Hi, I got accepted into Cal Poly Pomona's engineering department as a mechanical engineering major and will be attending next year as a freshman. I want to go to a top school for grad school, and my dream would be to attend Caltech and enroll in their Grad Program for Aerospace engineering. I know that Caltech is probably the most selective out of all graduate aerospace programs in the country, so I need to stand out as best I can.
My question is besides having a great GPA, getting good internships, and excelling at engineering clubs in the school, what mechanical/aerospace engineering research could I partake in at CPP, and if CPP does not have any good projects to take part in is there anyway that I can conduct mechanical/aerospace research outside of my school (at a different institution)? I want to get good research experience under my belt with a portfolio and a thesis that I can put on my application.
Thanks very much for the help.
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