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Does anybody know much about University of Alabama in Hunstville? I'm looking at colleges and I didn't know if it's a good school for engineering. It would be close to camp- which is good to work there as a counselor - and it's close to Marshall. But does anyone go there or have info? Thanks.

Well i have a friend that goes there and i believe she is studying engineering infact she's also a space camp graduate. i've heard its a good school but to be honest dont know that much abiout it.

Their site is www.uah.edu
The guy I talked to says that he enjoys the program plus the propulsion class sometimes does things at Marshall. Here is my list schools of that have Aeospace engneering as major. Why don't why share list.
University Of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Illinois Urbana/Champagne
University of Texas, Austin
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Cornell University
Boston University
North Carolina State University
The University of Central Florida
Virginia Tech (Homer Hickam alumni)
Texas A&M
Penn State
University of Miami

talk to matt (orion8) in a private msg or something.. he's going there starting this fall... I'm looking at the school for after i graduate next year (yup only 1 year left...) it seems like a really good school and you have both USSRC and Marshall right nearby... and from what i hear there are a lot of other space camp grads there...

zachgroff wrote:talk to matt (orion8) in a private msg or something.. he's going there starting this fall... I'm looking at the school for after i graduate next year (yup only 1 year left...) it seems like a really good school and you have both USSRC and Marshall right nearby... and from what i hear there are a lot of other space camp grads there...

Hey knows knows we could end up roomates or somethin in the fall of 2004 in the same classes

ApolloXI wrote:Their site is www.uah.edu
The guy I talked to says that he enjoys the program plus the propulsion class sometimes does things at Marshall. Here is my list schools of that have Aeospace engneering as major. Why don't why share list.
University Of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Illinois Urbana/Champagne
University of Texas, Austin
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Cornell University
Boston University
North Carolina State University
The University of Central Florida
Virginia Tech (Homer Hickam alumni)
Texas A&M
Penn State
University of Miami

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (#1 aerospace engineering program in the nation)
Purdue University (AKA the cradle of astronauts)

Just a quick note. I am a counselor and I go to UAH for aerospace engineering. I like it a lot. Its pretty tough though. The professors all have a lot of practicle experience. If you need anymore info just let me know.

one of my counselors went to uah and she said its a good school.
florida institute of technology in melbourne also has a good aero. engineering program. im visiting there and embry riddle in august.
i dont see myself at uah though.

I wouldn't mind going to UAH because I could be a counselor, but I just don't see it either. I'm probably not even going into any type of engineering. I'm thinking film (UCLA?).

Anyway, if you are going to be an engineer or scientist, check out the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which was started by the Original Seven Astronauts.

Both of my parents graduated from UAH with degrees in engineering and are both very sucessful, so I would highly recommend it. They are supposed to have an excellent program there.

I plan on going to UAH lol eventually. Sadly i am gonna go to a community college for a couple of years to get some extra knowledge!

I just got back from new student orientation down at UAH. It was a blast. We stayed in the dorm rooms (very nice, BTW) and did a bunch of stuff. I was down there for three days. I took math and chemistry placement tests (even though i'd already been placed, they made all engineering students take them anyway) and placed into chem 121 and math 117 . I also met with advisors and registered for classes. There were new students from all over the world... 49 US states and 95 countries. I can't wait until fall so i can move in!

Cool! Have fun!

[quote="stargazer0105"][Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (#1 aerospace engineering program in the nation)
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okie i just got home from florida last night and while i was there i visited embry riddle..and haha it was awful. seriously. i dont know if anyone else has visited there or considered going there, but it really had a cheap motel feel, i didnt feel that the admissions counselor or anyone in the office was too friendly, our tour guide pointed out every 10 min that it was only 15% female so i would have a 'great time' which my father just loved to hear, and the fact that their aerospace engineering program is # 1 in the nation is constantly shoved in your face. i mean its one thing to be proud of an achievement but they seriously over did that. like they were bragging.
on the other hand, the following day i visited the florida institute of technology which was incredible. it was just the complete opposite experience from embry riddle. they also have a good aerospace engineering program. the whole visit was just better. i got to sit in on a class, meet with professors, and go on an airport tour which included a flight which was so much fun. the facilities at fit were a lot nicer than at embry riddle. and so were the people. it was sort of funny because our guide for the airport tour was a junior at the school, and when he was on his college search he also visitied embry riddle which had been his number one choice and after his visit decided it was definitely not for him. so yep.
but if youre looking at aerospace engineering florida tech is a really good school,, fit.edu,, hopefully thats where i'll be next fall!

Oh my god I am SO glad someone brought this up, because I was wondering the same thing! I am interested in engineering and working for NASA, and thus far my first choice school is CU Boulder, because I have a lot of friends there, and it is, I've heard, the third best for aerospace in the country. I went to four day engineering camp there this year (which wasnt as fun as space camp, but close) and it was awesome. But I want to apply other places, and I've been seriously thinking about Huntsville.

LaRsOnAtRiXkIx wrote:okie i just got home from florida last night and while i was there i visited embry riddle..and haha it was awful

hmmm....one of my friends from my first year at camp is starting at ERAU tihs fall and she seemed really excited, I'm waiting to hear back from her on how she's doin. Another one of my friends from my first year at camp went down last spring and loved the campus. I seem to be getting conflicting reports so I may just have to check it out for myself.

I'm still not sure if I'm going into aerospace or anything like that, but UAH is cool because of... SPACE CAMP!!!!!!

Thats one of the very large reasons why im going there lol.

LaRsOnAtRiXkIx wrote:florida tech is a really good school,, fit.edu,, hopefully thats where i'll be next fall!

I will try to get in FIT, UAH, Uni of Tennesse next year. I have to bring my GPA and ACT up thought to go to FIT

ApolloXI wrote:

LaRsOnAtRiXkIx wrote:florida tech is a really good school,, fit.edu,, hopefully thats where i'll be next fall!

I will try to get in FIT, UAH, Uni of Tennesse next year. I have to bring my GPA and ACT up thought to go to FIT

i took the sat not the act and my score on that was good enough. and my gpa is alright. i know it will get higher this year though. the admissions counselor was talking like he thought id get in. im acutally working on my application essay now. because our english teacher is making us write application essays as an assingment. then shes giong to like confrence with us on them and revise them and everything.
i dont know what other schools im going to apply to really. i need like two more though. i just dont like anywhere else haha. so ill proly apply to UVM (university of vermont..) as a safe school but i dont want to go there. and maybe UAH? i duno.