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The general advice given to prospective uni students is to do what you like because then you will do well and that opens doors. Perhaps not the ones you expect but doors none-the-less. Also, be prepared to change your plans. I went to uni to become a land/environment manager (you know, fight the good fight) but in second year did a subject on past climate and environment and loved it. I started a PhD on paleoclimate which I didn't finish (long unhappy story) but wound up becoming a technician in the geochemistry lab running mass spectrometers, GCs, HPLC etc. It's a good enough job but nothing like where I expected to be 20 years ago.
When choosing a uni, it is often said that at undergrad level it's the reputation of the uni you consider (assuming it offers the course you want) but at postgrad level it's the reputation of the academic unit you consider. [Of course other issues like travel and accommodation also raise their heads.] I think in general those three unis have a good reputation so I couldn't split them that way. I would look at the academic units where you will be based. How big are they? Are they static or growing? What sort of research do they do? Some of that may seem a bit remote when doing Eng101 but the benefits of being in the right place will become more apparent over time.
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