Insight into STEM admissions
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Anonymous
That’s because some of the smartest people are applying to be math majors. But I’ve never known anyone not admitted to the major in itself. If you’re trying to go into a field where you have to be incredibly intelligent, of course admissions will be tough, but there will always be a space for those who can cut it. |
Anonymous
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Does universities distinguish between a "Pure Math" applicant vs a "Applied Math" applicant?
Are they both hard majors to apply for? |
Anonymous
| I really, really wish my son had been willing to consider Materials Engineering. There's a high demand right now, and it's a bit easier to be admitted into. We visited a few engineering schools, and they all had nearly 100% placement for materials engineers. |
Anonymous
Yes. At some colleges Applied Math is housed in the College of Engineering/Applied Sciences and Pure Math is housed in the College of Arts and Sciences/Liberal Arts. |
Anonymous
Was recommended for my kid to do ChemE and MaterialsE would be an available option for employment. Not sure if that is accurate- she only wanted ChemE anyway |
Anonymous
Is one more competitive than the other? If so, which one? |
Anonymous
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Most E Schools do not ask about the intended major at application time. So this does not usually impact E school admissions.
Often, not always, student needs to declare a major at end of 2nd semester. Some E Schools (example: VT) will require a minimum GPA as of the end of some academic term to select a particularly popular engineering school major. |
Anonymous
Those 4 often have more challenging job prospects than most engineers will have. Most US colleges do not ask about applicant's intended major as part of the admissions process. |
Anonymous
Laugh. Funniest post today. |
Anonymous
DP disagree with STEAM, but arts programs are insanely competitive, especially any technical art program. Artists design and create a lot of our everyday products. |
Anonymous
It probably varies. E School admissions are tough most places right now, so maybe Applied Math is a harder admit than Pure Math. However, there are plenty of top colleges where the Arts & Sciences school or Sciences school also is a hard admit. Either Math is more employable if combined with some relevant minor. That minor might be CS, engineering, physics, or something else -- depending on the student's intended career field. |
Anonymous
NP. Most US colleges do require a student to choose between Engineering and Arts & Sciences, where you'd find the above majors, at the time of application. There are exceptions, of course. |
Anonymous
Every school 2 kid applied to (20) asked about intended major; most had room for 3 choices. |
Anonymous
Nanotech is definitely where all the jobs and $ will be shifting, already happening in industry! My DS great but not top-5 public college of engineering is adding Materials Science as a major in engineering, and word is bringing in new professors. The current Nano stuff is currently under mech-E, not chemical, in this school, but based on how the top-15 E-schools list their courses, Materials Sci is really a mix of the two. Son is mechanical but now wondering if should switch to materials, though as it is new might not make sense |
Anonymous
| Nano is strong and likely has legs, but there is still very strong demand for EE and CompE graduates. |