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Is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute good for Masters in Mechanical Engineering

I am an international student and I recently got admitted to the university. I am still in two minds about accepting the offer. The college seems like a good fit but the tuition is pretty high. Can...

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what makes calc 2 hard and how hard is it compared to calc 1?

to start off, i'd like to say i'm scared shitless now i'm about to take calc 2 this spring semester. how hard is the class and what exactly makes most people say calc 2 would be the hardest in calc...

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Mediocre research experience?

I just turned senior chemical engineer major and plan to apply for masters of PhD programs in various engineering fields like Chemical/biological engineering, biomaterial, and biomed engineering, etc....

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Should I study engineering even if I ...?

Hi there, Do you think that someone who's not that good on drawing or designing should major engineering? That's my case, telling you sincerely, I do not enjoy designing, even on computer programs,...

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Is Chemical Engineering a good major to do?

For those of you who are CHEs...was it worth it? What did you learn that was major specific? I have heard its one of the hardest major and I am not sure if I want to stay in it as I don't want a low...

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Ocean Engineering questions re: accreditation and FE/PE

I'm planning to pursue a career in ocean engineering. I'm trying to stay in state to save money, however my state college does not have an ocean engineering major. Instead, they have ocean physics, or...

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Biomedical Engineering?

I'm currently a junior in high school and I've really wanted to do internal medicine for a while but I stumbled across biomedical engineering which I found even MORE interesting. I really found tissue...

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Chances of an engineering career with tattoos?

I’m a junior Mechanical/Computer Engineering student and I’ve been planning on getting a tattoo - a bar on each of my arms with panoramas of the treelines at the state parks near my past two...

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ABET accreditation in 'Engineering Science' vs 'Mechanical Engineering'

I noticed that Trinity University, TX has an ABET accreditation for 'engineering science' rather than being accredited for Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, etc. Does this matter? Any impact...

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Engineering where dreams go to die

So about me I am a physics and aerospace engineering major at a big 10 school. I have 3 years of internship experience in science and technical fields. I always have outstanding reviews from...

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Engineering - Purdue vs Maryland?

So... Our DS got accepted for engineering at both Purdue and Maryland. We've got a big decision to make and looking for help from this forum... His profile: IB student. HL(AP) physics/econ/English,...

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Is engineering right for me?

I love engineering. I’ve take pltw the last 2 years, and I love it. But I’m just not sure how I’ll fare when I apply to engineering schools. I got an A- in the pltw course last year because I got a C...

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Probably a strange question, but generally, where do most Mechanical...

And by where, I mean, generally, do they work in urban centers or suburbs or in the rural areas? I'm a sophomore ME and I found out that I really like the city, and I kinda don't want to go back to the...

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Georgia Tech Transfer Help?

Hello all, this my first post on CC so please bear with me. I'm a freshman ME student at KSU (formerly SPSU) and I'm looking to transfer to Georgia Tech. While I don't dislike KSU at all (it's actually...

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Civil or Environmental engineering?

Hello, I am currently a junior in high school in Massachusetts and just had a question regarding environmental engineering. I already know that I would like to pursue this field, as the idea of working...

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Master's in Operational Research

I am currently an undergrad student at CSUF concentration in Business Analytics, but I took electives in Decision Sciences, which are more interesting to me. Many schools have master's degree in...

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Preparing for PE

Hi, So I am gearing up to sit for my PE Mechanical HVAC the second half of this year, and I am honestly appalled at the lack of information and materials available for this exam. I get that they are...

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Electrical engineering specializations

I had an enlightening conversation recently with an experienced engineer about the types of specializations available to EEs. I believe he said there were 5: RF (radio frequency), power,...

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Can civil engineers really get the same jobs as environmental engineers? Why...

Is this true? I'm looking into doing waste water, remediation, air pollution, etc. Really, I like environmental engineering. But I have heard a lot of people say that when it comes to what to major in,...

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Mechanical Engineering

Is it better to get a masters in mechanical engineering than aerospace engineering? As of right now aerospace engineering is my major. I was thinking that since getting a degree in mechanical...

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