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Re: Consolidated list of colleges with FRC teams?
If engineering is what you are looking for, IMO there is no better school than Kettering, especially, for FIRST kids.
1) Fantastic co-op program that dates back to 1919, with tons of awesome corporate sponsors. Translates to 98% employment rate for grads.
2) Some of the best academics in the country, #2 Mechanical Engineering Program, and #1 Industrial Engineering Program in the country.
3) Second highest average starting salary for any school in the country, only behind Cal Poly.
4) Very cool 3 month rotation schedule that lines up perfectly with the FIRST season (for B-section students) so I am not at school during the season freeing up all my time to mentor after work if I so chose.
5) The school philosophy matches up very much with FIRST, it is all about getting your hands on and working on things, its not all about the books.
6) They offer great scholarships that can cut the price in half right away just based on GPA and ACT/SAT scores, plus they offer a huge scholarship to FIRST students (You have to apply for this)
7) Tons of other FIRST people, I live with mentors from 4 or 5 other teams in 3 states. Last year a large group of us flew out to St. Louis together because we had just started class.
8) History and networking connections that would blow your mind.
At the end of the day, you have to go where you feel you fit best. I wish you the best of luck!
Last edited by Shu2137 : 20-12-2011 at 12:04.
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