How would you rate mechanical programs at these schools?

eyemgh
Sat, 16 Jan 2016 02:13:09 +0000

The jump from JuCo/CC is tough for most. The rigor is harder at most four year institutions. At the end of the day, Calculus is Calculus and Physics is Physics, for the most part (some schools go deeper than others). The difference is pace and testing. There’s variation among schools, but classes at the 4 year level typically move faster than at CC. The testing is typically harder too. That can mean tougher problems or simply more bulk, more questions per given time interval. This also varies from institution to institution and even between different professors teaching the same class at the same school. The thing is, the students who you’ll be joining have already adapted to these things. You will have to do it at a time in your curriculum where you’ll be taking almost exclusively tech classes, so there won’t be any fluff to lighten the load. You’ll do fine, but I’d suggest you bone up on any of your course work that will be re-utilized going forward. The engineers here can tell you what academic knowledge from the first two years will be important going forward (I specifically remember @boneh3ad advising my son to review Taylor and maybe Maclaurin series). I’d know that stuff really well. Good luck!