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Originally Posted by Mark Pendergast View Post
You might talk to the professors in each school and find one who 'inspires' you.
Good advice, Mark.

Sri, college level study (in any field) is only as worthwhile as your personal drive to make it so. Facts and principles can be found in books or websites, but your own curiosity and perseverance are required to dig them out. An inspirational professor's guidance and encouragement can make the difference between becoming a true student, or just passing tests.
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Keep your options open for now. Don't go into a program that forces you to pigeon hole yourself into a specific slot right away. My alma mater (Olin) won't let students declare a major until their sophomore year, and I strongly agree with that philosophy.
Eric is right, the real decision point is a couple of years into the engineering program.

Like Mark, I made the choice about thirty years ago. For me it was Electrical Engineering, and my inspirational professor was (the late) Bill Sayle at Georgia Tech. He inspired many engineers before and after me.
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