What about Engineering?

<p>Hi,
Does anyone know anything about Dartmouth Engineering. It seems as if they do not have specific programs such as electrical or biomedical, but rather have only one "Engineering" major that seems to incorporate many different things. What's the deal with that? Is Dartmouth Engineering in general considered respectable or is it really just for liberal arts people who want to learn some applied science?
Thanks</p>

<p>If you want a hardcore engineering program in a specific field, you should probably look eslewhere.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Ereg/courses/desc/engs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartmouth.edu/~reg/courses/desc/engs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Students interested in a career in Engineering should plan on completing the Bachelor of Engineering or Master’s program. The Bachelor of Engineering degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET); it is equivalent in technical content to the Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering offered at many other universities but is broader in scope. It requires 10 courses in Natural Science, Mathematics, and Engineering beyond the requirements of the major in Engineering Sciences, and typically requires up to three terms in residence beyond the 12 terms required for the A.B. degree. Students who enter Dartmouth with advanced standing may be able to complete the B.E. at the same time as the A.B. in four years.</p>

<p>ADVANCED STANDING IN THAYER SCHOOL GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Many students majoring in engineering sciences enter Dartmouth College with course credits, proficiencies, or both, in a number of subjects resulting from exceptional preparation in high school. As a result, these students have increased elective freedom in choosing courses to satisfy their A.B. requirements.</p>

<p>The 100- and 200-level Engineering and Engineering Sciences courses described in this bulletin can be used to satisfy the A.B. degree requirements.</p>

<p>Election of 100- and 200-level Engineering and Engineering Sciences courses in excess of the undergraduate requirements for the major and for admission to any of Thayer’s post-A.B. programs will permit a student to be admitted to the Thayer School with advanced standing. Depending upon the number of elective opportunities, significant reduction in the time required to complete Thayer School’s graduate degree programs is possible.</p>

<p>To take full advantage of this opportunity students are urged, as early as possible after declaring their major, to consult with their Thayer School faculty adviser. Additional details are contained in the Thayer School Bulletin.</p>

<p>anyone else with a real opinion besides posting the dartmouth web site?</p>

<p>She was just trying to help. Sybbie is one of the most helpful people on the board. Give her a break.</p>

<p>He does not have to give me a break because all his post shows that apparently he has not done any real research on this topic or he would not have had to ask the question to begin with. Eric, there are literally hundreds of schools across the country that offer 'hard core engineering" as stand alone degrees, in addition to a number of schools that offers 3-2 engineering programs (Columbia has a 3-2 degree program with a lot fof schools in addition to SEAS). </p>

<p>Since he is looking at </p>

<p>MIT - deferred early
Duke- engineering
Dartmouth
Brown
Cornell - Arts and Sciences
Johns Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon - Carnegie Institue of Technology</p>

<p>but given his stats: </p>

<p>SAT: 1410 740M 670V
SATII: 790 PHYS 770 MAT IIC 670 WRIT</p>

<p>He may have over shot his chances at an "hard core engineering program" in these schools. luckily he does have some safeties lined up. Also given that his list of schools are all over the place, Eric may be more interested in the bumper sticker than the education. </p>

<p>The kicker is should he get a likely letter or an admission, Dartmouth's engineering program (or in his opinion lack there of) won't mean a hill of beans as he will be whooping and hollering at the acceptance and will eat his very words to others as he defends the old Big Green.</p>

<p>Sybbie,
I am sorry. I did not mean to come off as a jerk. I only wanted someone's opinion. Thank you for posting the information.</p>

<p>Eric,</p>

<p>no problem.</p>

<p>I just believe while for this moment your passion is engineering (and it is important to have a dream), keep an open mind as you may get to school and find out that engineering is not all that you though it would be (the beauty of obtaining a liberal arts education). </p>

<p>When I first went to college, I went in with the mindset that I was going to be pre-med all the way. Transferred majored in marketing (never used the degree a day in my life). Went on to grad school got a masters in Educational Psychology (NYU) just for the sheer interest in the subject followed by a second masters in organizational management (Cornell MPS form SILR-professional studies which was more work related). Work life took me through operations management, finance, teaching, HR to training and developing college programs for adults, to with adult education workplace learning. My company has been very good to me because I have worked virtual (which is a godsend when doing the whole college tour thing), created my own schedule, have had my picks of assignments all while feeling that I did not have to sacrifice being a parent because I was a working parent.</p>

<p>This week I found that my ex (NYU) wants me back so it's off back to graduate school for counseling. While I like what I do, I have spent 20 years in corporate life (at one company) doing something that I am not passionate about, so now it's time for me to pursue my passion and do work which I find meaningful. </p>

<p>Live on a few more days and you fill find that there are many roads that will lead to to the same destination. This is the time of your life where you should try different things and with a little luck discover your passions. You will find that life has a funny way of working out. In the end you will end up where you need to be. Who is to say, you may end up at Dartmouth and find that engineering may be the best path that you never took.</p>

<p>Keep your head up and keep your arms and hands open so that you can receive what life has to offer (notice how you can't hold on to anything with your arms folded, fist clenched).</p>

<p>all the best</p>

<p>Eric, This info is from the Dartmouth website, maybe you've seen it, maybe not.
What it shows is the starting salaries for Dartmouth grads with a BE or Masters in Engineering. The amounts are consistent with the overall averages for engineering graduates in the U.S. I think you can deduce from this that it is a respected degree.</p>

<p>Graduate Starting Salaries
Average
B.E. $54,800
M.S. $57,875
M.E.M. $59,950 </p>

<p>The graduates of Brown, Cornell, CMU, JHU, Duke and, even, MIT will make about the same.</p>

<p>USNews ranks Dartmouth engineering at about the same level as Brown, Harvard, Yale, Lehigh, Case Western, ahead, oddly, of some hardcore schools such as RIT, WPI, Drexel but behind MIT, CMU, JHU, Cornell, Princeton and many others. </p>

<p>Your stats are decent. You should have some good choices. Good luck.</p>

<p>Glad you made ammends with sybbie. She's a great help and a friend to all on this board</p>

<p>What makes Dartmouth's engineering program different (at least from what I understand) is its emphasis on all-around training. You'll finish with a concentration within engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical, etc.) but you'll also take a significant number of courses within other concentrations. Dartmouth undergrad engineering is focused on putting out engineers who can do something well, but also can work in other fields. That's why the Thayer School puts out a lot of good engineering administrators--because its students are well-versed and able to work among differing fields.</p>

<p>wisconsinguy: I'm planning on MEM, so I'm interested in your comment about engineering administrators. Tell me more if you can. Thanks.</p>