who'd earned their PhD's under people like Eliot Eisner at Stanford. It's not that way now, but if you're lucky, you can find great professors in smaller, affordable colleges. It's never too soon to start looking! ;)
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