engineering for females

lookingforward
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:22:48 +0000

I never said, "Extensive experience in engineering. " I say, math-sci ECs, including something collaborative. Engineering, after all is collaborative.

Of course, many colleges don’t require that. Many do let you in, then you sink or swim on your own.

But what’s safer? Telling a kid a pipe dream is fine, because you think so or know someone who…? Or suggesting a rising junior cover more bases?

@Eyemgh, too many kids say what OP did. “Sounds” doesn’t show any follow through. Or awareness. Both are key traits for a top college admit. Ime, the frequent answers, besides “sounds,” are that they watched Discovery Channel or played with Legos, as a young kid. Or a version of, “I get my best grades in math, so…” Then, you look for some “show, not just tell.”

The experiences don’t need to be eye popping. Nor do they need to relate to a * specific* subset of engineering. But it’s a challenging track and you want to find kids who can likely manage it.