Life as an EE Engineering Student?

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<p>Hello there! I am a rising Senior who is very interested in applying to UMichigan for Engineering (leaning towards EE)! I just have a few questions about the school:</p>

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<li><p>How are the class sizes? I understand that all the intro 101 classes must be pretty big, but how big? Also, as the courses you take become more specialized, how much smaller do the classes become?</p></li>
<li><p>UMichigan has rolling admission right? What does that mean?</p></li>
<li><p>How is the workload? Is the school more collaborative or competitive?</p></li>
<li><p>How are the dorms?</p></li>
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<p>My SAT scores are: M:780 CR: 640 W:720. Do I have a chance (I'm Asian)? I know there are other factors than scores but am I within the range?</p>

<p>Thanks for the input.</p>

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<p>Most of the EECS classes except a few like 280 are in the range of about 90-150 students. 500-levels will definitely be smaller. If there are any specific classes you want me to check I can see how many seats are available for the class and how many are filled. I’m not in EE but I think EECS students in general are pretty collaborative and cooperative.</p>

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<p>^answered some of it already but…
dorms depends. baits sucks, squad or markley is pretty bumpin.
Classes in ee are actually not that bad. They are a lot of work but not that terribly difficult. My gpa in ee classes is wayyyy high than my overall gpa etc. I think i only got one B+ and all other A’s so far, and I am not that smart (and humanities is my stronger subject). Pretty collaborative if you find the right people. I like to have a small group of 3-4 dedicated ppl who wanna do well to work with.
Rollin means they accept throughout the year. As apps come in they start accepting. Its in ur advantage to apply early.</p>

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<p>My roommate was an EE student. I used to work in an engineering library. I saw EE students did the following most of the time:</p>

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<li>Do homework in the library</li>
<li>Read or copy problem solutions posted in the library</li>
<li>Do some lab work but not as intensive as 1.</li>
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<p>Ok. I’m just a little worried about class sizes… Do the classes feel a bit impersonal? And what about labs are they that large also?</p>

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<p>Dont. once you get in ur ee classes, they dont feel big at all. If you go to office hours even a few times the profs will easily start remembering you.
Labs are like 20 people even for intro classes</p>