Am I screwed?

annasdad
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:58:50 +0000

A 2.9 GPA is going to make it tough for admission into any engineering program, because it would raise serious questions about whether you have the ability and the work ethic to succeed in an extremely challenging program.

You might consider going to a community college for two years, working hard and building up your stats, then transferring to an engineering school to complete your degree. Many community colleges (at least in Illinois, I assume it’s the same elsewhere) have articulation agreements with engineering schools that provide that as long as you take the recommended courses and achieve the required grades, the engineering school will accept all the CC credits. You still have to go through the regular transfer application process, but you’re assured that you get full credit for the time at the CC.