I am totally biased I took the liberal arts route and I haven't looked back for a second. To be completely honest, it doesn't matter. If you are an intelligent capable professional, a degree from a 3rd ranked school won't help you any less than a degree from 2nd ranked school. I would say follow your instinct. The liberal arts route will expose you to a whole bunch of courses that you may not get at the technical school and if staying up all night doing a problem set for a crappy tech class sucks, imagine trying to write a paper about the Chinese shrimp trade.
One last thought, most folks I went to school with had one path in mind when they got to college only to major in something totally different. I went to college to major in jazz performance and I left with a degree in Economics and Latin American studies. Do what makes you happy. Life is too short.
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I am totally biased I took the liberal arts route and I haven't looked back for a second. To be completely honest, it doesn't matter. If you are an intelligent capable professional, a degree from a 3rd ranked school won't help you any less than a degree from 2nd ranked school. I would say follow your instinct. The liberal arts route will expose you to a whole bunch of courses that you may not get at the technical school and if staying up all night doing a problem set for a crappy tech class sucks, imagine trying to write a paper about the Chinese shrimp trade. One last thought, most folks I went to school with had one path in mind when they got to college only to major in something totally different. I went to college to major in jazz performance and I left with a degree in Economics and Latin American studies. Do what makes you happy. Life is too short.