<p>Flopsy,</p>
<p>Would it improve any engineer's chances if he/she were in any campus clubs? In other words, do you know anyone who got a job from UCLA who never participated in campus activities/societies/clubs?</p>
<p>Yes, it would -- the improvement really depends on the club, though. If you're in the UCLA chapter of a national engineering society, that's a hook for employment. If you're in HKN/TBP/UPE, that's even better... If you're in Dance Marathon, on the other hand, employers won't give a hoot. No, I don't know anyone from UCLA who never participated in campus activities/societies/clubs and got a job, frankly, because activities/societies/clubs are usually how I meet people in the first place -- it's a sort of Catch-22 circumstance that prevents me from giving you the answer you want. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I know that TBP selects people, so people can't really join on their own .. kind of interesting situation.</p>
<p>Which clubs/societies would you recommend for engineers in general (all types of engineers).</p>
<p>ESUC, for starters. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>lol seriously esuc has some pretty cool people in it :D</p>
<p>Not like you right? :)</p>
<p>As my mentor once said, "ESUC is full of engineers who are friendly at the meetings, but would probably stab you in the _____ so they can beat the curve the next day". :rolleyes:</p>
<p>lol it's best to be in esuc if youre not an engineer</p>
<p>as long as they are not in the same classes are you are you will be fine</p>
<p>..............</p>
<p>hay carlus is fun and hes going to be a tooth doctor lololol</p>
<p>ok so hes ee but there were some guys who werent' engineers at swe!</p>
<p>esuc tomorrow!</p>
<p>lol i might not go, i have a math midterm on thurs</p>
<p>I'm going to go see what ESUC is one day.</p>
<p>1) When is the "right time" to look for an internship? An how, besides networking and connections?</p>
<p>2) When does the engineering college life really pick up? I hear from others that starting from 2nd year, engineering courses get tough (they're nothing compared to general engineering courses during freshman year).</p>
<p>3) For upper division courses, is there more work, an increase in difficulty of concepts, or both?</p>
<p>4) Would taking on a minor increase chances of a job, if it is somewhat related to the planned field?</p>
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<li>companies look for interns usually people who are at least finishing their second years. for chem eng, some oil companies look for first years but the deadline is insanely early and no one knew about it. look for postings online, and one of those career guidance people (form chemeng is bill beard...) will help you with resume and cover letters.</li>
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[<em>]Winter quarter of sophomore year. Go to the career fairs, or check the postings on the BruinView internship board.
[</em>]Yeah, engineering courses usually get hard in second year because all the slackers who softened the curve have already switched majors. Then there's also more calculus/differential equations to apply.
[<em>]It's the same amount of work, at least if you're CS/CSE.
[</em>]Yes.
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<p>Also, the course catalogs says like 6-10 hours of "outside study" per week or so.
Typically, is that true?</p>
<p>Typically, no. During finals week, yes. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Last question in my head:</p>
<p>Is the SRP important for engineers to participate in? (talking about non chemical / bioE)</p>
<p>Is it better to go to summer school and try to raise my GPA or try and get an internship? What plays a bigger role when trying to get a job? GPA or internships?</p>