Since I arrived on campus, I’ve been told that I am a part of a top 15 global institution, but these rankings don’t reveal the 3 a.m. smell of burnt coffee in Carpenter Hall or the collective sigh that is heard within Baker 200 when the physics prelim median is a 48%. 

There’s a reason why the engineering buildings are open 24/7. Every college major has its challenges, but the workload of the College of Engineering demands your time like no other college does. It is ruthless, yet over 5,000 students subject themselves to the suffering. Why? At other schools, weed-out classes hit engineering students hard and send them packing. Here, we have a 94% graduation rate. This isn’t a coincidence; it’s a result of the hyper-disciplined and high pressure mentality on campus. Quitting isn’t an option and that is why there is never an empty engineering building........

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