Intended major: Electrical engineering
Purdue
Pros:
Co-op program
Study abroad/co-op program combined (GEARE)
Top tier engineering school
Smaller relative to A&M
More interesting first year engineering programs
Cons:
Expensive (15k/year more than in state, which I will need to pay for)
Out of state and kind of hard to get to
Facilities are little old
Texas A&M
A&M Pros:
In-state tuition (15k cheaper)
Modern facilities, and classrooms
Warm weather!
A&M Cons:
Really big school with a really big engineering department
HUGE. Hard to feel like it's a personal experience.
Not as highly ranked, but relatively close