Normal Science vs. Engineering School for a Female Student in STEM

Calciferous
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 02:25:12 +0000

I’m a female looking to major in a STEM subject (leaning towards computer science). My counselor had advised me to apply for the engineering department in colleges rather than the “arts and science” ones, claiming that the engineering departments heavily favor female applicants while the normal sciences departments do not do so.

I eventually applied for the “Arts and Sciences” for all of my colleges (wasn’t sure whether I wanted to commit myself to engineering), but now I’m wondering if I really should have applied for engineering anyways. Is there really any difference between engineering departments and normal science departments on how they view girls?

(I have a 2300+ SAT, am in robotics, and about 3/4 of my classes are sciences).