List of Contributions

Hi Danielle. LEGOs were a big part of my childhood. Like you, I did not connect building with LEGOs with civil engineering. At the time, it was a fun way to pass the time and I spent many hours building and creating. In the years since I started working after college, I did see the connection a lot ...

Structural engineering does have two branches: buildings and bridges. Both buildings and bridges can be constructed with a wide variety of materials, which many universities offer design courses that cover that specific material and all the unique design criteria. Which should be included in your ...

Hi Aakash, From the sounds of it, you have a good starting point for applying for a job when you graduate. Having some connection to a company is a big plus. If there is someone that you went to school with who is working for a company you are interested in applying to, have them hand off your resume ...

Hi Rebecca, At a quick glance I saw several responses saying to land a job first and then apply to grad school, which I agree with. From personal experience, I landed a job right after I graduated, worked for about a year to get acclimated to working in a residential structural design firm where I ...