Hi, our son is starting this fall in the engineering department. Students are admitted directly to engineering, unlike at other schools. When our family toured Miami last spring, I indicated on the registration form that we were interested in a tour of the engineering department and we were set up with an appointment to meet directly with Norm Krumpe, the chief department adviser for Computer Science and Software Engineering. My son and husband, who attended the meeting, were very impressed. Mr. Krumpe spent a lot of time answering all of our son’s questions and gave them a tour of the department. After acceptance, Mr. Krumpe arranged for our son to sit in on an engineering class during Make It Miami day and he also had two students in the department meet with our son and show him around. Both experiences really made our son feel special and we, as parents, comfortable that the faculty is available and approachable.
There are some other great posts with more information about Miami’s engineering department if you look in the history.
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