What does it take to be an engineering student?

TooOld4School
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 18:45:02 +0000

Many engineering schools admit you to the engineering school first and require you to decide your specialty after 3 or 4 terms of intro courses. Others admit you to the school and require a minimum GPA for different programs. Most freshman do not have sufficient exposure to the different disciplines to choose wisely.

Those open ended essay questions are about the adcom learning how you think. Engineers have a problem solving mindset and you must first recognize a problem to solve it. Even an improvement that seems tiny to you can make a huge difference in a different person’s life.