Good Engineering schools that I could run at

RIT

VT is your best choice. Very solid engineering and middle distance programs.

I ran 4:30, 9:47, and 16:00 in high school and turned down a modest scholarship to run at CO School of Mines in 2004. Mines is a DII running school I think. I went to Colorado State instead because I was burned out on running but I switched to microbiology so CSU was a great decision. However, I'm sure they would be interested in you as a runner and a student and Mines is a very good engineering school.

Georgia Tech is one of the best engineering schools in the country, and their t&f program is getting better. Right now they have 4 guys under 1:50 in the 800 (including Shawn Roberts, who I'm assuming is redshirting this season). Knock down your times and see what happens!

UAH. Solid division 2 team that you could make with a bit of improvement next season and also well known for its engineering programs, which are very well funded and in terms of quality are not too far behind Georgia tech. Also a great place to be if looking for a job after college because of Huntsville being a huge engineering city on the rise

Iwant2run wrote:

I get good grades, 4.45 gpa, and I plan on majoring in some sort of engineering in college.

Great plan! I also recommend GT (where I went) and UAH. What about Auburn? I don't know much about their running program, but their engineers seem to know their stuff.

What kind of engineering do you want to do? And what makes a school good? What is it that you want? The more you tell us, the better feedback we can give you.

gdgdg wrote:

What kind of engineering do you want to do? And what makes a school good? What is it that you want? The more you tell us, the better feedback we can give you.

I am interested by biomedical and chemical engineering the most. By good school I meant good acedemics, a school where I can be challenged and be best prepared for a job or possibly medical school once I graduate. I also want to be part of a xc and track team where I would be wanted.

What about Missouri s&t in Rolla.

Iwant2run wrote:

I am a junior in high school and I am not a great runner but I love running. My 3200 is a 10:00 and my 5k pr is a 16:30. My mile Time from sophomore year is 4:45. I am going to do whatever I can to get faster over this summer and I am already very dedicated to the sport. I am willing to put in all the time I have to in order to run in college. I get good grades, 4.45 gpa, and I plan on majoring in some sort of engineering in college. I have done a lot of research on good schools with teams that I could make, but I want to know if anyone has an suggestions of schools I haven't heard of or researched yet? Thanks!

There are quite a few DIII schools that would fit your criteria. MIT, Harvey Mudd, and Carnegie Mellon are 3 of the very best engineering schools in the country. Johns Hopkins and Wash U are also very strong for the Biomedical Engineering/premed track. All 5 of those schools have competitive teams that you could definitely run for.

If those 5 are a bit of a reach, some other DIII schools with competitive teams and great engineering programs would be Rose Hulman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Case Western.

Some DI schools with great engineering programs and teams you might be able to walk on if you continue to improve would be Rice, Lehigh, and Bucknell.

You might have already checked out MIT and RPI then? Both are DIII, both very good in engineering and held in high regard out in industry.

If you want a larger school out in the middle of upstate NY, check out Cornell. D1, no athletic scholarships, but they have huge track rosters so it could be hard to secure a spot.

Cornell would let you try out as a walk-on, but you'd struggle to make the roster.

I'd recommend RIT, RPI, several of the smaller UC schools, CMU, MIT (just...be smart!)

Iwant2run wrote:

gdgdg wrote:

What kind of engineering do you want to do? And what makes a school good? What is it that you want? The more you tell us, the better feedback we can give you.

I am interested by biomedical and chemical engineering the most. By good school I meant good acedemics, a school where I can be challenged and be best prepared for a job or possibly medical school once I graduate. I also want to be part of a xc and track team where I would be wanted.

Come to Illinois and run club.

SAUSAGE FESTIVAL

Tiger paw wrote:

RIT

You really need to tell us what area of the country you are looking to go. For instance I could tell you the good schools in the southeast: (off the top of my head) Georgia Tech, Tennessee Tech--locally only, Virginia Tech, University of Florida, UAH

Almost any school will challenge you. They all teach the same stuff. The only exception is if you are ridiculously smart and will ace CalTech/MIT courses. You will know if you are this person because you participate in mathematics competitions and ace them. At which point you probably only want to look at top ten schools, Ivy League, MIT, CalTech, UC Berkley, Stanford

where in the country do you want to live? location is more important IMHO than most things. you can run on club teams across the country or some lower tier NCAA teams, but you'll be happiest if you live where you love it.

are we talking new england, southeast, midwest, california, northwest? you gotta have some preferences

Iwant2run wrote:

I am interested by biomedical and chemical engineering the most. By good school I meant good acedemics, a school where I can be challenged and be best prepared for a job or possibly medical school once I graduate. I also want to be part of a xc and track team where I would be wanted.

if you're into heat and humidity go to LSU. it'd be easy to walk on there and if you don't get distracted and the heat and humidity don't kill you, you could do pretty well for yourself.

POW wrote:

Almost any school will challenge you. They all teach the same stuff. The only exception is if you are ridiculously smart and will ace CalTech/MIT courses. You will know if you are this person because you participate in mathematics competitions and ace them. At which point you probably only want to look at top ten schools, Ivy League, MIT, CalTech, UC Berkley, Stanford

Spoken like someone who has no idea what elite schools are like.

ruthless capitalist wrote:

POW wrote:

Almost any school will challenge you. They all teach the same stuff. The only exception is if you are ridiculously smart and will ace CalTech/MIT courses. You will know if you are this person because you participate in mathematics competitions and ace them. At which point you probably only want to look at top ten schools, Ivy League, MIT, CalTech, UC Berkley, Stanford

Spoken like someone who has no idea what elite schools are like.

Well that's not true at all. I agree with him. Undergrad is about the same everywhere. I've been a student and faculty at both elite and non elite schools.