<p>Yes, some tips for engineering undergrads aspiring to be a structural engineer.</p>
<p>Must have a good physical understanding of “continuum theory”
Good solid math backgrounds is a must!!!
Fluent in programming (yeah, I know but still good-old fortran is preferred :p)
Fluent in Matlab is a must these days and Symbolic Mathematics software (e.g. Maple) is a plus
Some exposure to computational structural analysis softwares:
For starters, experiences in building up a structure model (pre-process) and running a simple analysis using an easy-to-use FEA codes like ANSYS, ALGOR will prepare you well for more advanced non-linear FEA codes like Abacus, MSC/Dytran, LS/DYNA for use in your job/graduate schools (excellent item to put in your resume!!!)</p>