Hi,
I know Umich is more selective, however,is Umich a lot harder for undergrad regarding academic stress and rigor? Or are both similar. I know college either way will be harder than high school.
Thanks!
For what subject? Engineering? They should be similar.
Both. Engineering and LSA. I’m in LSA but very well might transfer to engineering
Are you in college right now? It’s generally hard to transfer into engineering without restarting your studies. Engineering has a very distinct trail of classes required. And many universities don’t just allow you to transfer among different colleges.
no, next year I’m a freshman there
Michigan engineering is going to be more rigorous than MSU, but the opportunities are going to be far greater. What I like about Michigan engineering is that the entire program is geared to help you succeed. There are no ‘weeder’ classes and massive lectures (well, a few) - help is available almost all of the time - lots of office hours, TA and peer help sessions - lab help. The experience in engineering is much different than LSA. Lot’s of recruitment too.
Anyway, should you decide to transfer, see: http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/admissions/undergrad/cross-campus/requirements. You also might check with the admissions office to see if you can enter engineering directly.
Does this description really differentiate Michigan from Michigan State?
Seems like MSU would have the same amount of office hours, TA and peer help sessions but I don’t know which one would have larger classes for Engineering.
“Are you in college right now? It’s generally hard to transfer into engineering without restarting your studies.”
Not at Michigan. Whether you enter directly in the CoE or LSA does not really matter. The first 2-3 semesters will be spent mainly on Central campus taking LSA classes. Transferring to the CoE from LSA is fairly straightforward. Usually a 3.0 GPA taking basic Engineering prerequisites will guarantee transfer into most Engineering disciplines save BME, which requires a 3.2 for guaranteed transfer.
That’s interesting @Alexandre. Does that mean that someone in LSA can still finish on time if they didn’t take Calc as a freshman? I assume then that the last 2+ years would be all engineering courses. With no overload?
No, the assumption is that the student would start immediately on the Engineering prerequisites. Most LSA students who are potentially interested in Engineering will start off with prerequisites as Freshmen knowing that those credits will count toward both their LSA or CoE degree. It would be unusual for a student to come in as a Classics or Literature major and decide after Freshman year to transfer to the CoE without having taken a heavy load of Calculus and Physics classes.
But that was not my point. I was merely saying that switching majors does not mean starting over. Most LSA credits earned should fulfill CoE graduation requirements, whether it be the Social Science/Humanities requirement, the Writing requirement etc…