> An additional warning, while most universities advertise EE as a 4 year
> program, don't delude yourself it's 5 year program.  It's a
> political thing.
> The Department Head realizes it can't really be done in 4 years, but the
> board of regents says they'll make it a 4 year program so they
> come up with
> a schedule that meets the 4 year time frame, but it's darn near impossible
> to do.  Especially if you want to get a 3.0 or better (important
> if you are
> looking for an internship).

        Hmm, I don't know what universities you are referring to, but the one I
went to, and the ones my friends have gone too, all advertised their EE
program as 4 years, and all completed it in four years (except for one who
switched from CE to EE after 3rd year, he had to take courses that weren't
offered in a way to allow him to complete in 4 years so he ended up
completing it in 5). FWIW my GPA is above 3.

> Don't flame me about the importance of the GPA, I thinks its hog wash,
> especially given the other advice on this thread about "homework".  (I'm
> going to try some of these BTW)  But, here at the career fair while
> searching for internships and co-ops it's a 3.0 or better or
> nothing at all.
> I think it's truly ridiculous.  They won't chase you off, but you'll get
> "keep trying" or "come back next semester" and your conversation will be
> much shorter than those with the 3.0+.

        Agreed, GPA means pretty much nothing. I've been on "both sides of the
interview fence" and I must say that GPA is a complete crapshoot, a person
with a 3.5 can easily be much worse then a person with 2.5. Heck, most of my
friends didn't have very high GPAs, yet they were much more useful when
working on a lab then those with high GPAs. Oh, and just to quell this a
little, my GPA is above 3.5.

> Garmin (GPS company) told an interviewee flat out they weren't interested
> because of his GPA even though the rest looked great.  They look
> for a 3.5,
> but 3.0 is their minimum.  Ouch!  That's stupid!  So watch your grades!

        Well, that's what happens when a bean counter is too involved in the
process, they only understand the "numbers", and influence decisions based
on that. TTYL

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