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Engineering Your Dreams

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When choosing the right school for you, think about how it will help you build the future you want! Every engineering project starts with a plan, a blueprint, and your college journey should too. Purdue provides you with all the tools to engineer your dreams. You just have to plan them out, design your journey, and start building! Here are some resources to help you learn how Purdue can be the perfect place to bring your blueprint to life. Engineering Pathway First off, we have to lay the foundation. Purdue offers different pathways into an engineering degree. At our West Lafayette location, the First-Year Engineering (FYE) Program allows you to spend your first year in general engineering classes and explore the different fields before choosing your major at the end of the academic year. Whether you do or don’t know which engineering field you want to get into, the FYE program can be just the right place for you and can help immerse you into the world of engineering basics and differe...
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Our First-Year Adventure at the WE25 Conference

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Did you know that Purdue has the oldest continuously chartered Society of Women Engineers (SWE) section in the country? With over 600 members, it’s also one of the largest SWE chapters. With such a large presence in SWE, it should be no surprise that each year, Purdue SWE sponsors a group of students to attend the national WE Conference. Run by the Society of Women Engineers, the WE Conference spans several days and features technical talks from major companies, smaller sessions on professional development and work-life balance, keynote speeches from inspiring women in engineering, and a massive career fair. This year, WE25 was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, and two lucky Purdue first-years (that’s us!) were among those sponsored to attend. The application process for first-year students was simple: fill out a form explaining why you wanted to attend and how you planned to give back to Purdue SWE afterward. About a month before the trip, we got the exciting email confirming our sponso...
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My First-Year Experience as an International Student

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Finding Community and Purpose at Purdue Hey there! I'm Shannon, a first-year engineering student from Singapore—a tiny but beautiful country near the equator, where it’s a toasty 75–95°F all year round. So, imagine my surprise when I first stepped onto campus and, just two months in, the chilly mornings had me reaching for my heaviest coat! Where is Singapore? (Kumar, 2025, Singapore location map) Starting at Purdue as an international student was quite an adjustment. The campus felt enormous, the weather was brisk and unfamiliar, and the windy walks between classes (sometimes reaching 30 mph!) were definitely a challenge. Yet amid the cold, there were countless small joys—watching squirrels dart playfully across your path, hearing the band play as the Boilermaker Xtra Special rolled by, or simply sitting under the trees as their gold and red leaves drifted down. With pumpkins decorating every corner and seasonal treats in the dining halls, campus always felt alive in new and exc...
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