Where did your 3.0 student end up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just wondering how a "smart" kid has a 3.0 and "bad" test scores. Just saying. Sounds like an average kid, not a smart one, which is just fine except average kids don't become engineers.

Hahaha I had 3.0 and was very smart but didnt care about HS classes etc. and was horrible at tests!!! Went to a ABET engineering program...worked my A$$ off and have an engineering degree and work as an engineer...no one cares where the degree comes from eventually...only that you have one. If they are willing to put the work in they will get through engineering classes- another PP noted that classes are curved- very true!!

AND- smart people become engineers because they can read a book and test well- then the real world comes and common sense is needed and they have none...I manage plenty of PE's that have 0 ability to look outside the textbook box- and then fail when it comes to implementing in the real world.

[Anonymous]

Agree with Duquesne above. Great small engineering program. Pittsburgh is a nice place to go to school. Highly recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern, taken off wait list a few days ago, first semester London, full pay at 86k.

[Anonymous]

You could look at Shippensburg University or York College of Pennsylvania. They both offer engineering degrees.

[Anonymous]

Just go to the US News rankings for undergraduate engineering programs at schools that offer a doctorate and filter the results to show schools with the highest acceptance rate first.

Among those you'll find there:

University of Texas - El Paso (100% acceptance rate)

South Dakota State University (98%)

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (97%)

University of Maine (97%)

University of Mississippi (97%)

University of Kansas (93%)

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

If he doesn't test well, he is going to have challenges in engineering; lots of of weed out courses to challenge the students and only the strongest students survive.

[Anonymous]

University of Alabama and Ole Miss would be good contenders too OP. “Name Brand” for future job applications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The thing to keep in mind is any ABET accredited school is going to have the same baseline required classes and they are hard. Getting into a program is one thing. Staying in it is another.

Maybe one thing for your son to look into is an Engineering Technology degree. The classes are less abstract. More hands on. It’s not the same as an engineering degree and will lead to different job opportunities, but it may be a better fit

People say this all the time. Engineering classes are hard, but they are also frequently curved. The curve would of course depend on who is in the class.

Yes, they are often curved. But you still have to get through them. Students getting weeded out of engineering is a very real thing at many schools. And at some you start in general engineering and then have to have a minimum gpa for acceptance to the specific major.

My DC is starting at an engineering school this fall and these are things we didn’t realize at the start of the college search. I also didn’t know the Engineering Technology degree existed. So just sharing learnings.

[Anonymous]

Look at

York of PA
UMBC
Loyola MD
CNU
Miami Oh
U Ohio
Hofstra
Drexel

[Anonymous]

Find the nearest state school with an ROTC program and shove him in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern, taken off wait list a few days ago, first semester London, full pay at 86k.

There is no longer any "first semester London" at Northeastern. There's first semester in a variety of other locations (N.U.in), and there is "first year London" (London Scholars).

[Anonymous]

New thread on this very topic every other week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New thread on this very topic every other week

Every topic is rephrased and rehashed on here constantly.

Your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New thread on this very topic every other week

Every topic is rephrased and rehashed on here constantly.

Your point?

That every two weeks there is a thread seeking school recommendations for a 3.0 student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GMU

No, GPA is too low. 75th percentile at GMU has a 3.99; median has a 3.70 and bottom 25th has a 3.42. https://research.schev.edu/rdPage.aspx?enrollment&rdReport=Enrollment.B10_FreshmanProfile