admission process into college of Engineering

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<p>Can someone give some info on whether it is required to specify a particular college at app time at UW madison? It was unclear after talking to a UW rep at a college fair tonight whether NO ONE species a college at app time or whether you simply NEED NOT indicate a college choice at app time. The colleg in question was college of engineering. </p>

<p>So my broader questions are - a. what is the process of getting into the the college of engineering at UW madision?</p>

<p>b. if appropriate , what is the academic profile of the freshmen who enter into that college ?</p>

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<p>[UW-Madison</a> Engineering, Admissions](<a href=“http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/admissions/]UW-Madison”>http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/admissions/)</p>

<p>Admission for INCOMING NEW FRESHMEN</p>

<p>If you are currently a high school student, the information below is for you. Incoming new freshmen follow a two-step process for admission to UW-Madison and admission to degree-granting departments in the College of Engineering:</p>

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<li><p>Apply to the University of Wisconsin-Madison via the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and, on the application form, designate “Engineering” as the school/college of interest. After you are admitted to UW-Madison, your classification will be EGR (pre-departmental).</p></li>
<li><p>Apply to a specific engineering department of interest. Most students apply to a department in the second semester of their freshman year and, if accepted, are “transferred” into that department at the start of their sophomore year.
Follow these steps to apply to an engineering department:
a. Maintain EGR status for at least one semester.
b. Explore engineering opportunities at [Introduction</a> to Engineering, UW-Madison Engineering](<a href=“http://www.engr.wisc.edu/introengineering/]Introduction”>http://www.engr.wisc.edu/introengineering/).
c. Select a degree-granting department from the list at [UW-Madison</a> Engineering, Degrees Offered](<a href=“http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/advising/degrees/list.html]UW-Madison”>http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/advising/degrees/list.html).
d. Meet course and grade-point requirements described at [Qualifying</a> and Applying for an Undergraduate Engineering Program](<a href=“http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/advising/internal_transfer.html]Qualifying”>http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/advising/internal_transfer.html).</p></li>
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<p>Information concerning classes, housing, tuition, financial support, student life, visiting campus, etc. is available from the Engineering Student Services homepage and many other webpages on this website.</p>

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<p>Scholarship info:</p>

<p>[Scholarships</a> available to engineering students](<a href=“http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/money/scholarships/]Scholarships”>http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/money/scholarships/)</p>

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<p>Advising process:</p>

<p><a href=“http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/current/EGRadvising.pdf[/url]”>http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/current/EGRadvising.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The end of this document (page 23/24) lists advisors and contact info - perhaps one of these people can answer more of your questions.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/newfaq/[/url]”>http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/newfaq/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[Must</a> I choose an engineering field when I apply for admission?](<a href=“http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/newfaq/must_i_choose.html]Must”>http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/newfaq/must_i_choose.html)</p>

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<p>You are accepted to the university as a whole at UW- it doesn’t matter what major/school/college you are interested in. This is why you got those answers from the college rep. It is helpful to know the direction you want to take when it is time for SOAR advising and picking your first semester classes, listing a major et al can help UW choose the advisor you see next summer. You can change your major at any time. You do not get denied or gain admission to UW based on your proposed major. For some schools and programs, such as engineering, you need to apply for admission after you have been a UW student. Mad85 gave you the links. The good news- you don’t have to worry about whether the major you put on your application, if any, made the difference in getting accepted to UW. The bad news- you still have another hurdle to jump in some cases before doing that major.</p>

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<p>Part B of the bad news is that sometimes even after you apply and meet the admission requirements after freshman year it is hard to get into your major of choice based on sheer numbers…they only allow a certain number into each major and you can get squeezed out that way too…it is a gamble…seems like a lot of pressure to put on yourself freshman year…get good grades etc. and then hope you get admitted to your engineering major.</p>

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<p>The law of supply and demand- only so much room in lab intensive and some other fields so as more students want a desired major it becomes more competitive and higher stats are needed. The UW engineering site will give info on which majors are most difficult to get into. If you have your heart set on a specific engineering major that is difficult to get into you can have the confidence that you will be one of those students, change majors or find a school you know you will be able to do that major.</p>

<p>Talk to enough adults several years out of college and will find people whose life took a different direction because of not getting into a college program- whether it was enginnering of some kind, teaching, nursing or other fields.</p>

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<p>wis75-Not really sure what you are saying…if you have you heart set on a major and you don’t get in because of “the numbers” (and you are now a sophomore) oh well buck up…it happens…give civil engineering a try pal…chemical engineering is lame anyway! I think that is pretty risky to me…would rather just get admitted directly into the major and move forward from there and not have to face that situation sophomore year!</p>

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<p>Some stellar students are confident of being chosen for their program redardless of the competition- the risk of not getting in is low for them, others may choose another school to get the major or choose another major at UW. Reality hits all of us- we can’t always do what we want to. Many older adults have ended up in different careers than they planned on at your age because of competition for a major or the job market. Part of “growing up/maturing” is accepting that dreams may need modifying. You discover that while you like “X”, so do many others- if you fall into the “better than others” you get to do “X”, otherwise you have to find something else. For some the school is more important than the major, for others the guarantee of getting the major is more important. An individual choice.</p>

<p>You can apply to both UW and a school with a direct admission to the engineering program you desire and see what happens. Then you can make decisions based on the results.</p>

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<p>I think there is a clear trend to admit at least some freshmen directly to competitive programs of choice. Admissions has discussed that in internal documents and I see it becoming reality over the next 5 years. It requires each school to add an undergrad admissions function as Business has recently done. I think it’s a good move just for competitive reasons–and a must.</p>

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<p>what are the possible outcomes of a freshman app this year indicating a desire to for , say, computer engineering (or can you simply say ‘engineering’)?</p>

<p>also, can someone tell me what the academic profile is of the freshmen that entered coE last yr?</p>

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<p>I think you misread the comment. It means apply to a different university with direct admit. Many direct admit schools have very high stats for engineering to get in as a freshman. Often much higher than the overall university.</p>

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<p>barrons got the meaning correctly, as well as a good addition.</p>