<p>How is engineering at BU, particularly Mechanical w/ a concentration in Aerospace? Thanks!</p>
<p>That’s quite a broad question. Are you considering BU, or are you going?</p>
<p>I enjoy engineering very much at BU, they have some very nice new buildings (but the aerospace/mechi building is the oldest), and the faculty is great from what I’ve seen so far. A big plus for engineers is getting access to Ingalls, which is an engineering-only study lounge with private rooms and a big conference room to study with a group. The freshman advisors are also great. They plan a lot of events, like discounted Red Sox games. The freshmen seminar class is kinda stupid, but they bribe you with free shirts. The classes aren’t too difficult if you stay on top of the work, but I haven’t gotten to the more advanced classes yet. And don’t think that because you’re an engineer you can’t have a social life (which people will tell you), because it’s just not true.</p>
<p>I think what surprised me the most is that most engineers are not what you would expect (nerdy). I lived on one of the engineering floors, so I became really good friends with some of them (and a COM kid that got stuck on our floor, too).</p>
<p>I was originally aero, but I’m switching to computer engineering because the aero program wasn’t really what I was looking for. </p>
<p>Do you have more specific concerns?</p>
<p>Nice to hear about BU Engineering; I was thinking about electrical or computer systems (is it not computer systems engineering rather than computer engineering?) through BUCOP. However, my first major will be computer science in CAS, but I don’t have much of an idea about how good it is. Anybody know about CS? Also, about ENG, how abundant are research opportunities for undergrads?</p>
<p>It’s computer engineering, and I think through your electives you can focus on VLSI (microchips), networking, or software design. I haven’t heard much about CS, though. </p>
<p>There are a lot of opportunities for research. I know a couple people who started working in labs the second semester of freshmen year. See here:</p>
<p>[Boston</a> University - College of Engineering](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/eng/ugrad/research/]Boston”>http://www.bu.edu/eng/ugrad/research/)</p>
<p>To stickmanftw-I am considering BU for undergrad.</p>
<p>Second semester of freshman year? that’s quite impressive… how competitive is it? And I did find computer engineering in the ECE website, but somehow it’s not listed in the degree programs here:
[Engineering</a> | Degree Programs | Academics | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/academics/degrees/engineering/]Engineering”>http://www.bu.edu/academics/degrees/engineering/)</p>
<p>I’d imagine it’s quite competitive, but if you’re motivated, have a good GPA, and the professors know you as more than just a face in lecture, you’ll have a big advantage. The freshmen who got it went to office hours often, which is very important, either if the professor is the one you want to work with, or if they just have to write a recommendation.</p>
<p>That’s odd about the different majors. I’ll have to bring that up when I officially switch to computer, or whatever they’re calling it. Is there really a big difference between computer and computer systems?</p>
<p>And EngrTennis, what other schools are you considering?</p>
<p>Brown, URI, Jon Hopkins, (maybe) Purdue, MIT.</p>