<p>I don't really know what engineering I want to do. What I remember from my Purdue visit is that they have this great first year program where you find out about the different engineering majors. How does Georgia Tech's undecided engineering class compare with that?</p>
<p>It doesn’t seem as good as Purdue’s.</p>
<p>How so? In what way?</p>
<p>I dont want to discourage you at all from Purdue, I love it here and I’m a First Year Engineering Student. However, don’t let the Engr 131, the class that you learn all about the other types of engineering fool you, it is awful. That class is two credit hours and you have a minimum of 6 hours of homework to do a week. Its not fun and interesting homework either. Its researching useless information about professors in certain disciplines and learning to compute variance and standard deviation. Along with that, you will have a semester long project where you do something (in my case…change the commuter system around purdue) where you meet with your teams every week to address different milestones all amounting to a final presentation at the end which most dread. </p>
<p>Again dont get me wrong, I absolutely love Purdue and love where I live and surrounding areas, I wouldnt trade for any other school. I just dont want you to be confused about what your getting yourself into.</p>
<p>(engr 131 - bad…but once your through you dont have to deal with it) I got through my first year ok and handled plenty…its all time management. Know when you can/want to drink, party, hang out with girls (trust me, I did all that) came away with a 3.3 and I’m only gonna try harder next semester. </p>
<p>One other thing, to get through Purdue’s first year requirements they over schedule you second semester. My advice, take what you know you can handle your first semester. If you can take 17 hrs. do it but know you will have to commit more time than someone who takes 15. Its better to take 15 and have a 3.5 than to take 17 with a 2.8 but if you can take 17 and can manage it and come out with a 3.3 do it. You’ll thank me second semester when you dont have to take a science selective or gened.</p>
<p>Best of luck</p>
<p>This sounds just like a course I am having to take as a freshman engineering major. It is also 2 hours, but the work load is tremendously more than what a 2 hour class should entail. We don’t even get the luxury of learning about different engineering disciplines, they just assume that you know you are in the right place to begin with. I think it is pretty standard to have a course somewhat like this as a freshman in order to see who is willing to put in the work and nothing more.</p>