<p>So here's my story: I applied to my universities and ended up picking Loyola Maryland as it was the school which gave me the most help financially. It's definitely a top college, but I feel like transferring maybe smarter choice since I'm looking for a bachelors in electrical engineering. The things is at loyola I will be getting a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science. Here's the curriculum Loyola</a> College in Maryland \ Engineering Science</p>
<p>Now my first question is should I try a transfer if I pull off top grades? Could I get into the University of Maryland college park or is there some where else I should try to transfer?
And when it comes to AP scores I don't have to take calc1, would you say its worth talking it again just for the good grade?</p>
<p>(I appreciate any advice. I've just been thinking all summer what if I had applied to different colleges and whether it's the smart choice to just stay at loyola. Maybe I'm just being ignorant, but I want to here what true engineers think.)</p>
<p>Here's a quick break down of my high school stats. The reason why the weighted is so much higher is becuase I only took honors/GT/AP classes and my GPA is low becuase I did not do so well my first year of high school.</p>
<p>GPA Unweighted: 2.86
GPA weighted: 3.92</p>
<p>My AP tests:
Calc bc -3
Calc ab sub -3
Macro -3
Micro -3
Statistics - 2 (I screwed up)
Biology -(not even going to say)</p>
<p>Sorry for the bump, but I really need some advice. <em>please</em> I know people have posted this question before but is calc1 really worth taking again just for the grade? I kinda feel like taking Calc1 again would be a waste.</p>
<p>And if anyone has any advice with the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science that would be nice also.</p>
<p>Calculus is the foundation for nearly everything you will be doing in engineering. I would suggest retaking it if you don’t feel that you have a full and complete understanding and mastery of the material, which, judging by your AP score, you probably do not.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response, I know calculus is really important, but I feel after pre calc, calc ab, and then cal bc its just going to be the same stuff again in calc1. I didn’t get out of calc2 but I know I needed to take that again anyway and by other people’s opinions it’s definitely worth taking again. </p>
<p>By my high school stats even if I did really good my freshman year at loyola do you think University of maryland college park would except me as a transfer and if I got in should I take the opportunity?</p>
<p>Well if you had made a 5 in AP Calc then this would be a completely different story, but you didn’t and a 3 does not demonstrate that you know your stuff well enough to skip it over.</p>
<p>I think I will take the credit for calc1 and move to calc2. By the loyola curriculum you don’t have to take calc3, but the thing is I want to experience calc to the fullest. I think if I don’t take calc2 this year I wont have space for calc3 if I want to take it.</p>
<p>To reflect on the other part of the OP’s questions: After following the link…
I am not very familiar with an EE curriculum (or EE “concentration”) but “Engineering Science” is generally considered somewhat less of a degree compared to regular engineering degrees. (Not to be confused with a general engineering degree from a place like Harvey Mudd.) In addition, the language requirements are usually a hallmark of a BA degree which personally I consider a notch below a BS. Nothing too wrong with that, however…They are calling it a BS, but the fact that they suggest social science core courses all the way through the end of the senior (!!!) year when engineering students are normally through with core classes by junior year when they begin focusing exclusively on engineering or other hard science and math courses makes it feel very BA-ish. I don’t know if you should transfer, but you are probably wise to at least consider it.</p>
<p>If I where to try to transfer where would you say it would be the smartest place to try by my record? If I where to stay at Loyola I think it be smart to pick up a minor is physics at least for some back up. The thing is if I want the degree in electrical engineering I would need continue on for a masters. </p>
<p>I also applied to the University of Delaware,catholic university of America, penn state, University of Maryland college park, and Virginia tech. I was not accepted at UMD college park and Virginia tech. I applied to UMD by mail so I think they don’t even have a record that I applied. I messed up completely as that was my first application. The reason I couldn’t go to the other colleges was becuase of financial problems now. My brothers at Georgetown University and he has a scholarships, but my parents still put in a portion with books and everything else(along with the economy not so great). So finical help is really important to me.</p>
<p>You’re an incoming freshman, right? If you go there 2 years, you’ll probably get a SMART grant in addition to a Pell, so that might make you financially able to go elsewhere. U Delaware is supposed to be ranked very highly (at least for ChemE, don’t know about EE).
Did you get in there?
Anyway, when/if you transfer, you can apply anywhere you want. Take some time to find scholarships and re-group for next year if that’s what you want to do.
You might publish your SAT/ACT score for better recommendations. Also, try posting in the individual college forums for chances on any particular school. There’s also a transfer forum on CC. You could try getting advice there. In the meantime, do the best you can where you are.</p>
<p>I got into the University of Delaware, only thing is that there was a $7,500 gap per a year. At Loyola they gave me everything if I commuted and pretty much the same thing living there.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention my SAT scores, but they don’t represent what I’m capable of. I hate just looking at them.
math 600 writing 500 reading 500</p>
<p>Unusual that it is a double BS. Anyway, the consensus is that the 3-2 sounds great on paper but in reality very few are able to get accepted to the better school to actually get it. $7500/yr. is a relatively small gap. Using first the subsidized Stafford, then the un-subsidized… you should be able to get loans to cover it. There’s also work study and perhaps ROTC to consider. Increased Pell and Smart grants would bring the amount down in later years and Staffords would increase with class year too. I would choose U Del despite the extra $.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention that I’m a maryland resident so I would have to pay the out of state tuition. I had everything I could get on the financial aid award for Udel. For engineering I really wanted to go there, but considering that 7,500 would be 20% of what my parents made they said they couldn’t do it. On top of that I would of already been taking out the max loans by my part and already had work study. </p>
<p>I’m just going to do the best I can my first semester at loyola. If I know I can and they let me I would go for the 3-2 program. Otherwise I’ll try applying to UMD college park and possibly 2 other schools that I never applied to.</p>