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Originally Posted by belittle
Iowa has a alright engineering program. I am currently enrolled in the Mechical engineering program. Its definatly not as good as Iowa State but its the size that I liked. Intern ships are much easier to get in the end of your freshman and sophmore year as to later at Iowa State. I really don't like the program at Iowa and will be either changing my major or changing schools.
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I strongly beg to differ in regards to finding an internship during your freshman or sophomore year. I am still under a sophomore classification and secured my second internship roughly 6 weeks ago now, which will take place this coming Summer. I just wrapped up a seven month internship which I secured by late Fall '03. IMHO, as long as you have a GPA of at least 3.0, someone saying that he/she can not find an internship is not valid. They are out there, some easier to find that others, but can be found. I would strongly recommend placing your resume on monster.com. Are you considering transferring to ISU to remain in engineering? If so, have you ever looked at the Power & Machinery end of Agricultural Engineering? That is what I am in and it carries a curriculum with it that is very similar to that of your standard Mechanical Engineering curriculum. There is one exception to that though, the Ag Engineering area is a much more hands-on learning experiences, which is why employers love us. With the major I am in, I can walk into the majority of mechanical engineering interviews and stand right with the actual mechanical engineers. A number of people think you have to come from a farm or agricultural background to be an Agricultural Engineering major which is nothing but false. There are a number of students in the Ag Engineering Dept. here at ISU that do not come from a farm or agricultural background but really liked what they saw in our program. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
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