Will doing a 9th semester with little engineering hurt grad school chances?

Graduate School
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I am a division 1 athlete and have the opportunity to stay an extra semester. I am worried that this might affect my chances at getting into a Master of Structural Engineering program. My extra semester would only have 1 engineering class but I could do another internship this summer. Would this hurt my chances?
I am a senior civil engineering student, 3.7 cumulative GPA and GRE scores in the around the 87th percentile for both section.

2

???
Are you concerned that the 9th semester will only have 1 engineering class? Why would that matter if you already have your engineering classes completed during the first 8 semesters?

3

I don’t think so. As long as you have good GPA, research experience, and good prof. recommendations you are fine.

4

I wouldn’t be starting grad school until fall of 2016. By then it would have been a long time since I took my main engineering classes

5

That doesn’t matter. Also there is a grad school forum for future grad school questions.

6

I don’t think your situation is different from many 5th year senior eng’g students. You’d be applying to grad schools during fall of that 5th year.

7

It is absolutely no problem. May engineering students work for a while before going to graduate school so you are well within norms.

8

Thanks for the insight