Michigan Engineering - Dilemma? Advice needed!

jellabo
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:02:24 +0000

@nomadba3–thank you very much; I’ll keep your words in mind.

@sealipper–I will definitely try to take it slow first. I’m not inclined towards partying or anything of that sort, so I’m positive I’ll focus more on my homework. Hopefully I will find a good study group; if I were to be on Central Campus (I’m thinking I could do MRC), would I be constantly going to North campus to meet up with other engineers to study with? Or are there plenty on Central too?
Do you think doing MRC is too much for my first year, by the way? I do want to have a decent load, but I also want to get that research experience. And thank you very much for the advice; I really appreciate it!

@square–That’s very good! I feel like if I work hard enough, I’ll definitely surpass that 3.0 minimum requirement. I’m glad to know that most things will be based on hard work rather than pure intelligence. Do you still have the time to devote yourself to any clubs or organizations, as well as any research? I remember I was watching a video on UM’s solar car team and that was pretty fascinating to me. I agree as well, I will most likely be very unwilling to watch any lecture videos, but I think I’m going to buy a solid AP Physics book (or maybe just some Physics textbook?) to try to work through or something whenever I get the chance. Actually, do you happen to know what Physics textbook is used at Michigan for freshmen? Maybe getting a head start will help me a lot. Thanks for the advice!