It’s never too early to start exploring your academic interests, especially if you are looking into often competitive fields like Mechanical engineering. Before applying to an engineering school, it’s helpful to gain some skills, pack a resume, and have a competitive transcript. Many engineering schools are competitive to get into and taking the right classes in high school can help your application stand out in a crowd. So what classes should you be adding to your course cart if you are a hopeful mechanical engineer? Let’s break it down.
Best Colleges for Biomedical Science
If you’re thinking of becoming a doctor or pursuing a career somewhere in the medical field, you may be considering studying Biomedical Science as an undergraduate in college. Biomedical Science isn’t pre-med, although it can be linked to it and often includes many (if not all) of the courses medical schools require you to complete before you can apply. Biomedical science is a medical-focused biology track specially designed for these types of students, so if you want to be in the medical field and are considering it, you’re on the right track.
Summer Plan Ideas for High School Students
Need help planning your summer? That’s crazy, because that’s like, a big part of what we do. And no, we’re not going to suggest a cool international vacation or a sports camp or a mission trip. We want you to use your summer to build out your niche so that when you apply to college they know exactly what you’re about.
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Summer Ideas for Freshmen in High School
Summers are amazing. Not for beach vacations or road trips, although those are fun, but because it’s your largest chunk of uninterrupted time to explore any and all interests you might have. We know, you’re mad we’re telling you that you gotta do work during the summer. Too bad!! You have Ivy League aspirations, you can’t slack off!
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Surgeon?
We love students who know what they want to do early. It takes a lot of steps to become a surgeon. Medical school is the largest part, and while that won’t be for several years (usually, we assume you aren’t a Doogie Houser or anything), there are steps you can take now to help you on your journey. Med school is competitive and going to a great school as an undergrad can help you get into the program of your dreams. TL;DR: Taking the right classes in high school can help you get into college which will help you get into med school. Colleges are looking for applicants who have good background knowledge and skills in their hopeful field. Let’s break down what classes are great choices to take for hopeful surgeons.
Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering is the study and design of electronic, electromagnetic, and electrically-powered machines and technologies. It is regarded by some as the largest technical profession in the world, and it encompasses everything from huge systems to tiny electronics. Graduates with degrees in electrical engineering can work in nearly any field that intersects with technology and physical products.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become an Electrical Engineer?
Engineering is a hot field right now. More and more students are dreaming of becoming engineers. If you hope to be an electrical engineer, going to a great undergrad engineering program should be your first step. However, these programs can be competitive. With more students becoming interested in engineering these programs are also getting more selective. To really stand out as an applicant, you want to show that you have the skills and knowledge base to hit the ground running as an engineering student. But how do you do that? Let’s break down some of the classes (and extracurriculars) that you should get on your transcript.
Best Colleges for Artsy Students
If you’re a creative student in love with the arts, you’ll be looking for a college that empowers you as an artist and encourages you to go deeper into your favorite forms and fields. You could, of course, find that at an art school — but we find that some students are looking for a college experience with more diversity and greater room for academic exploration than most art schools allow for. After all, when you apply to an art school, you are saying “yes, art, this is it.” But maybe it’s just one piece of you that you want to hold onto and grow, but without having to say goodbye to everything else.
Best Colleges for Environmental Engineering
If you’ve looked into majoring in engineering in college or majoring in environmental studies, or possibly a dual major combining the two, you’ve probably seen environmental engineering pop up as an option that merges them seamlessly. Cornell, the first school on this list of the Best Colleges for Environmental Engineering describes Environmental Engineering well when they write, “Environmental engineers are called upon to understand, arrange and manipulate biological, chemical, ecological, economic, hydrological, physical and social processes to balance our material needs with our impacts on the environment.”
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Dentist?
While most students will decide to become a dentist later in their academic careers, some students just know that they are destined for dentistry before they even apply to college. While there is no one set of courses you have to take in high school to become a dentist, there are some classes you can take to help you build a set of skills and an impressive resume that will help you on your journey to dentistry.
Classes to Take in High School for Aerospace Engineering
Ok, first off, let us just say you are cool. Not a ton of people know in high school that they are serious about Aerospace engineering. It’s a fairly specialized major, meaning not every college is going to have a program in it. Future aerospace engineers thus have to start planning a little earlier than your average engineer. Many of the schools that offer this major are highly competitive, so you should make sure you are the best candidate you can be. Part of this is choosing the right classes to take in high school. So what classes should you be taking? Let’s break it down.
The Best Colleges for your Astrological Sign: Gemini
It's cold, the holidays are long over, and you’ve watched everything good on Netflix. It might just be the perfect time to begin crafting your college list. We encourage our students to focus on 3 major factors as they create their lists: academic viability, program fit, and social/cultural fit. This third category can be a little confusing. How do you know what social and cultural atmosphere will work for you? Well, we’ve been experimenting with a fun lens for breaking down different social/cultural types: astrology. While we by no means recommend considering your astrological sign seriously in your college decision, it can be a helpful way to organize student archetypes.
What Classes Should I Take in High School to Become a Therapist?
There are many types of therapists. Whether you hope to work at a school, in an office with a chaise lounge, or in a social work office, therapists are there for people in need. While there are several steps to becoming a therapist, it’s never too early to start planning. Let’s break down what you can start doing/taking in high school.
Best Colleges for Creative Writing in California
If you’re thinking of pursuing a career that involves writing — whether in publishing, academia, corporate, or with a nonprofit — you may be thinking about majoring in creative writing in college. As you start looking around for options, you’ll quickly learn that most colleges and universities actually don’t offer creative writing as a major, or even as a minor or concentration. A formal writing program, like Creative Writing, is more uncommon than it is common, so it takes some hunting to find a school that’s a perfect social fit and has the program you want.
Best Colleges for Creative Arts
If you’re thinking of pursuing an art degree in college, you may have heard the phrase “Creative Arts” somewhere in your research. Some colleges do offer undergraduate degrees in “Creative Arts,” but most of those schools aren’t particularly prestigious and many only offer them as two-year degrees. When we work with students, we encourage them to consider colleges that offer more specific degrees in the arts, and that have a strong name recognition as an impressive, prestigious, and good-value institution.
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How to Make a Resume for College Application
Writing your college application resume may be one of the last things on your to-do list, and we wouldn’t blame you if it is. When you’re applying to college, the resume is one of the last things students, parents, and teachers talk about — and often they don’t talk about it at all. The silence around the college application resume is probably because the Common App doesn’t make much of a fuss about it either. The resume is practically hidden in the application, and it is typically noted as optional. Why spend much time on something if it’s hidden and optional, after all?
Ideas for Summer Plans for Sophomores in High School
You’re like, officially a high school student now. You are about to finish your sophomore year and become a *rising junior* and all that entails. You know, from your older friends and family scaring you, that junior and senior year get intense. There’s something more serious… more dignified… about 11 and 12 that 10 just doesn’t have. And so in preparation for this more challenging year, you might be tempted to take it easy this summer. Relax. Do nothing. Terrible idea.
Best Colleges for Environmental Science
If you’re considering a major in Environmental Science, finding a college that offers exactly what you’re looking for can be a little tough. Almost every college offers something that looks like Environmental Science — or at least sounds like it — and some people will say, “Isn’t that just biology?” Well, first, no, it’s not. Environmental Science is not the same as biology. It’s studying the environment in a way that overlays natural sciences, social sciences, and policy. Most Environmental Science programs approach this through the lens of problem-solving, hence the policy side.