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Re: engineering degrees
I fit under the criteria of many of your questions. So I will just tell you about my history.
I took a few classes prior to starting college. When entering, I had the ambitions of being a Bioengineer at Penn State. I also heard the remark "Look to your left, Look to your right, one out of three of you will not make it in this program." The average course load for a PSU engineer is 19-21 credits per semester. Do any of them that I know have a life? No. Will they graduate in 4 years? Yes. I however, even with taking 9 -12 credits each summer, could not withstand the demands of engineering. I am now in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Don't think "oh, that's just IT/Network Admin". iSchools across the country are starting to open up, including two in PA (PSU & Drexel). Our iSchool was the founding emerging technology school. Leading companies including Microsoft, Dell, GE, Lockheed, etc., came in to Penn State to create this new school for the "perfect employee". In an iSchool, one studies engineering, science, math/stat, programming, business, law, and more.
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I wish you the best of luck with your decisions. Perhaps picking up a few summer courses will help you graduate "on time".
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