<p>though i havent heard back yet (tues i think), i still have to ask. i think (not sure) that i want to major in engineering (mech or envr), but ive heard tufts' engineering isnt its strength. i got into lehigh, colgate, gw and bc so far - lehigh is the only one with a reputation for great engineering. if tufts does accept me (deferred ed but have gotten much better sats since), how will i choose between these schools? if i decide not to be an engineer, tufts has great liberal arts to fall back on, so does colgate. but for engineering, lehigh tops tufts, no?</p>
<p>Yes, Lehigh has a terrific engineering program and a business/engineering double major also (I think). We visited Lehigh Engg a couple of years ago and I was impressed with their placement and enthusiasm of the faculty. They are really plugged in and offer great internships and jobs for engineers. Many of the seniors we ran into already had jobs lined up (of course this was 2-3 years ago when the economy was a different animal). </p>
<p>Tufts is better for liberal arts and international relations.</p>
<p>Short of Caltech/MIT, I’d avoid engineering heavy schools for the simple reason that there lacks quality specimens of the female variety.</p>
<p>Even at Tufts where the female/male ratio is ~60/40 for the Class of 2012 and 55/45 overall, looking around engineering classes is just depressing.</p>
<p>haha true, but i guess thats unavoidable if i want to major in engineering. there might be some at lehighs arts&sci, anyways.</p>
<p>but tufts has its own engineering school, so it has to be decent, right? i just really liked tufts and though it might not be ranked as high for engineering im still tempted to go (if i get in haha) because of location, people, and overall its a great school.</p>
<p>As someone who has gone through the process of applying to competitive engineering internships and as someone who’s friends are currently fighting for the few jobs available in this economy, I can tell you that what you have on your resume - what you’ve actually done matters much more than which school you went to and even your gpa to a degree. The mean starting salary for tufts ee was 76k last year, well above the Boston and national averages.</p>
<p>Forgive the poor grammar. Typing something coherant on the iPhone is so hard.</p>
<p>yeah i hope the economy is back to normal by the time i graduate. and when you say “what youve actually done,” you mean what internships youve had, what research projects youve done…? do you know lehighs starting salary?</p>
<p>also, is there anyway to incorporate a study abroad program with engineering? i want to travel my junior year, but idk what studying abroad would do for an engineer. anyone?</p>
<p>What type of engineer do you want to be? For the “real” engineering subjects, ME, EE, CE, BME, ChemE, CompE, etc., studying abroad will be impossible. You’ll have a very strict tree of courses which you must climb one step at a time. This is true for all respectable engineering programs. Instead I would suggest doing a summer abroad program.</p>
<p>If you want to major in the pseudo-engineering concentrations, such as Engineering Psychology or Engineering Physics, then you’ll have a lot more wiggle room.</p>
<p>By “what you’ve actually done”, I mean work experience, internships, research experience, projects you’ve worked on, basically what you’ve actually accomplished outside of taking tests. From what I’ve heard most major corporations have a minimum GPA requirement(usually 3.0-3.2), but make the bulk of their decision based on your experience and your interview.</p>
<p>again, im not really sure what i want to do as ive never tried any engineering. i was thinking of majoring in mech and minoring in envr engineering, hoping that putting the two together would = designing alternative energy devices. does everyone do research work/interships outisde of the classroom, or is that going above and beyond?</p>
<p>I don’t think engineering departments offer minors, but you can certainly load up in civil/environmental engineering classes for your electives within your BSME program.</p>
<p>90% of Tufts engineers do some sort of internship by the start of their senior year. You have to write a thesis for most majors, so at least some research is required. Generally the projects you design as a part of required coursework can fill out the rest of your resume nicely. So no you don’t really need to go “above and beyond” at Tufts to have a great resume.</p>
<p>could i double major, or would that be too tough (and would it really help) ?
soo for your thesis, do you actually design and make something?</p>
<p>I’m a freshman female in engineering at tufts. So far I’ve been very impressed with the engineering school at tufts. The engineering department was huge part of the reason I decided to even apply to tufts. Tufts has been trying to strengthen their engineering department. The program is very structured and there is a net student attrition rate of zero. You can have an engineering minor. You also can double major. If you want more specifics on that information i suggest you check the Bulletin which is also useful for anything academic related
<a href=“Homepage | AS&E Students”>Homepage | AS&E Students;
<p>^ to my above post… i meant to type that you can minor in some engineering degrees</p>
<p>An engineering major is 38 classes. A double major is 10 more, 5 of which could be shared with your first major.</p>
<p>This comes out to about 43 classes total for an engineering related double like math or physics and about 46 for a non-engineering related field like PolySci or philosophy. Both are doable if you have some APs and/or take a summer session.</p>
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Its usually research.</p>
<p>alright, well thanks for all the help. i hope i make it in now haha</p>
<p>GreatApe213
If you want engineering and a great time then Lehigh would be your choice.</p>
<p>GreatApe213:</p>
<p>If you want Engineering, a great time, great food, nice campus, diverse student body and the city of Boston at your fingertips, then TUFTS is you choice!!! Go Jumbos!!</p>
<p>haha im sure either id have fun at either one, and both haev great engineering i hear. plus, ive made it into lehigh and havent heard from tufts yet, so the decision might be made for me…</p>
<p>ok so ive heard from a couple different people now that engineer majors at tufts have tons more hw and classes than arts&sci students. will i have time for anything besides studying? any time for sports?</p>
<p>im sure you will. im doing tufts engineering and the fact is if you want a good engineering degree youll have to do a ****load of work wherever you go… such is our price for getting 80k/year jobs right out of college</p>
<p>ahh. how many hrs would you say you work a day, including classes? do mechE majors generally get more or less work than other engineering majors? how about environmental? thanks</p>