The Engineering Experience

The Purdue Women in Engineering Program offers a ton of awesome opportunities and resources to assist female students during their time at Purdue. Learn a little big about some of these resources below, or visit the Women in Engineering Program website for even more information! Academic Support Tutoring Take advantage of our free tutoring service for first-year classes! Upper-class undergraduate students are trained and supervised to provide skilled, academic support. All are welcome with no appointment necessary. This opportunity is co-sponsored by the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP) and the Women in Science Program (WISP). Learning Community First-year women majoring in engineering can choose to live on one of the designated engineering floors in Meredith South Hall. The students who live on the engineering floors have access to female engineering mentors on an informal basis, who provide them with support and encouragement. Since engineering students share a common first-year ...

Now that you have finished applying to colleges, it is about time that you will start hearing back from some of them!  It is always so exciting to hear you got into a college.  As you start getting accepted to schools, here are some things to think about when deciding where to go to college.  1.     1.    Academics : We are all going to college to get an education, so an important thing to think about when considering schools is the academics.       When getting into schools, you should be looking at the programs that each school offers and see how their academics stack up.         For example, Purdue is an excellent school of engineering and our engineering program is ranked 9 th in the nation; we also have the number one program for agricultural and biological engineering!  Check out the link below to see how the rest of Purdue Engineering ranks! https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Abou...

It's "syllabus week" at Purdue, which means classes and homework are gearing up.  Although work wise it may be the "easiest" week of the year, a solid, fresh start equates to a successful semester.  Ever wondered how to start a semester strong in college? Read advice from a current student on how to make this your best semester yet!   Organization is the Answer to Everything It goes without saying that being organized is a crucial part of a college student's life.  But in order to accomplish what you want to do in a timely fashion, start the first week of classes.  I like to make a weekly schedule and continue to follow it throughout the semester to keep a routine.  Also, plan out a schedule for the entire semester so you are aware which weeks will be busier than others.  Even if something is thrown your way, if you are organized ahead of time you will know exactly when you are able to do it.  Being organized also lowers stress levels, w...