<p>I keep hearing Purdue is easy to get in, hard to get out. I recieved my acceptance, I think I'm a bit above average of their accepted students. So my question is if your determined to do engineering (meaning you've taken physics, and calc. in high school and like it) will it be any harder as in not able to stay in the program at Purdue. I dont care if my gpa is a little lower as long as I can stay in the program.</p>
<p>For example (I honestly have no idea about how college is) its not like you will be able to complete youre engineering degree at Miami OH and not Purdue right?</p>
<p>"I dont care if my gpa is a little lower as long as I can stay in the program."</p>
<p>Now that's the engineering spirit :)</p>
<p>Purdue is a large public university, so as with any large public school, MANY students will be weeded out of the engineering program.</p>
<p>Basically, that's the risk you take. Just work hard and hang in there.</p>
<p>I have a ridiculously smart friend who is struggling not to fail at purdue, whille his brother recently failed out. </p>
<p>I have a not nearly as smart friend, who is a huge slacker, getting average grades at Miami-oxford. (both in mechanical engineering)</p>
<p>Purdue has to make up for accepting 80% of applicants (a large portion into engineering) by failing a lot of students.</p>
<p>I don't think that Purdue "makes up" by purposely failing a lot of students... I would guess that Purdue simply has strong engineering programs just like other respectable public schools. Many students are weeded out probably because the students entering Purdue in average, weren't as successful in high school compared to the students who attend Michigan, Wisc, Texas, Illinois, etc.</p>
<p>Simply put, Purdue probably has a good program, but not necessarily harder than other engineering schools.</p>
<p>from my understanding, the engineering here is not extremely difficult; its on par with nearby schools - UofI, Penn State, Mich, etc. </p>
<p>The only people who I know that are 'strugglng' w/ the prog at Purdue are chemical/nuclear engineering majors</p>
<p>Then again I'm not an engineering major, pure hearsay here...</p>
<p><-- Sophomore in ECE @ Purdue (Almost a Junior :))</p>
<p>First Year is easy. A 4.0 is very do-able. It gets harder the second year. Juniors and seniors are constantly working 24/7. People have been known to sleep in the engineering computer labs. Basically, it's like most top tier schools. Easy at first.. then drastically harder. A LOT of resources though.. so you'll make it.</p>
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<p>Simply put, Purdue probably has a good program, but not necessarily harder than other engineering schools.
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<p>I've never set foot in any of these schools nor could I locate any of them on a map. With that said, I wish/hope that you're right--but in reality, I think you usually get what you pay for. If you're an aspiring engineer, it makes sense to spend that 30k a year on that nice private uni with the low attrition rate and instructors that don't hate you. Or if you're a fine arts student, it pays to go to certain higher-end and pricey schools of a certain league because of their tendency to inflate grades. money=makes the world go 'round.</p>
<p>"First Year is easy. A 4.0 is very do-able. It gets harder the second year. Juniors and seniors are constantly working 24/7. People have been known to sleep in the engineering computer labs. Basically, it's like most top tier schools. Easy at first.. then drastically harder. A LOT of resources though.. so you'll make it."</p>
<p>That's definitely how my school is, though I only heard of two people at the end of first year who had 4.0s. I'm pretty sure that's a good description of any large state school for engineering.</p>
<p>As for all-nighters in the Signals lab: Well, it happens.</p>
<p>I know complete idiots who have flunked out of Purdue on their own accord. On the other hand, I know a couple semi-competent people (UCSD level and higher) who are easily taking the honors engineering course and bored out of their mind. Personally I think the USNWR's claim that its an A+ choice for B students. If you did well in high school and maintain such Purdue shouldnt be that difficult for you. But if you barely make their 85% acceptance (the engineering is a bit more difficult to get into, but not above say Tier 2 UC) then you will need to step it up to make the same marks and get through.</p>
<p>I will also say this, but its mere opinion. The only reason I believe Purdue ranks in the top 10 engineering programs is because of the way USNWR does their rankings; it gives major bonuses to schools with regional dominance and large number of graduates, both of which Purdue gets from producing more engineers than any other university in the world (or close) and being located in the midwest. I think its more comparable to a top 20 school.</p>