correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve heard undergraduate research in engineering is not very important at all compared to in say like physics or mathematics. Moreover, it seems logical to assume M.Eng. programs would only care about 1. how many credit hours you could handle (heavy course load) 2. How quickly you could do them 3. how good you did in them
Is this generally accurate or no?
you could have probably guessed that I have no undergraduate research, but an internship and a good grades and heavy course load
The M.Eng. versus M.S. terminology is not well standardized, so this may or may not be a valid assumption.
However, for non-thesis degrees, it is true that u dergraduate research isn’t very important, but it also doesn’t matter how heavy a load you can handle or how quickly you can finish either. From a financial standpoint, programs would rather you stay longer and take more of your tuition money anyway. Really, GRE and GPA are what matter most for non-thesis degrees. Programs like to know you’ll probably succeed.