Civil Eng Masters - Are transfers possible?

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<p>Hi everyone, this is my first post as I just chanced upon this forum today. =) </p>

<p>My dream is to study in the US for my postgraduate degree but the exorbitant tuition fees are a huge bummer. Funding opportunities would probably be nil considering my GPA and also being an international student who is only applying for M.Eng in Structural Engineering. My GRE is decent (Q: 750, V:700, A:scoring-in-progress) but faculty probably wouldn't place much emphasis on this. As such, I would like to ask if the following alternative options are possible:</p>

<p>(1) Enrol in a part-time Masters programme in home country and then switch over to US grad school after about 2 semesters (4 courses). Do US civil eng programs allow transfer of credits? </p>

<p>(2) Apply to work in a reputable US consulting firm and then study part-time M.Eng. I'm not too sure about the recruitment policies of US firms with regards to international applicants though.</p>

<p>Also, how much weightage does grad school place on work experience? I've been working in the field as a junior engineer for about 1 year now.</p>

<p>Hope someone can help to answer my queries? Thank you!</p>

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<p>Jeun,</p>

<p>Graduate schools often will not accept transfers or transfer credit and if they to do, it is a limited to a few credit hours. Also, switching after 2 semesters might be way too late.</p>

<p>Try asking this question in the Engineering forum, I know there are experienced CE majors who can help you,</p>

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<p>Hi nshah,</p>

<p>Thanks, will do just that...</p>