MS.EARamsey wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I want to return to college to study Electrical Engineering, EE. I
graduated
> from Kent State University back in 1987, a non-prestigious college, with
a
> Bachelor of Science/Software Programming and Design. My academic
performance
> was poor though, 2.9GPA. However, I feel that now I am more mature and
well
> grounded and that I will be academically successful. However, what I
feel is
> irrelevant because I need to convince the college admission board of
this.
> How do I convince them of this? Also, if by chance I am accepted, I am
> concerned that I have been out of school for about 20 years. So, can
anyone
> please recommend books or other resources that I can use to get my
English
> skills up to par? Also, I would like to brush up on my trig, calculus,
and
> linear algebra so I would appreciate references to review materials for
> these subjects as well. I have never taken Statistics or Physics before
> either and I would like sources to get a basic introduction.
>
>
>
> I think that I will have to enroll as an undergrad because I have been
out
> of school a very long time and I don't possess an undergraduate degree
in
> EE. However, again if accepted, I plan to continue on and get a MSEE
because
> my goal is to go into research. I was interested in the application of
EE to
> medical technology, more specifically, 'Biomedical Electronic
Engineering'.
> However, I'm not sure if that is exactly the area that I would like to
> enter. What exactly does a Biomedical Electronic Engineer do?
Alternatively,
> I was also considering specializing in either Bionics, Human Machine
> Interface, maybe Nano Technology or somehow work with geneticists to
help
> solve problems; using EE of course - but nothing that uses animals as
> subjects because I have a profound love for them!
>
>
>
> I live in the state of Illinois/USA and I have no desire to move to
another
> state in order to attend school, consequently, I was considering either
> Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering or perhaps
> University of Illinois at Chicago School of Engineering.
>
>
>
> I would be greatly indebted to anyone that can offer any advice and/or
> resources so that I may achieve my goals. Oh yes, I should add my 7
years of
> work experience as a Software Developer and currently I am designing and
> writing software for cell phones using JavaME, previously J2ME, and
'NET'
> web services using C#.
>
>
>
> Please be honest with me; I'm an adult and I can handle it.
>
>
>
> Well, that is all that I can think of so now I will close and I
apologize
> for the longevity of this posting but I had an awful lot to say.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ms.ERamsey
>
>
>
Contact the Society of Women Engineers www.swe.org, explain what you
have in mind and ask them for advice.
In the UK, the Women's Engineering Society does a similar function.
--
Sue
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