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I hope to attend a large university in the southeast, are there advantages over urban schools rather than rural?

I am interested in Mississippi State and the large number of engineering programs they offer along with the opportunity to be in their honors program. Is there a benefit to going to an urban school for internships and co-ops? #college-major

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Kelly’s Answer

There are a few areas you will have to look at. I've been to large, small, and in between sized schools throughout my 16 years (undergraduate-doctoral student). The biggest factor might be class size. The state university that I went to, had classes up to 100 people, where smaller town colleges, I have had as few as three students in my undergraduate class. Are you okay with being a "number"? In one place, everyone knew my last name, in the other, I could blend in with the crowd. Another factor to think about is access. While there may be so many classes and programs, how do students enroll? If it goes upper classman down, and a course is only taught once per year, you may find yourself on waitlists, or doing extra terms, which I ran into often in my undergraduate work. Look at if they support online, hybrid, and differing class time options, or if certain classes are labeled as "spring only" in their course selection guide. The smaller university that I went to pulled more strings, and did better for getting students to graduate quicker because the accelerated coursework was in its mission statement. Internships at my current employer are about the same rate for small and larger schools. They go by offering it to students who are in a given year, given major, and willing to work the hours the company dictates. If you have a company that you want to intern at, look at their LinkedIn page. It will tell you where most of their employees graduated from. Remember though, it may be because of distance between employer or school, or specialization (like if you are hiring pilots).
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Taylor’s Answer

Hey Andrew!

Yes there are major differences in my opinion. The first deals with school culture. You'll find that urban Universities might have a lot of things to do. Such as better bars, museums, parks, etc. etc. (everything you would expect of an urban area). You also potentially get the benefit of being able to intern/co-op during the school year while still doing classes.

I went to a college in an urban area and some of my friends would work while also doing school. Good luck with your choice!
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