engineering for females

KLSD
Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:49:17 +0000

Agree with @boneh3ad

ECs in HS are limited to only a few engineering fields and only those in communities with robotics and other similar programs. CBE, Materials, Civil, BME are flooded with former HS student mathematicians and scientists that want to develop deeper critical thinking skills to solve problems. We don’t seem to put the same constraints on those applying for a biology, physics or chemistry degree. Think about the different way most pre-med or chemistry students versus chemical engineering students approach organic chemistry. Many engineering students enter the freshman year science core undeclared and dabble in a few introductory class disciplines. Professors can define the sophomore weed out course in each major where they and their students see who has the aptitude and desire to be successful.

Also, engineering graduates go on to do everything from design, manufacturing, marketing, sales, research, project management, patent law or MD and the general public is unaware that the basis of all these jobs is highly developed critical thinking skills. I’m not sure why a 17 year old should understand “what engineers do”

With 2 current college students in a competitive engineering school, only one had relevant ECs. Those ECs and skills developed definitely helped with a freshman summer internship, not sure they helped with college acceptance though.