<p>Hello,
Recently, I started to look at my options to get an engineering degree.. I always had a passion for math and making things, but when it was the time for college applications, engineering was not an option ( at all,long story :"( ), so I went to medical school, and graduated .
I thought of community college credit classes then a transfer option, but not sure how legit that would be looked at..
I also thought of going to a joint program were I do science classes in a school, then transfer to engineering school in the last 2 years..
I am hoping for a place like UIUC (I'm in Chicago), but not sure if they are nontraditional-2nd-degree-student-friendly (seems they are not !)..
Now, I need your input, thoughts, advices, suggestions, recommendations, reflections about how to get a 2nd bac, in engineering as and adult woman by age of 28.<br>
My background is MBBS degree ( 7 years equivalent to MD, without an undergrad degree prior to it. Premed req. classes were taught in the 1st year. And no, we did not do more than basic natural sciences and 2 Stat courses, not enough math or physics for a masters ). By now, I have an informed decision (supported with work experience) to have a new start since medical practice is not for me, period!</p>
<p>I don’t think that starting with a second B.S. degree is the best way to go for you. You have an advanced degree I presume from outside the U.S. This means that you have had sufficient mathematics to succeed in an engineering discipline and what you really need is to start with some remedial engineering courses as an undergraduate post-baccalaureate and then get into a M.S. program in engineering.</p>
<p>I have come across a similar case in the physics department at Illinois Tech. The undergraduate admissions office forwarded me an application of an orthodontist international student who really wanted to study physics. he had taken several physics courses in his country to prepare himself but was thinking of a B.S. degree (another university actually told him that he needed to do that). I suggested that he enroll in our physics Masters program to get up to speed and he turned out to be a very strong student. After one year, he was able to apply and get admitted to a Ph.D. program at UIUC and he is quite happy there. He could have easily stayed in our Ph.D. program but the area he wanted to study was not available in our relatively small department.</p>
<p>Since you are in Chicago, go talk to the engineering departments at IIT and UIC to see what your options might be. That will help guide you in where to apply and what degree to pursue.</p>