Ready to become an Aggie Engineer? Learn about the Texas A&M University College of Engineering programs to find what makes receiving an education in Aggieland so special! About the College of Engineering During senior (or super senior) year of college, realizing your time at Texas A&M is quickly ending can be difficult, and can be […]
Engineers: Analyzing Their Burden & Study Effectiveness
Engineering is hard, or at least that is its reputation. How hard life is as an engineering student was a concern for me, especially as an incoming freshman. When I asked exactly how difficult engineering is, I never got a good answer. Until now, that is.
Embassy Engineering
I experienced first-hand foreign policy in action and the inside operations of an embassy. Engineering and public policy seem like opposites, but here are three ways I found engineering to tie into diplomacy seamlessly.
Fight Life’s Autopilot Trap
It is easy to take the path that life sets up in front of us, never truly pausing to think about the implications. This is called autopilot: going through life semi-consciously from one thing to the next. It is problematic because it belittles your purpose and pursuits, but it can be combated in several ways.
Quick guides and practice tests: The best way to study
Studying is the key to academic success in college. I was fortunate to learn a very effective way to study, a method that has earned me A’s in every major-specific engineering class. Check out the four steps of my study method, so you can become a pro at studying and bring your A-game, literally!
Amazon’s Peculiar Ways, a Q&A on interning with Amazon
Many students contact Ingenium to ask bloggers about their internship experiences. The following Q&A is one blogger’s way of providing answers.
3 Ways to Maximize Your Time Abroad
Time really flies while abroad. There are so many new and exciting things to do, it can be overwhelming. Follow these tips to ensure you maximize your time.
How Being Abroad Made Me Value My Major More
Studying abroad is an amazing experience, and I would highly recommend it to any Aggie. Not only are there many opportunities to learn a new culture and language, but being abroad also made me value my industrial engineering major in a whole new way.
7 Tips for Freshman Cadet Engineering Success
Being in a Navy/Marine Corps outfit as both a fish and an upperclassman, I know that being an engineer in the Corps is challenging. Thus, here are some tips I used for engineering academic success as a cadet.
The Pursuit
During my time at Texas A&M University, a resounding lesson has been that there is always more to learn. Despite the frustrations, stress and monotony that can come with a college experience, I want to learn. But to truly learn, it is necessary to step out of the comfortable scope of your own knowledge.
The Co-op Connection: 4 tips to thrive in manufacturing
This fall, I was fortunate enough to participate in an operations engineer co-op at PCC Structurals, Inc. From my experience, here are four tips for students going into future manufacturing roles.
4 Summer School Hacks
Although there’s 104 days of summer vacation, summer school can come along early and end it — much to your disappointment and that of Phineas and Ferb. However, summer school can ease your load for the upcoming semester and help you graduate on time.
The Co-op Connection: Landing the job
If you’re like me and don’t exactly know what you want to do after graduation, but desire a real, hands-on way of exploring engineering, consider a co-op. A co-op is an extended internship that can also count as a technical elective.