<p>My DD wants to major in engineering. She is looking at colleges in the mid atlantic and southeast area. She has found some schools with Women in Engineering programs but in many cases these are just clubs. She was hoping to find special interest housing for girls in engineering and things like that. She is not looking for academic support but more living/social support as she feels engineering classes will be much harder than some other majors and she wants to be around those with a similiar course load. Any suggestions? thanks!</p>
<p>I don’t know any schools in particular but would suggest looking at schools with the biggest engineering departments. If you don’t find what she look for I suggest just making friends in the classes and forming study groups.</p>
<p>Check out University of Notre Dame–they have a pretty strong Women in Engineering focus. And no, you don’t have to be Catholic.</p>
<p>If your DD has top credentials, I’d have her check out Olin (my DS is a freshman). Half the students are women and the school has <400 students thus is super hands on. Profs are not tenured. Their main interest is teaching the students well. </p>
<p>If you might be interested, please read their web site and then PM me with your questions. I will not be monitoring this thread.</p>
<p>University of Delaware! They have a great engineering program!</p>
<p>Duke? My friends daughter with lower stats got in compared to some male candidates we knew.</p>
<p>Along with having a Society of Women Engineers, Penn State has a special living option called ‘Women in Science and Engineering House’. From the PSU website: ‘Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) House is located on the sixth floor of Ritner Hall, part of Pollock Commons. It is open to undergraduate women in science and engineering majors in all semester standings. This interest house receives advising and some support from the Women in Science and Engineering Institute, part of the Office of Educational Equity.’</p>
<p>Loyola Marymount also has a residential set up for engineering students.</p>
<p>I know the University of Texas at Austin has a section in one of the dorms for women in engineering. “The WEP Learning Community in Kinsolving South provides first-year women in engineering with the opportunity to live together in a residential community formed from like-minded and motivated individuals. This community provides a smooth transition from home to college and easy access to new friends and study groups.”</p>
<p>They also have FIGS, Freshman Interest Groups, that girls can sign up for.</p>
<p>You can find more info on the Women in Engineering Program at: [First</a> and Second Year Programs - Cockrell School of Engineering](<a href=“Women in Engineering Program”>Women in Engineering Program)</p>
<p>I was a female engineering student myself at UT in the early 80s. I’m glad they’re doing so much for girls now. Although I should say that I had a great experience there, anyway!</p>
<p>look at purdue or penn state they both have some of the best programs in the country</p>
<p>PSU’s SWE is very active. They have a three day program in the spring for prospective students (in April, I think).</p>