<p>im a 3rd year civil and architectural engineering 5 year co-op student shoot me questions if you like.</p>
<p>I am going to be majoring in biomedical engineering, but I figure you should be able to answer my question as a student in the engineering department.</p>
<p>Do you end up using any of the engineering programs such as CAD on your personal computer? Are they provided to you, or do you have to use the university computers for this?</p>
<p>Also, how is the quality of the education within the engineering department? Do the professors do a good job teaching? I realize that all schools have some bad professors, but how do the majority of them rank in terms of academics and helpfulness? How large is the typical class?</p>
<p>the programs that are provided are:
Bentley
Cisco<em>VPN
DST2007
EndNote
Frontpage2003
HyperChem
Impatica
Maple
Matlab
MDL</em>CrossFire<em>Commander70
MicrosoftOffice2003
MicrosoftOffice2007
Mindstorms
PASW</em>formerly<em>SPSS
Publisher2003
QCad
SSH
SymantecAV
VisualStudio
WindowsTabletPC</em>Upgrade
WindowsXP_Upgrade
X-win32</p>
<p>obiously people go ahead and get bootleg copies of other programs for their personal use. regarding your second question, i dont know the quality of professors at other schools but i can tell you there are alot of bad professors and there are alot of good, youre never really gonna get a professor that is in between. i have had bad professors but often the TA is really helpful, and this is college they expect you to be able to learn on your own. often the professors are very intelligent but dont know how to verbalize their knowledge. the typical class size is around 200 with recitations being smaller from about 20-30 kids. hope it helps if you have any other questions or need clarification just ask.</p>
<p>What were your SAT’s and GPA to get accepted into their civil engineering program? Do you know what else they look for?</p>
<p>For SAT scores w:660, r:610, m:630. My high school GPA was a 3.2 but I wouldn’t worry, they tend to accept everyone. The course work does tend to be very difficult. I have had difficulty with the material but they prepare you well for the working world an life after college. I am wrapping up my last coop as we speak and am going into my last 5 terms at Drexel and expect them to be extremely difficult. I am not sure what else they look for. when I applied to the school I wrote an essay about why I wanted to become an engineer. My friend who had a 2.8 and no more than a 1700 for SAT scores also got in. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.</p>
<p>How hard is it to maintain a 3.0 gpa? My son needs to do so to maintain his scholarship. He was accepted for 5yr co op civil and is interested in architectural, too.
Thanks.</p>
<p>Alright, a 3.0 GPA is quite reasonable, I have friends that have kept their scholarships and have had friends that have not. One thing about the GPA is that the average engineering GPA is a 2.5 across the country. I have found that the lowest anyone should be while putting forth reasonable amounts of effort should be about a 2.5. In my experience engineering majors are the best in the university at balancing a healthy amount of work and fun. If you are worried about your son losing his scholarship it is really up to him. if he keeps up with his work and doesn’t stress out too much he should be fine. Currently I am at a 3.0 i have completed 130 credits and am going into my 5 term stretch to complete my experience here and plan on graduating with at least a 3.0. the ability to take 4 credits over coop helps not only to boost GPA but also will reduce the course load later on. If he is interested in participating in the dual major it is only 6 extra classes and is quite reasonable. many of my peers along with myself chose this route and most of the engineers I have worked with through coop did the same it is a great opportunity and I would highly recommend it. No decision needs to be made until the end of Sophomore year in regards to the dual major. Any other questions?</p>
<p>Thank you for your response, drexelone. My son has narrowed his choices to PSU, Pitt, and Drexel. he is very torn in his choice. We went to the admitted students days at PSU and Pitt last week. Pitt, also in a city, gave us a city bus tour which highlighted the area. Where do you go for down time at Drexel? And do you have down time? We plan on going to Drexel, just to hang out and check out the surrounding area. I think we should walk through Penn’s campus and see what restaurants and stores are over there. And one more question…why did you pick Drexel and are you happy with your choice?
Thanks again.</p>
<p>Deciding what college is a super difficult choice. While all 3 schools are very reputable Drexel offers something that neither of the other schools do. The coop program is exceptional. while Drexel is more expensive that the others there are many scholarship opportunities and the coop program is a paid internship where the minimum per year you will make is going to be roughly 14000 and depending on where you work it can soar to 20000 a year. this greatly cuts down on the cost of the school especially if you do the 5 year program. I was talking to my coop employer this past week, and they have hired recent graduates from PSU and Drexel and the added experience of the coop internships on your resume is invaluable. one really has to stand out if coming from a school like pitt or PSU because typically if you have a summer internship it is only a 2 or 3 month internship where it is over before you even get to know the employer, and they get to know you, and get any real experience. Regarding the area, Pitt in Oakland is in a very similar area they are not really in the city of Pittsburgh. Drexel has a unique situation where you have easy access to the whole city. University city is a rapidly up and coming area. surrounded by not so great areas as pitt is in oakland Drexel’s new president is planning on expanding the campus to mirror Penn’s campus (he was formerly Penn’s president and was credited with doing the same thing and making Penn’s campus what it is today). the area will be very nice in a few years while it is nice now there is always room for improvement. I do have a decent amount of downtime in regards to classwork and i tend to spend time playing sports with my friends, going to the brand new gym, there are many places in the city that are fun. University city has alot of restaurants that are great to go to.
I chose Drexel because i loved the outlook of the school and the main thing was the coop program. There is no way i would be in the situation I am now without it. Drexel does everything they can to get you a job and the employers that apply for coops are exceptional and range from big companies to Boeing, Sunoco, Aecom, and the City of Philadelphia. There is really no way I would have built my resume up so well if I went to a regular school. Something I came across the other day is that state school budgets in PA were just cut by 40%, Drexel on the other hand is not effected by failing markets and government budgets cuts because they are private and rely on student tuition. they have built over 350 million dollars of infrastructure to better the school during the recession. Sorry for the long winded response, I am very happy with my choice and in regards to engineering I would do it over again 100’s of times. If you have any other questions let me know.</p>
<p>I will share with my son, thanks.
He mentions he thinks Drexel will give him a rushed education. What is your opinion on that?<br>
Also, where were your coops?</p>
<p>Drexel as far as I’m concerned does move quickly but its more to keep up with the pace of the work world. I have worked for the City of Philadelphia Survey district, Highway Construction unit and a design firm called AECOM. The pace of work with the city was slightly lower than that of Drexel, on the other hand AECOM works much quicker than the pace of learning. I don’t think that the pace of Drexel is any different than any other school but I can’t vouch for that. Anything else?</p>
<p>Hi, I’m an international student. So far I’m accepted for B&E program. What do you think about it? How is it compared to just business or just engineering major?
I got some merit based scholarship, but is there any scholarship available to attending students if they have high GPA during the years?</p>
<p>I do not know much about business and engineering. I know they follow the same course of study for the first year or so and then branch off to a more business approach. If it is anything like the engineering program you will be in great shape when you graduate. I think the BE program is more strenuous than the straight business program however you branch off to a more business approach before the classes get too difficult. if you have an interest in engineering I would still check out the straight engineering program and go for a minor in business. Just something to think about. Drexel does not offer any merit scholarships as you progress through your years that I am aware of, but there are plenty of other private scholarships that you can apply for. Any other questions?</p>
<p>Just to correct a posting above, Drexel’s new President, John Fry, was never President of the University of Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>John Fry was previously President of Franklin and Marchsll College. Before that, he was Executive Vice President at the University of Pennsylvania:</p>
<p>[Drexel</a> University](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/president/bio.asp]Drexel”>http://www.drexel.edu/president/bio.asp)</p>
<p>Is it possible for a 3 co-ops option to graduate within four years?
Does it save money or would I just pay the same amount?</p>
<p>Hi drexelone, I’m a student at a community college with a 2.8 GPA, I applied for Drexel Biomedical Engineering, however, I didn’t take courses that are required for Biomedical engineering I have some common courses but not all of my courses are required for Drexel Bio med engineering. Will I get accepted?</p>
<p>Does Drexel provide a good financial aid package? Like grants and scholarships etc. How hard is the engineering majors at Drexel? I’m planning on doing chemical engineering.</p>
<p>hi I have a question about drexel . I had a VIP admission ( concider that I am from Egypt ) and I am really confused whether should I continue my application cuz i read about the binding decision is it applicable all over the world or just in the US univ ? and how much do u think i would receive scholarship</p>
<p>Drexelone has not posted on here for a year and a half and has probably graduated and moved on. A source for questions about financial aid at any college is the the federal Department of Education’s [College</a> Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics](<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/]College”>College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics)
As for questions about early admissions, you really need to contact the Drexel admissions people 215-895-2400 or through email [Contact</a> Admissions | Drexel University](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/admissions/contact/]Contact”>Contact Us)</p>