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May 16, 2022
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MetaLearner
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IS is very different from engineering
It's fine but probably wouldn't be much of a challenge for her.
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BYU engineering is ranked 102 - my 17 year old is really smart and wants to be
dixdog
5/16/22 9:47am
go to a highly ranked grad school when the time comes.
Avery
5/16/22 9:48am
Agree. At least in my experience, grad school matters more.
Boring
5/16/22 10:09am
BYU engineering has on of the best post-grad placements
novacoug1
5/16/22 10:21am
There are good institutes at most schools these days, fwiw
OldFogey
5/16/22 9:48am
I don't agree with this. Very weak at most schools.
Lifer
5/16/22 11:16am
Um...okay. You're not right, but whatevs
OldFogey
5/16/22 1:23pm
Have you ever been east of the Rockies?
Lifer
5/16/22 7:15pm
Lol. How about east of Heber City?
Shore10
5/16/22 8:48pm
I've been east of Provo once...to Heber. Great institute in Heber
OldFogey
5/16/22 8:53pm
Lifer has been to all schools and seen them
Swishfromdeep3
5/16/22 1:46pm
Which state?
Shore10
5/16/22 2:42pm
My institute in MN had like 3 people.
Shore10
5/16/22 2:41pm
Those schools have Institute programs. BYU is great but other schools can be better for some kids.
Turnpike Lane
5/16/22 9:50am
Unless she is going to MIT instead I wouldn't worry much about that ranking.
JuicyJam
5/16/22 9:51am
I question your belief that most BYU engineering student got 1570 on SAT
AggieWeekendCougar
5/16/22 9:55am
Is the upper limit still 1600 or is it higher now? If it's still 1600, then yeah....no way is that anywhere close to avg
SingleStrapBackpack
5/16/22 9:57am
I guess I'm not as familiar with SAT scores.
JuicyJam
5/16/22 9:59am
Yeah, 1570 is high-35/low-36.
AggieWeekendCougar
5/16/22 12:42pm
that's ridiculous given the workload engineering students at BYU are given
Mayor of Cougartown
5/16/22 9:52am
With a 1570 on the SAT, she will get into anywhere she wants. High 99th percenti
AggieWeekendCougar
5/16/22 9:54am
This is not true. There are many, many kids with that kind of score who don't get in where they want.
No touching
5/16/22 1:15pm
half of the kids who apply to Harvard with perfect SAT scores are rejected.
HarlemCoug
5/16/22 2:16pm
Some of those are because they racially profiled Asian applicants.
AggieWeekendCougar
5/16/22 2:53pm
This is why my daughter is feeling so down.
dixdog
5/16/22 2:55pm
IMO, it's kind of like law school in that the school ranking matters much more
gwalker
5/16/22 9:54am
I graduated from BYU with a civil eng degree. I think going to a so-called top school is way overrated in general for
SingleStrapBackpack
5/16/22 9:56am
I have hired many engineering students and have found that the school has little
Pangare
5/16/22 11:53am
By that criteria, I should make a terrible engineer 🙂
SingleStrapBackpack
5/16/22 12:55pm
Well, of course it isn't universally true. But I do think that most of the really good engineers come with a mindset
dilbert
5/17/22 3:23pm
I think if you are one of these sort of people, BYU isn't the best fit
novacoug1
5/17/22 3:29pm
I imagine it depends on the details. In EE (my major), I felt like I got plenty of hands on experience in labs.
dilbert
5/17/22 3:49pm
naw. an Engineering degree just adds tools to the toolbox of real engineers.
Pangare
5/17/22 4:38pm
My daughter was the same. 35 on the ACT, National Merit Scholar, etc.
Skeptical Optimist
5/16/22 9:56am
The discipline itself is challenging no matter where one studies it.
Archaea
5/16/22 10:47am
Yes, and an Engineering degree from BYU will get just as many job offers as
Skeptical Optimist
5/16/22 10:54am
That's a very generic declaration.
Archaea
5/16/22 11:46am
Same for my daughter- valedictorian, 35 ACT
WiCougarman
5/16/22 1:09pm
I may be wrong but I don't think the school makes a difference in likelihood
crazY
5/16/22 9:57am
As a HS student your world revolves around the ACT/SAT.
TheWanderer
5/16/22 9:58am
Okay, here's my experience as a byu ee grad. I've worked with MIT, RPI, Georgia
BlueTooth
5/16/22 9:59am
I agree and with very similar professional experience
justAnotherCoug
5/16/22 10:50am
As a BYU chemical engineering grad, this has been my observation as well.
j20
5/16/22 10:54am
Does it really matter? Isn't that a field
JOPE
5/16/22 9:59am
Plus woman? She could punch her card literally anywhere
kotacoug
5/16/22 10:00am
BYU has one of the best undergrad engineering programs.
3ngin33rCoug
5/16/22 10:04am
The industry regards BYU engineering better than academia, because they look at
Mitty
5/16/22 10:01am
This is true. My EE degree from BYU included much more practical courses and
Skeptical Optimist
5/16/22 10:07am
I did CompE at BYU. Always felt my schooling was at least as good as my
Mitty
5/16/22 12:34pm
Does she know what type of engineering or what she'd like to do as a career?
NarfUte
5/16/22 10:02am
This is true. The BYU chemical engineering department has
JuicyJam
5/16/22 10:11am
I don’t think that ranking is very relevant to the quality of a BYU
Doctor Rosenrosen
5/16/22 10:02am
BYU's engineering program is just fine. I understand that she has off the
cougarfan84
5/16/22 10:04am
What does she want to do with engineering?
MetaLearner
5/16/22 10:16am
If your household income is less than $150k, Stanford tuition is free. It’s the
DwigtA2RM
5/16/22 10:16am
That would kinda suck to be making $151k and disqualify for that 🙂
Avery
5/16/22 10:30am
Tell me about it. My oldest would have had a good chance at Stanford, but with
DwigtA2RM
5/16/22 10:50am
Does she WANT to go to BYU?
Shore10
5/16/22 10:20am
My son wants to be an engineer and this is his plan.
cruiserhead
5/16/22 10:33am
The aerospace program is top 50 I think.
Shore10
5/16/22 10:43am
I've known more people that went Ivy league from USU than BYU.
Shore10
5/16/22 10:47am
Ivy's aren't known for engineering. There are maybe 2 out of the top 20 PhD
jvquarterback
5/16/22 1:16pm
USU is really a good option, rivalry smack aside.
dilbert
5/17/22 5:44pm
I have a family of engineers.
Archaea
5/16/22 10:21am
Here is a list of their programs. LINK
Archaea
5/16/22 10:35am
You worry about her falling away from the church if she doesn’t go to BYU?
cruiserhead
5/16/22 10:32am
I went to a top 3 engineering program for 3 semesters then transferred to BYU.
jvquarterback
5/16/22 10:36am
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Somerluvr
5/16/22 10:37am
BYU’s engineering program is ranked lower because of research dollars. She’ll
WDaddy
5/16/22 10:47am
I see she's citing USnews which heavily weights research (so the PhD program).
jvquarterback
5/16/22 10:47am
Those are great points. There are rankings for individual undergraduate depart-
Archaea
5/16/22 10:49am
The USNews rank does not mean at all what people assume it does.
TheWanderer
5/16/22 10:57am
Great points
dilbert
5/17/22 3:40pm
BYU is highly competitive for many reasons other than academics.
Shore10
5/16/22 10:54am
Plenty of kids go to BYU and fall away. Let her go where she wants to.
LumberCoug
5/16/22 11:08am
I would hypothesize that the retention rates for BYU students are MUCH higher.
TheWanderer
5/16/22 11:18am
Without disagreeing much with what you said, I will say that a student going
gwalker
5/16/22 11:52am
But does it make it any less true if it comes from a UC Berkeley prof?
TheWanderer
5/16/22 12:26pm
She's probably gonna hear it anyway. Better to it framed by a BYU professor. I
Genghis Spreads
5/16/22 5:02pm
IMO there's a difference between a Susan Easton Black that tells you everything
gwalker
5/17/22 9:52am
You have an example of such perniciousness?
Genghis Spreads
5/17/22 9:57am
If BYU is not creating an environment these kids like, why not leave?
TheWanderer
5/17/22 10:35am
You assume we believe the conspiracy theory you just articulated.
Archaea
5/17/22 11:23am
This has to be a joke.
Genghis Spreads
5/17/22 1:07pm
If you are that fragile, work later in life will challenge you.
Archaea
5/17/22 10:43am
I'll tour you and your daughter through our BYU Engineering Facilities, then she
BritishCoug
5/16/22 11:26am
I am sure there other good options vs BYU.
Cougstreak
5/16/22 11:57am
Oklahoma State is a top-ranked engineering school & they have a good student
BleedCougarBlue2
5/16/22 12:01pm
If she goes to a state school, it’ll probably be University of Texas
dixdog
5/16/22 12:52pm
Great school. Texas (the state) has a good number of members and growing.
Cougstreak
5/16/22 1:02pm
UT is a great option. My daughter will consider Cal, UCLA, and some other
jvquarterback
5/16/22 1:07pm
Add to the list that BYU is dirt cheap. Also, I think you can do Jerusalem without being at BYU.
Cougstreak
5/16/22 1:13pm
Even the UC schools are >2x BYU tuition. COA is even higher. Jerusalem is only
jvquarterback
5/16/22 1:18pm
Are you sure about Jerusalem or has it changed?
Cougstreak
5/16/22 1:26pm
Yes. It's changed and you can't go until your 4th semester at the earliest now.
jvquarterback
5/16/22 2:31pm
Wow, I am out of the loop.
Cougstreak
5/16/22 2:35pm
What kind of engineering? If she's looking at computer, she should take a look at IS in the business school. It's
jaromp
5/16/22 12:03pm
IS is very different from engineering
MetaLearner
5/16/22 10:06pm
That depends. BYU's IS is highly technical compared to other schools. Most of those I know who have gone through
jaromp
5/16/22 10:30pm
Good to know. Has it changed much in the last decade+?
MetaLearner
5/17/22 11:11am
In my field (medicine) the only degree people care about is the last one you get
SouthernCoug
5/16/22 1:04pm
It is the same in engineering. No one cares at all about your undergrad degree if you got a masters or PhD.
dilbert
5/17/22 8:15pm
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