<p>I love their “learn by doing” philosophy. It’s what attracted me over other universities. I can’t wait to get started there this fall. I am hoping to get involved in some of these projects. Can anyone share their experiences?</p>
<p>I’m a senior this year but in applied math & statistics, not engineering.</p>
<p>I’ve enjoyed the hands-on approach. I’ve had many projects and I think this is a great way to learn. Working with people has sometimes been a chore but other times been a delight.</p>
<p>It’s a good school, you’ll learn a lot. Just don’t flunk out. It’s not a cakewalk for most people. You’ll be surrounded with people just as smart as you or smarter in your major courses. And you’ll be shown the door if you don’t belong in engineering I’m sure like a lot of people will. I remember one of my upper-division math teachers talking about how our average for the class was a little low and they kind of shifted it on the fact that we had many engineering majors bringing down the average mixed in with math majors. They said that the average would’ve been perfect for the calculus class they were teaching because that meant they could fail a huge portion of the class to show that they do not belong. The average wasn’t even that bad, the class average was around a 70. But 70 is failing in a math class. Don’t get me wrong, the teacher was great and I learned a crazy ton. I worked harder than a horse for that class. A buddy of mine in civil said an average for one of his classes was 27% (obviously was going to be curved though). One of my best friends is in MechE and a lot of his classes curve significantly. I think the lowest I’ve seen in my math classes was 40% for a class average. I think a C- is acceptable in an engineering course for passing, but you’ll kill your GPA that way.</p>
<p>There’s a weeding out process to separate the talent. Study hard, play hard.</p>