Comment It mainly impacts your first job (Score 1) 991
I went to a strong engineering school. In hindsight the biggest plus for me vs a good liberal arts school was at job fair time, where hundreds of companies recruited heavily and I had a chance to explore many solid options (btw go to these even as a freshman).
Other than that, if your fundamentals are strong, you'll find you learn more in the 4 years after school than in. From a career standpoint I think it comes down to what first job you were able to land - preferably something with a strong opportunity for with working with bright, seasoned coworkers on non-trivial projects.
There isn't a right answer. Go with the liberal arts college if that's where you'd be happiest. Learn how to learn. Few care where you went anyway after the first job.
Other than that, if your fundamentals are strong, you'll find you learn more in the 4 years after school than in. From a career standpoint I think it comes down to what first job you were able to land - preferably something with a strong opportunity for with working with bright, seasoned coworkers on non-trivial projects.
There isn't a right answer. Go with the liberal arts college if that's where you'd be happiest. Learn how to learn. Few care where you went anyway after the first job.
