Engineering Girls

<p>Hey guys, I am a female going into the field of mechanical engineering. I have heard all of the stereotypes that engineering girls will have men falling all over them because they have two X chromosomes, however I would like to inquire as to whether this is actually the case. I am decent looking, not super hot, but not unattractive either, and I like to think of myself as fairly friendly and outgoing. I would also like to inquire as to whether the majority of engineering guys are really as socially awkward as society would have me believe. I like geeky guys and find awkwardness to be endearing--to a point. This point being awkward in the way that a really tall person is, not awkward in the way that we can't hold a simple conversation. Furthermore, please advise me on the best ways to attract engineering guys. Thanks so much! xxoo</p>

<p>I am a woman who majored in engineering. I didn’t have guys falling all over me, but I had a lot of great guys as friends. One of them was like a brother to me and gave me advice about other guys! The boys in my classes ranged from worldly and gorgeous to geeky and shy. When my future husband walked into my finite elements class, I wasn’t too impressed. He wore thick, black-rimmed glasses and a dorky western shirt. He introduced himself to me and he looked so young and helpless that I offered to give him a tour of Austin. Lo and behold, he was a great guy and cleaned up well! We studied together constantly and talked about music since we both played instruments. We were engaged within three months.</p>

<p>But this was after I’d been in engineering school for 4 1/2 years, so it didn’t happen right off the bat! Just be yourself and have fun. You’ll meet guys in other majors, too, you know! In your other classes, your dorm, at parties, etc.</p>

<p>My D was an Engineering major - and had an XKCD cartoon on her dorm room door for 2 years: “The odds are good - but the goods are odd”. But she has a lot of college guy friends that she still stays in touch with. And the best way to attract engineer guys? - talk to them like a regular person!</p>

<p>If you are at least mildly attractive you will probably need to think of ways to keep guys AWAY from you, rather than attracting them TO YOU. </p>

<p>In my experiences though, engineering guys are usually fairly sociable, active, clean-cut, and easy to get along with. Some are socially awkward, but most are not.</p>

<p>I go to a large school that is both a major jock school, and a major engineering school (size/funding-wise), and my impression is that there are many normal guys in engineering. Like I implied, I attribute this to the school’s sport-craziness, so it attracts men who are simultaneously into engineering and sports, whereas a school like MIT or Embry Riddle, explicit STEM schools without being sportsy, probably attract the stereotypical social outcast STEM guys. Like me. :D</p>

<p>So aim for a school that is known nationally for sports and has a good engineering program.</p>

<p>Plus, mechanical engineering is probably the jockiest engineering major there is. Not that many bona fides nerds in mech e, in my experience.</p>

<p>I should add that if there is a guy you are interested in, you HAVE TO GIVE HIM SIGNALS. The reason for this is that guys in engineering assume that any attractive girl in engineering classes already has a boyfriend and isn’t worth approaching.</p>

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<p>OHHH, that’s where I went wrong! ;)</p>

<p>Personally I have seen all types of guys for engineering, the stereotypes are kinda dated now or fading away a bit, which is good. There are party guys who are super smart, the traditional geeky ones and the workaholic but non-geeky. The really awkward ones I would say are the minority. There’s everything but sometimes this will depend on the specific major. As a girl, I have not felt discriminated against or felt like I was being stalked by guys lol. However, guys have been a little more helpful when you ask them something when there’s a class with like 2 girls and over 50 guys. Overall, engineering guys are very down to earth and appreciate that in a girl as well. Just be yourself and meet ppl, college is the perfect time to do so. My college bf wasn’t an engineer but in life sciences, met him thru other friends.</p>

<p>The best way to attract an engineering guy, or any guy for that matter, is to simply smile at him when he looks at you. And then put him at ease when he makes an attempt to talk to you.</p>