Colleges for Nerds

Here's a very nice article that introduces some relatively unknown schools that appeal to students who like the technical side of life.

From The 25 Best Colleges for Nerds:

14.Robotics: Movies like “Terminator" and “I, Robot” may be science fiction, but that’s just for the present. They not only proved box-office hits for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Will Smith, but have brought to the fore the increasingly profound effect robots will have in the future of the earth. The Robotics Design Studio at the Wellesley College offers robot-geeks the opportunity to design, build and invent their own LEGO robots. For the sit-at-homes, NASA offers a distributed, distance-learning summer course in Robotics and Engineering every year.

The New Ivy League

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The Newsweek Kaplan College Guide has identified a new set of schools all vying for Ivy League status. New England entries include Boston College, Bowdoin, Colby, Colgate, NYU, Olin College of Engineering, RPI, University of Rochester, Skidmore, and Tufts.

Read the article to get more information.