Well, for those interested I have another story to tell that might be interesting for those considering studying Aerospace Engineering.
At Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, we have one of the biggest and most well-known aerospace engineering faculties of Europe. The interesting thing is that two years ago the entire 5-year course got it's english equivalent. So it's now possible for foreigners to come to Delft and do their study following the english language course. One advantage of Delft over other aerospace institutions is that the whole range of aerospace subjects is covered and specialisation in a lot of areas is possible. (E.g. aerodynamics, flight controls and flight simulation, aircraft design and performance, structures and materials, aerospace management)
Furthermore in Delft much attention is paid to teamwork and from the first year on you will work on 'real world' aviation and space projects in project teams that are working together to bring the project to a good ending. Often the aerospace industry is involved in these projects and this makes it a great experience as a student.
Of course, as you will have noted in the previous postings, there's still a lot of boring math and mechanics, but that's something you will have to accept as being part of the game. (And in the end it can be very usefull, I discovered)
This is not intended to be an advertisement for Delft Aerospace, but I consider it a suitable option for those considering a career in aerospace engineering. Besides, Delft is a nice town to live and you will find students from all over the world here.
You might check out their website at
http://www.delftaerospace.com/
For your information, I studied there from 1993 to 1999 and enjoyed it very much. I specialised in automatic flight controls and flight simulation. Currently I am being trained as an airline pilot for a big Dutch airline, but I still have great interest in the latest developments in flight control and simulation and hope that I can combine my future flying job, with some 'brainwork' as an aerospace engineer. Anyway, having an aerospace engineering degree and being a pilot gives you a pretty all-round feeling.
(To be honest, I have to admit that being (not so) busy in the cockpit, is a nicer job that doing calculations on your desktop, in a hot and steamy office, as I'm doing right now...)