Fall Festivities Around Purdue
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by Purdue WIEP
3d ago
Fall is my favorite time on Purdue’s campus – between the changing leaves with the brick buildings and colder temperatures while studying, it feels like a quintessential college movie. A wide variety of activities on and off campus mark the season, and if you’re looking to spend a few hours or a weekend, there’s something for every individual or group Purdue Farmers Market Every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in May through October, the Purdue Farmers Market takes place on Memorial Mall. This is always a very popular event, and I frequently run into someone I know getting a snack, buying prod ..read more
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Purdue Attends The SWE National Conference
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by Purdue WIEP
1w ago
Every year, the Society of Women Engineers hosts their annual Society of Women Engineers National Conference, the world’s largest conference for women in engineering and technology. As a Purdue student involved in SWE, I, along with many of my fellow boilermakers, had the honor of being sponsored by PSWE to attend the conference free of charge. Having gone to the conference as both a freshman and sophomore, I can definitely say that it has been one of my favorite experiences as a woman in engineering here at Purdue. So, what is it? The SWE Conference is a three-day event that offers endle ..read more
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College Need-to-Knows: Purdue Edition
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by Purdue WIEP
1w ago
Every college campus is vastly different from the next, and it can be hard to get the full picture of what day-to-day life is like from a student’s perspective. Here are a few things that we think will be important and helpful to know if you are considering applying to Purdue: Food Purdue offers students a choice from 6 different meal plans: Unlimited, 14-Track, 10-Track, 7-Track, 80-Block, and 50-Block. The Unlimited option allows students to stop in to the dining halls as many times as they want throughout the week, whereas the 14, 10, and 7-Track limit students to 14, 10, or 7 swipes int ..read more
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Art Meets Engineering: Olivia Baehl
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by Purdue WIEP
2w ago
Each year, Purdue Women in Engineering mails out hundreds of handwritten, personalized postcards along with an information handout and a sticker to each woman who has been admitted to Purdue Engineering. The designer of the current sticker is student Olivia Baehl. Olivia Baehl is a senior in Civil Engineering with concentrations in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from Evansville, IN. She is an ambassador for the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering as well as an active participant in the Women in Engineering Program. I sat down with Olivia and reflected with her on her ..read more
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First Year Engineering Expectations
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by Purdue WIEP
3w ago
What is First Year Engineering?      First Year Engineering, also called FYE, is often confusing to incoming freshman or future Boilermakers. As I was applying to Purdue, I did not know what FYE was or how it was different from other college engineering programs. In this Blog, I hope to show you what FYE looks like for most students and the courses involved.     First Year Engineering is a program where you can figure out which type of engineering you want to study. You will not select the discipline of engineering that you are doing until the end of you ..read more
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From Purdue to Slovenia: My Summer in the World of Engineering
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by Purdue WIEP
1M ago
This past summer I had the incredible opportunity of doing an internship abroad. It gave me insight into what engineering looks like across the world. It was truly such a rewarding experience and opened my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities in engineering. My Role as an Intern My mentors throughout my internship at Dewesoft. Over the summer I worked as a Project Management Intern at Dewesoft, a leading data acquisition and measurement company with headquarters in Trbovlje, Slovenia, and subsidiary locations across the globe. My main project during my internship was Dew ..read more
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Social Lives of Purdue Students
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by Purdue WIEP
1M ago
When deciding what colleges to apply to, there are so many factors to consider. Academics and location are very important, but it is necessary to find colleges that can cater to your social wants and needs as well. Purdue has a wide range of ways students can get involved and interact with fellow students, including: Greek Life: Greek life is a great way to meet and bond with other students on campus. Students can rush any year in their college career, and there are opportunities to join throughout the semester without having to rush. Sororities host many meetings during the year and have a ..read more
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What WiE Did Senior Year of High School to Prepare for College Applications
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by Purdue WIEP
1M ago
The college application and decision process can be daunting, and it can be hard to know where to start. Check out what some of our Women in Engineering students were doing during their senior year of high school to prepare.  Lily Brodzinski – Current Senior in Chemical Engineering, High School Graduating Class of 2021 When Fall of my senior year of high school came around, I was finishing gathering information for my Common Application. In my junior year of high school, I pushed myself to write and edit my personal essay (back when that was required by more colleges) so that I wouldn’t ..read more
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Short Term Study Abroad in Singapore
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by Purdue WIEP
1M ago
Are you interested in studying abroad but unsure if you want to be abroad for an entire semester? Purdue offers short term study abroad (STEP) programs which are an amazing alternative to being abroad for an entire semester. These programs are also referred to as Maymesters because they typically take place for 2-3 weeks in May after classes conclude. This past summer I went to beautiful Singapore and I wanted to share more about it. My class While sightseeing in Singapore was amazing, I was technically there to take a class. The class I was enrolled in was called Bioinspired Materials and ..read more
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Why to Apply to Purdue - Early Action
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by Purdue WIEP
1M ago
         With the early-action deadline quickly approaching on November 1st, 2024, it is essential for you to begin the application process. While this may seem intimidating, the early-action application is important for you future engineers! To help make your application process and decision a little easier, I am going to give you some reasons as to why you should come to Purdue University. The People The people at Purdue University are some of the most welcoming, exciting, and interesting people I know! The wide range of backgrounds at Purdue is extensive and extrem ..read more
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