Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Date: Jul 02 2004
Major: Electrical Engineering (This Major's Salary over time)
If you fancy an intense undergraduate engineering education, come to WPI. Although WPI is not MIT, its unique approach to education is simply untouchable. When I was applying to schools, I had applied to MIT,RPI,WPI,Northeastern, and Umass: Amherst. I was accepted to all of them. Initially I really wanted to go to MIT, but I found WPI having a much better approach to undergraduate education. WPI gives you the practical applications to prepare you for a rewarding industry career as well as giving you the sophistication and rigorous theory needed to pursue graduate studies. Not everyone does well here. The grading system is a plus because it allows students to cover there mistakes (F's). If you graduate from WPI with a good academic standing (3.5+/4.0) you're either a very gifted person or a work-aholic. WPI is not MIT. My advice to you is come here for undergrad and go to MIT for graduate work. I warn you WPI is by no means a walk in the park. It is tough.