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My Favorite Campus Resources - Academic Success and Mental Health

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When I first came to Purdue, I faced a lot of fears. How would I adjust from high school classes to college courses? Would I be able to balance my physical and mental health in a new environment? Could I thrive both academically and socially? While these fears were valid and I certainly didn’t have all the answers the moment I stepped onto campus, Purdue’s numerous resources provided the support I needed to succeed. Let’s look at some of my favorite campus resources so you too can be set up for success at Purdue! Academic Resources Supplemental Instruction Sessions and Office Hours While lectures cover a lot of material, I needed extra academic support for certain topics. Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions were a great opportunity to strengthen my understanding. These group study sessions, led by undergraduate students who have excelled in the course, typically accompany most First Year Engineering (FYE) classes. They focus on working through practice problems and reviewing content
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First Year Engineering Expectations

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What is First Year Engineering?       First Year Engineering, also called FYE, is often confusing to incoming freshman or future Boilermakers. As I was applying to Purdue, I did not know what FYE was or how it was different from other college engineering programs. In this Blog, I hope to show you what FYE looks like for most students and the courses involved.      First Year Engineering is a program where you can figure out which type of engineering you want to study. You will not select the discipline of engineering that you are doing until the end of your freshman year. First Year Engineering courses allow you to learn the fundamentals of engineering before you jump into specialized engineering courses. Instead of being unfamiliar with an engineering program before you come to college, Purdue allows students to have time to get a sense of what to expect. You also learn about the different engineering programs. College can be stressful especially in the beginning, so it is nice to kno
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From Purdue to Slovenia: My Summer in the World of Engineering

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This past summer I had the incredible opportunity of doing an internship abroad. It gave me insight into what engineering looks like across the world. It was truly such a rewarding experience and opened my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities in engineering. My Role as an Intern My mentors throughout my internship at Dewesoft. Over the summer I worked as a Project Management Intern at Dewesoft, a leading data acquisition and measurement company with headquarters in Trbovlje, Slovenia, and subsidiary locations across the globe. My main project during my internship was Dewesoft Summer Camp, a 9-day intensive program designed for post-graduate students. These highly qualified students traveled from various countries to deepen their understanding of data acquisition and measurement technologies, compete in technical challenges, and learn from industry professionals. I was responsible for defining the technical challenges, coordinating with an international work team, developing a pr
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Social Lives of Purdue Students

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When deciding what colleges to apply to, there are so many factors to consider. Academics and location are very important, but it is necessary to find colleges that can cater to your social wants and needs as well. Purdue has a wide range of ways students can get involved and interact with fellow students, including: Greek Life: Greek life is a great way to meet and bond with other students on campus. Students can rush any year in their college career, and there are opportunities to join throughout the semester without having to rush. Sororities host many meetings during the year and have a live-in requirement, so members have plenty of opportunity to bond with other students. My friend joined a sorority her sophomore year and met so many amazing sophomores during the rush process as well as countless freshmen. Overall, Purdue is an amazing place to join Greek life because it is an inclusive and safe space. Social Clubs: Purdue has a club for almost any interest, and they are all a gre
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What WiE Did Senior Year of High School to Prepare for College Applications

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The college application and decision process can be daunting, and it can be hard to know where to start. Check out what some of our Women in Engineering students were doing during their senior year of high school to prepare.  Lily Brodzinski – Current Senior in Chemical Engineering, High School Graduating Class of 2021 When Fall of my senior year of high school came around, I was finishing gathering information for my Common Application. In my junior year of high school, I pushed myself to write and edit my personal essay (back when that was required by more colleges) so that I wouldn’t have to worry about it over the summer leading into my last year of high school. One thing that I did that I would recommend was creating a “junior resume” of sorts. I started to compile a list of the community involvements, leadership experiences, and group work exercises that I had completed and could write extensively about. With this list, I expanded on my specific roles in the experiences and what
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Short Term Study Abroad in Singapore

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Are you interested in studying abroad but unsure if you want to be abroad for an entire semester? Purdue offers short term study abroad (STEP) programs which are an amazing alternative to being abroad for an entire semester. These programs are also referred to as Maymesters because they typically take place for 2-3 weeks in May after classes conclude. This past summer I went to beautiful Singapore and I wanted to share more about it. My class While sightseeing in Singapore was amazing, I was technically there to take a class. The class I was enrolled in was called Bioinspired Materials and Structures: Translating Biological Principles into Engineering Applications. This was a mechanical engineering technical elective course. Everyday we had a lecture for 2.5 hours in the morning, which sounds long, but we had a break in the middle and I enjoyed what we were learning about. We focused on how to apply processes and structures that naturally occur in the environment and apply different en
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