<p>lowendnewbie: I am not in Engineering as in my OP. Their engineering program is good, I know. But a) I want to move from Toronto b) it works students to the bone, and U of T doesn’t have a great vibe in general. I did apply to Waterloo as well, but since this is primarily an American forum, I am asking for advice on the others.</p>
<p>aibarr/Sam Lee: I applied for Civil at Drexel, I thought I applied for Biomed, but I did apply for Civil. I applied for Civil because that is the area of Engineering where I am sort of interested in - structural design and also transportation engineering. Another reason why I applied to Civil (and also Indus) is because they are a little less rigorous then (imo) hardcore engineering fields such as Engineering Science/Physics, Chemical E, Mechanical E, and to a lesser extent Electrical. I would apply to Electrical because I am good at that stuff too, but it has a heavy Computer aspect, which I am so-so at.
IndusE seems like a good option because it is diverse I guess, has a bit more of the management of engineering involved too. It is also relatively “easier”, I am assuming. </p>
<p>I am more interested in Civil, but I am a bit afraid of the workload and the level of difficulty, so I am assuming IndusE is easier. Plus I have some friends who are in Industrial Engineering, who say I am more suited for that field.</p>
<p>Penn St and Northwestern, darn I should have applied for Indus I guess over Civil, but I didn’t really research heavily, as I have been busy. Would it be easy to transfer? How is Civil in these universities?</p>