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Originally Posted by pituoe So, my question is this : are all engineering students so geared toward math and science that only the top of these students do well, or can students with stronger English and language backgrounds still hold their own in engineering, even if it means working a bit harder than everyone else? |
First of all, let me say that a lot of engineering students have gotten 700+ on their SAT I Writing, so it's not like they're English-challenged and can't read or write as fluently as a CL&S major. Yes, less-gifted students definitely hold their own in engineering through hard work. In every Computer Science class, there's a few Good Will Huntings who don't take notes in lecture or go to discussion because they just get everything, but there aren't enough of them to occupy all the A/A- grades, and that's where the hard workers fit in. Anyways, more and more grading emphasis is being put on "lab reports" and "presentation/oral communication skills" due to ABET requirements, so you may see syllabi with grading schemes in your favor by the time you hit those upper-division courses.
