University Suggestions for Electronic Engineering (CPU/GPU Architect/Design)

[DarkBlade2117]

I will emphasize, this might get lengthy for you. I generally am very picky in where I want to go TO an extent. I will state my desires and wants/needs. 

To start, I want to design Motherboards, GPUs, CPUs and eventually work for Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Asrock, Super Micro whatever. Something. Now right now I am getting an Associate in Electronic Engineering, starting next August I'll start signing up for Uni's and such. GPA I hope to rise to a 3.4-3.6 and plan on prepping and scoring high on these god awful ACT's and SAT's, not because I have to but because I want options. The current EE degree I am going towards is meant to be easy to transfer some of my credits and isn't focused on the Micro controller side of things and stuff like that, it focused on a bit of everything, a bit of programming, a bit of networking and computer integration. I figured some of the classes such as Programming C/C++ and Networking will be good to have and it's going to allow me to break some incredibly bad habits I have when it comes to schooling.  

For what I want in a Uni/School is I need some sort of living quarters, on campus or on the edge of campus, as long as I have a place to live. I don't want to go to some Ivy school with the top 2% of the world or some big ass school where your basic classes have 150 people in them either. I want small-medium in size. Location is something I am a bit more lenient on. I'd prefer not to go to some Uni in a big ass city though really, even though I am in Ohio, I've looked at a few places in Washington State, Texas, North Dakota and Arizona so if I am on the other side of the country, whatever. What I am interested in is Universities that have a great deal of success when it comes to getting you a job soon after graduation. Whether they give you internships throughout your courses or whatever is what I am into. Most other things are to specific for me to get into and I can look into myself but I want suggestions from people who have personally gone to these schools that are suggested and get their opinion for similar degrees and how their time was/is in the school.

[Enderman]

Come to Canada

[DarkBlade2117]

25 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Come to Canada

That is an option all things considered.

[Guest]

I hear Texas and Florida tending to be the recommended states but I couldn't say which Campuses to recommend.

[2FA]

https://sunypoly.edu/academics/majors-and-programs/nanoscale-engineering/nanoscale-engineering-degree-requirements.html

 

#1 funded university in the US for tech r&d in 2013, has partnerships with Samsung, Intel, IBM, Global Foundries, and some others I can't think of off the top of my head. They're responsible for a lot of the r&d put into new lithographic processes, basically it's an educational and research fab on campus.

[Ithanul]

Well, I have yet to go to a school for an EE degree.

But I plan to next year during the Fall to go to Auburn University for an EE degree, so I can probably later on tell how the classes are later next year.

 

But the two colleges (one for Graphic Design, the other for Computer Science) I been to prior where all right, but to get right down to it, on hands experience and connections to people will land you a job.  Best advice I can give to peeps going to college, make connections, make as many of them as you can. 

[Chaos_Sorcerer]

3 hours ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

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The University of Waterloo here in Ontario is pretty good, with a comfortable 53% acceptance rate. Tuition might be iffy for international students, though. 

 

My Dad's a software developer, and he's told me that it's recognized quite well on resumes in technical fields like the ones you've described. I believe a few of his colleagues are Waterloo graduates as well. 

 

They also administer a bunch of Math and computing (and physics?) contests that are run at schools across Canada and the world, which is pretty cool...I guess...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Living space and whatnot is pretty cheap here, too. 

 

I'm not very knowledgeable on smaller schools in the US...or in Canada, really...

[Techicolors]

1 hour ago, tjcater said:

I hear Texas and Florida tending to be the recommended states but I couldn't say which Campuses to recommend.

not sure about this but UF and UCF are good candidates. 

 

 

for adjacent state Georgia, i heard Georgia tech is really up there for electrical / computer fields. tho as of late CS is the go-to for undergrads. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

for adjacent state Georgia, i heard Georgia tech is really up there for electrical / computer fields. tho as of late CS is the go-to for undergrads. 

I was originally considering going there as they had some really good facilities but I decided to attend my local college (Ole Miss) since it was a third of the cost and had decent enough facilities. (Also a friendlier environment.)