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<p>Ok, so, show us a picture. Then we'll take you more seriously.</p>
<p>lol.</p>
<p>Being a girl in engineering doesn't make you dumb. Posting a pic online is. End of subject, stop wasting posts.</p>
<p>So, I guess everyone on myspace, facebook, and hundreds and thousands of other websites is "dumb." Chicken.</p>
<p>Can we all stop with the leghumping? Why does it matter what shoebox looks like?</p>
<p>shackleford, shut up. </p>
<p>college confidential = she doesn't need to feel intimidate or badgered by you.</p>
<p>lol look at older posts by Shackleford. He asks female cc users for their picture. Pretty strange.</p>
<p>Oh, God, fine, I'll drop it. I was just trying to be an ass.</p>
<p>"Oh, God, fine, I'll drop it. I was just trying to be an ass."</p>
<p>Great. You succeeded.</p>
<p>Yes, a male wants to know what a female looks like. We all know this is a strange event. Can we stop with the amazement already?</p>
<p>I honestly don't see what the big deal is about not having many girls in engineering. We don't see people running around talking about what a serious problem it is that more women want to be ice skaters than men. Guys are more interested in engineering right now. That might change in the future, it might not. If girls weren't allowed to go into engineering, then we'd have a problem.</p>
<p>And of course, some girls that choose to go into a different profession would've made great engineers and loved their jobs. But many people would have been better suited for majors and jobs that they didn't pursue. That doesn't mean we're going to go chasing after all of them saying "YOU'D LOVE ECONOMICS! CHANGE YOUR MAJOR, WE KNOW BEST!" </p>
<p>This also isn't to say that I'm against things like Women in Engineering Day. It's good to show people what's out there. But I'm a girl and I also don't appreciate the "You're an ENGINEERING major? GOOD FOR YOU!" comments that I sometimes get.</p>
<p>Exactly. I just sort of grew up around engineering, from my dad to playing with Legos to being really good at maths and sciences my entire life. I know I would've been equally as good, if not better, in a major like political science. However, I chose engineering just like someone else chose economics.<br>
I also agree that we don't need to be put up on a pedastle all the time. I think things like "Women in Engineering" days are somewhat benificial because some girls might not have ever heard of engineering or had a biased opinion. But once we get to college, I wish we could just all settle down and accept that some girls chose engineering and some boys chose education. Girls have enough struggles without being pointed out all the time.</p>
<p>well, any hot girls here ?</p>
<p>lol. I'm a girl getting ready to go to an engineering school. Yes, girls are intimidated...but I think girls just really aren't interested in math or science that much. They seem to do alright in my school, but I'm the only one who likes it. I think the calender is hilarious...I do not think that it's demeaning, I think the entire stigma of ugly nerds doing engineering is demeaning. </p>
<p>I agree with shoebox on the getting HS girls into it--if you have a 'women in engineering' day, you're only going to attract girls already interested. If they were to show girls that they can have fun and go to a school that is 80% male...they'd be more likely to do it.
And no, I don't want to go into engineering just because of the 4:1 ratio....but I certainly get along better with guys than annoying girls who complain and talk about their problems.</p>
<p>and how are you, wentworth, going to judge if we're hot by our CC posts? lol.</p>
<p>i think the ratio is 5:1 now
hot people has their posts on fire :D</p>
<p>LOL (10chars)</p>
<p>you boys are amusing. i (a girl) am probably going into civil/environmental engineering. i for one am looking forward to a never-ending supply of lab partners. :p</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm wondering the same, wentworth.</p>
<p>Mellow - You're right on =P In my ECE lab, the guys pretty much gave me first pick on who to have as a partner. Also, when you ask for help, none of the guys will turn you down, especially at schools with low percentages of girls. While this is sometimes helpful, definently don't abuse it: the guys seem to get annoyed when you act dumb, since you're just another girl in engineering. Somehow having boobs and lacking a ***** makes us dumber at the start. But definently don't hesitate to ask for help from the guys: it's intimidating at first (and still sort of is), but i'm never turned down. And always be willing to give help, they appriciate it just as much. I actually think that being a girl in engineering is better than being a girl, just because of the opporunities.
But, to warn you, it isn't as glitz and glamour being a girl. It can be frustrating and overwhelming at times, not only because engineering is very tough period, but you really have no other girls to turn to at times. And while its easy to get help from the guys, theres nothing like having one of your own over at night and sit around in PJs and work on an assignment. </p>
<p>Good luck to both of you, Mellow and Seuferk, you'll both enjoy engineering =) What field are you both interested in, and where have you applied/been accepted?</p>