looking for a school that will take a B kid for engineering who has a ton of service hours

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to think about whether your kid will make it through engineering school. Seriously.


I disagree. But the kid described should avoid an engineering program with deliberate weed-out classes.

That would rule out ODU and VT, in Virginia, for example. Fine schools, but both have intentional weed out classes.

Everyone here will disagree, but I would at least apply to UVa Engineering if in state. UVa would place some admissions weight on those kinds of service projects. UVa is small and more supportive and has a high graduation rate in engineering for students who start in engineering.

Depending in student's intended major within engineering, consider CNU and GMU and UMBC.



WTF? A B average and service hours done from religious service will not get the kid in. And they also have weed out classes. Are you high?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cornell, hotel management.

Along the line of hospitality, operations, real estate development, or sustainable lodging, etc.


A B student is not getting into Cornell, even hotel management.


ED NYU
Anonymous
Dayton
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to think about whether your kid will make it through engineering school. Seriously.


I disagree. But the kid described should avoid an engineering program with deliberate weed-out classes.

That would rule out ODU and VT, in Virginia, for example. Fine schools, but both have intentional weed out classes.

Everyone here will disagree, but I would at least apply to UVa Engineering if in state. UVa would place some admissions weight on those kinds of service projects. UVa is small and more supportive and has a high graduation rate in engineering for students who start in engineering.

Depending in student's intended major within engineering, consider CNU and GMU and UMBC.



WHAT?! zero chance. seriously?
Anonymous
U Dayton
U Cincinnati
Saint Louis University
Marquette
Clarkson
Union
Lafayette (maybe)
U Denver
Anonymous
RIT for civil engineering technology
Anonymous
Engineering is a grind almost anywhere. Would a B student want that or is this more parent-driven?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Kettering

I do not think the model would work with LDS missions in college - but who knows.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to think about whether your kid will make it through engineering school. Seriously.


I disagree. But the kid described should avoid an engineering program with deliberate weed-out classes.

That would rule out ODU and VT, in Virginia, for example. Fine schools, but both have intentional weed out classes.

Everyone here will disagree, but I would at least apply to UVa Engineering if in state. UVa would place some admissions weight on those kinds of service projects. UVa is small and more supportive and has a high graduation rate in engineering for students who start in engineering.

Depending in student's intended major within engineering, consider CNU and GMU and UMBC.


What do you disagree with? I am an engineer and I see nothing wrong with that statement. Engineering is hard no matter where you go.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Cornell, hotel management.

Along the line of hospitality, operations, real estate development, or sustainable lodging, etc.


Not a realistic recommendation.
Anonymous
Cornell engineering? People say some crazy stuff here!!
Anonymous
Try Penn state or University of Delaware, doesn't hurt!
Anonymous
It's hard to beat BYU's price as an LDS member.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to think about whether your kid will make it through engineering school. Seriously.


I disagree. But the kid described should avoid an engineering program with deliberate weed-out classes.

That would rule out ODU and VT, in Virginia, for example. Fine schools, but both have intentional weed out classes.

Everyone here will disagree, but I would at least apply to UVa Engineering if in state. UVa would place some admissions weight on those kinds of service projects. UVa is small and more supportive and has a high graduation rate in engineering for students who start in engineering.

Depending in student's intended major within engineering, consider CNU and GMU and UMBC.


Lol “weed out” classes exist to “weed out” kids who can’t be engineers. And just stop on UVA. Zero chance. Zero.

No, they exist because the major is oversubscribed any many schools want fewer students in the high level classes.
Anonymous
Take a look at Elizabethtown in PA. On paper, the engineering faculty there is off the charts.
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