<p>My decision is still pending on if I'm getting into Purdue. They also sent me a change of major sheet. I'm thinking about switching from ECET to CmpE or CS....</p>
<p>I've only been to Purdue once and never got to look at most of the interiors. I was wondering if anybody has any information about this popular school.</p>
<p>From what I have heard so far from Purdue is:
Cons
- easy to get into but hard to get out
- difficult classes that weed out people
- not very academically supportive environment compared to Rose Hulman
Pros
- A large campus that has a better guy to girl ratio compared to Rose
- Fun experience and many things to do (not so sure about this one)</p>
<p>though purdue is easier overall to get into, their engineering program is more selective than the university as a whole. that is a pro because it is an excellent school that can be considered a "safety". it is only a con if you arent capable of keeping up with the workload.</p>
<p>i have visited twice: once for a day and the second time was for a week. they are constantly upgrading their equipment and have built a new building to facilitate many of the needs of the engineering school.</p>
<p>see... the workload is the thing that is stressing me out.... i dont want to be overwhelmed by so many classes and living alone in an unfamiliar place....and yes i am a bit afraid of living alone when i dont really know anybody there to begin with if i am going to go there.</p>
<p>true but there should be a difference between how much homework you have in college compared to HS right? i mean...all i ever hear is that people read books one night and pull an allnighter to get a paper finished...kinda scary that there is that much pressure and homework...</p>
<p>In college you will have much more work than you did in HS. Especially in engineering. But once again. Everyone goes through it. It's not that scary.</p>
<p>JoeJoe05...i guess its not bad at all for your school... seems more like high school amount of homework.</p>
<p>MPC: yes i am because my parents are freaking out about what schools im going to and i have to answer all of their questions or they will most likely eat me... jk...lol
so MPC... how is the computer engineering program??? i dont get to hear much from it ... and congratz on being the first one to talk to me about this program at purdue...finally...
so let me get this straight...</p>
<ol>
<li>Professors arent nice..they hate you and give you homework because they have to....</li>
<li>most students suffer through this program and some give up....?</li>
<li>Professors do more research than teaching...</li>
</ol>
<p>So my question is...How are you holding out so far within this major??? do you think CS would have been a better choice??? What was it that motivated you to go into this major in the first place???</p>
<p>2-3 hours a night is high school amount of work? Wow I'd like to know what high school you went to. I spend my time wisely, I could easily spend twice that amount of time like many students do because they aren't focused on what's at hand. </p>
<p>CS majors have as much, if not more work, than engineering majors. The reason being is that software projects tend to consume a lot of time.</p>
<p>on the contrary - the professors are very nice</p>
<p>At Purdue, computer engineering as a major is ECE - electrical and computer engineering. You will deal with coding, circuits, team building and design. A huge part of that is math and physics. If you are more focused on the software aspect of computing, you may grow tired of taking many classes dealing with mechanical properties. A lot of the coding you will be doing is problem solving based - in your first year or two this will be much less creative than simply complex.</p>
<p>I know many people in computer science. It focuses much more on simply software applications. They have considerably less work than engineering students, and the atmosphere is less competitive.</p>
<p>Oh ya - in your first year, all "first year engineers" take the same curriculum. It is not until you are a sophomore that you declare a discipline.</p>
<p>MPC tell me ... how much homework/study time do you spend per week???
Can you tell me what is the main difference between CS and CmpE at Purdue?? I'm still not familiarized with it as much...</p>
<p>it is really hard for me to give you an estimate on time studying - you spend a lot of time on group work.</p>
<p>CS is not engineering - it is part of a completely different school. If you major in ECE, it is fairly easy to transfer to a different engineering discipline. It is much harder to transfer from CS to engineering.</p>
<p>If you're in Engineering, you don't actually apply to the major until sophomore year. The freshman year is spent in First Year Engineering Program. Then you apply to one or more(Double major) of these diciplines(aero, civil, electrical, mechanical, etc) 2nd semester of your freshman year.
I just finished the 1st semester of First Year Engineering Program, and I can tell you the workload is "OK" the 1st year. If you keep up with the homeworks, study and do well on the tests, bad grade shouldn't be a problem.
1 more thing, if you're going to go to Purdue, make sure you go to Boiler Gold Rush, and join a Learning Communities. If you join a Learning Communities, you'll be in a class with 20-40 whereas the ones who aren't are in classes with hundreds. It's just a nice way to get settled into college.</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior in EE at purdue. Let me just say, first year engineering is the EASIEST time you will have in engineering. Weedout begins sophomore year. And even then, it's not that bad. Key is you have to keep up while the slackers improve the curve ;)</p>
<p>Alright guys... after alot of discussion and contemplating about Purdue... It seems like that I'm more of a software engineering type of guy so I have to go to CS and I have already made changes to my application towards Purdue. I switch my second choice to Computer Engineering...</p>
<p>Thanks for all your help
Now the only thing I can do is wait and hope i get accepted.</p>