What engineering schools have the ability to change majors and coops?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

[Anonymous]

University of Maryland for sure. Easy to change engineering majors and you can get a coop in whatever you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

What is "engineering tech"?

-engineer

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

What is "engineering tech"?

-engineer

It was less calculus focused and more hands on/lab focused. At our school the degree was through the College of Information and Technology, not through the College of Engineering. It also covered Civil and Industrial Engineering, but there were computer, mechanical, and electrical equivalents as well.

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/starting-new-job/is-engineering-technology-a-good-degree

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

What is "engineering tech"?

-engineer

Same question

- another eng

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Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Engineering department is very hard to get into.

Depends on the school. VERY easy for most girls to get into Engineering at the non T20 schools.

No

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Easy for girls to get into engineering if those girls have top stats, just like boys with top stats.
Difference is, more boys with slightly lower stats apply whereas the girls have self selected themselves into something else if not top top stats

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

I've also never heard of engineering tech. At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to move into the business school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

I've also never heard of engineering tech. At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to move into the business school.

At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to transfer to schools that had an undergraduate business school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

I've also never heard of engineering tech. At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to move into the business school.

At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to transfer to schools that had an undergraduate business school.

Yeah, that used to be pretty common joke. And business major kids used to joke engineering major kids sitting around writing lab reports on the chair they are sitting on...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

I've also never heard of engineering tech. At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to move into the business school.

That is my experience as well for both of my kids. So that means you want to be at a school where you can easily transfer to business. And at many larger schools, that is not an easy task.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless very very sure about engineering, another consideration is a school that offers everything, in case like many they decide to change majors

Good point, but in my experience, most people that dropped out of the engineering program either went to the engineering tech equivalent (which is lighter on math), computer science, IT, imaging science, ect. They typically didn't switch to a non-tech major (although I did know a few kids that went into hotel and resort management from CS) so being at a school with a well rounded tech program offered a lot of opportunities for success.

I've also never heard of engineering tech. At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to move into the business school.

At my university, engineering majors who found engineering too difficult tended to transfer to schools that had an undergraduate business school.

Yeah, that used to be pretty common joke. And business major kids used to joke engineering major kids sitting around writing lab reports on the chair they are sitting on...

I guess I never heard that joke because we didn’t have a business major.