How to I get into a good Engineering Grad School?

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<p>Hello, I just finished my freshman year I Emory University, and I want to be an electrical engineer. They don't have undergrad engineering program nor a grad program at Emory. So I am totally lost in terms of knowing what to do... For now, I am thinking of majoring in a subject somewhat related to engineering, and then apply to an engineering graduate school, but I don't know what requirements they have... So my questions are:</p>

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<li><p>What are the course requirements for graduate engineering schools for top notch programs like UPenn or GA Tech? I can't seem to find anywhere that talks about their requirements... Is it like the premed requirements, where you have to take certain courses in order to apply to med school?</p></li>
<li><p>What kind of major is good for applying for engineering? I am thinking about computer science, chemistry, bio, physics, math or something related...</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for all your help, I need to understand pre-engineering track. Thanks again.</p>

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<p>^ I know about the dual degree programs, but there are many disadvantages to that program, that’s why i didn’t want to go down that path. And I also do not want a BS degree in Engineering, I want to just get MS in engineering</p>

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<p>Might I inquire as to why? It seems somewhat odd to say your ultimate goal is to become and electrical engineer yet you don’t want a BS in any sort of engineering.</p>

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<p>Well the thing is that I am caught between choosing either pre-med or engineering, and also I don’t like the Emory + GA Tech BS engineering program anyways because it takes 5 years, so I figured it would be better to major something like CS, and then get all the engineering requirements and also pre-med requirements, and then choose which career path I want to take later. The problem is I have no idea what requirements there are for graduate engineering…</p>

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<p>Well it isn’t like medical school where there are set prerequirements. In general you just need an undergraduate degree in a related field, good grades, recommendations and GRE scores an doing research is a plus.</p>

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<p>Really? so theres not really course requirements? I was thinking that engineering might require high level math, so what if I do not take high level math, would that hurt my chances of getting into a good school? What makes an engineering applicant stand out more? I was thinking of majoring in CS, and at the same time doing the pre-med requirements just in case, and then applying for MS engineering program… how can I make this work? How can I prepare myself for grad engineering, and make myself a very outstanding engineering applicant, and still not crush my chance of getting into a good med school?</p>

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<p>Calc 1-3, Diff Eq and Linear Algebra. That’s about it for math. Any “related field” will also require that though.</p>

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<p>Wouldn’t at least one engineering statistics/regular statistics course be required in addition to those math courses?</p>

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Not always required, but knowing statistics is nevertheless pretty useful.</p>

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<p>^For some, but not all. My program (IE) has a few Stat classes and some OR classes too.</p>

<p>OP, If you are dead set on not doing an engineering degree but leaving grad chances open your best Major bets would be along the lines of Physics/CS/Applied Math and the like. You just want to make sure you get the Math previously mentioned, Calc based Physics 1&2, and maybe a stat class like they said. Look at potential engineering schools and see scan the grad admission page. I know I have looked at quite a few that have admissions options for people without an engineering BS.</p>