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11-25-2009, 10:51 PM
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Hey does anyone know the admission average of the engineering program at SFU?
I think I am fucked.
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11-26-2009, 12:20 AM
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11-27-2009, 04:05 PM
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Why do you think you are fucked?
Having trouble getting good grades will be a HUGE problem if you're thinking about engineering. The admission average is there to weed out all the people who don't belong in the program because engineering is hard.
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11-27-2009, 06:08 PM
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Porbably a mid-B to get in, with all your sciences--but the majority probably have a 87.5%-ish average from highschool. Provincials look good on your transcript too, because they're standardized (high grades but only an English 12 provincial looks suspect). But one thing to remember is that if everybody with a 82.5-100% GPA gets in, some of those people will be the "new" C's and C-'s--if you're going in with an 82.5% GPA from highschool, expect to have to step things up quite a bit.
If you don't get in at first, you could always do Douglas/BCIT first and transfer. There are a couple people in my year that are older than me because they did that.
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11-27-2009, 07:29 PM
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its not that its hard, its that if you want to get a job after, you better be at the top of your class.
if you just scrape by and get your ring, you wont find a job when you graduate. the competition is way too fierce.
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11-28-2009, 12:23 AM
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I know for UBC its not that hard to get in but really hard to stay in. Goodluck!
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11-28-2009, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by pickleman99  Hey does anyone know the admission average of the engineering program at SFU?
I think I am fucked. | if you are worrying about HS marks go to douglas then transfer, i know ppl who did that and it worked out for them.
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11-28-2009, 02:01 AM
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SFU has engineering?
LOL.
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11-28-2009, 11:47 AM
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12-08-2009, 09:38 PM
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SFU Engineering is ridiculously hard. Prepare to work really hard if you want to stay in the program. If not, don't bother applying.
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12-09-2009, 05:46 PM
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yea i've changed my mind on taking engineering at SFU
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12-10-2009, 11:23 PM
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Are you still planning on doing engineering?
It's too bad SFU doesn't have traditional engineering or else I'd take it there since I live much closer to SFU than UBC. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-10-2009, 11:48 PM
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lol
SFU engineers....still cracks me up...
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12-11-2009, 03:12 AM
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#14 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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^ Actually, the SFU engineering program isn't too bad. A friend of mine, a UBC student, who had done a few co-op work terms told me that many of his colleagues were SFU students. Because co-op positions are essentially student positions, employers do place emphasis on the grades of applicants...not exactly easy to get in for any student, regardless of institution.
It may not be as reputable as UBC's program, but it's still quite good.
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12-11-2009, 03:26 AM
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Depends on what kind of engineering. For things like power engineering, UBC definitely has an edge, and definitely has SFU beat in mechanical, civil, and structural, seeing as those disciplines are nonexistant at SFU. However, SFU's electronics engineering and computer engineering programs are quite reputable amongst Canadian tech companies (probably not so much in the US) as a little more "forward" and less traditional than UBC's equivalent specializations. If I had to describe it... UBC's electrical engineering is more focused on the electricals themselves, whereas SFU's program is more focused on the engineering of digital devices (computers, cell phones, yadda yadda). Plus, from what I've seen, SFU's engineering program is actually more competitive (smaller classes, curve in every one). If you want to work at BC Hydro, go to UBC--an SFU electronics engineering degree isn't much use there. But if you want to work in the electronics industry, quite a few companies (e.g., RIM, PMC-Sierra, Broadcom) are pretty fond of SFU grads.
There are a couple more "cutting-edge" or emerging specializations at SFU too, like biomedical and mechatronics. But these aren't really notable for being great programs yet; they're notable for being new.
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12-13-2009, 04:29 AM
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If you want to work in tech, an EE/CE degree is an EE/CE degree. No one cares where it's from since you learn the same shit.
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12-15-2009, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by goo3 If you want to work in tech, an EE/CE degree is an EE/CE degree. No one cares where it's from since you learn the same shit. | +1. You learn essentially the same stuff. SFU isn't the average traditional engineering you see usually. A lot of it is computer/electrical based. Their newest degree is the mechatronics system engineering which basically is a hybrid between electronics and mechanical. It's going to be one heck of a degree I think.
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12-15-2009, 12:48 PM
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You can get a mechatronics specialization within Mechanical at UBC as well. It requires a special application coming out of first year.
The most beast degree would have to be the Engineering Physics degree at UBC tho... EECE/MECH/CPEN
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