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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Civil and chemical engineering are relative easier admissions. AE (sub of ME) and BioE are more popular. CompE and EE are the most competitive. All sciences are similar. [/quote]

Please spell out those acronyms.[/quote]
NP but they are not that hard!  CompE - Computer Engineering and EE = Electrical Engineering

I have two kids in Engineering in College - would agree on Chemical being not as competitive.  Tough one right now is biomedical.  The irony is that Chemical Engineering has really changed - it's not just Dupont which is what I thought of.  It focuses on atoms/molecules or [b]the whole "nano" world which is the new buzz word.[/b]  My Chemical Engineering kid wants to do something that borders with biomedical focusing medical research - things like tissue regrowth.  There are a lot of similarities between Chemical and Biomedical so if your child can't get into Biomed encourage them to look at Chemical.

Mechanical can be competitive- depends on the school.  [/quote]

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[/quote]

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