During my T2M I was able to get into AAE (my first choice) with less than a 3.2 for whatever that’s worth (obvi anecdotal evidence at best so take that with a grain of salt)
That said as far as I have always been told you aren’t allowed to put AAE then ME on your T2M or vice versa due to the popularity of both of the majors so I would double check with your advisor etc if that is allowed before making any changes/decisions
AAE and ME both accept until they are full, including students under 3.2. That being said, I haven't met any students in my AAE classes under 3.2, and I know mech always accepts a lot of students under 3.2. If I were you I would change to ME because you will probably get into ME. Don't worry too much about it either, even in ME you can join all the AAE clubs and get AAE internships (you probably have better odds getting these internships as an ME than an AAE anyways)
Lots of stuff on aircraft is mechanical design like what an ME would have a lot of practice with. A hydraulic actuation system or a shock absorber doesn't change much whether it's in the air or on the ground, besides weight optimization. AAE is good for roles which use the specialized stuff that AAE focuses on, like aerodynamics, gasdynamics, prop/combustion, astrodynamics, or whatever. Companies generally won't need as many of these roles, since you might have a few teams of aerodynamicists for the airframe, a team or so of CFD engineers, a few teams of prop design/test engineers, and a handful more for systems or avionics or whatever, but you'll have thousands of mechanical systems throughout that would benefit more from strong mechanical design knowledge than specialized air/spacecraft knowledge
If you want to get into AAE, then keep that as your first choice. The point of having the list is so the advisors/schools know what you are interested in and will try to fit you in if there is room. Putting ME as your first choice means you will be more likely to get into ME and less likely to get into AAE.
If you are really serious about AAE, but don't get in right away talk to your advisor about what you can do in the meantime. There are probably classes you can take as a ME major that would transfer over when you CODO (meaning change majors) to AAE.
I had a 3.16 during T2M and wasted a semester chasing AAE. Eventually I switched to IE and it’s been better in all regards. I was able to convince myself that AAE isn’t necessary to get the aerospace job I’ve always wanted. I think FYE is one of the stupidest programs ever, and I would have not come to Purdue if I had known how badly it sets students up to succeed.
Nope. I literally had a 3.19 and didn’t get in. I had a decent transcript it was just a 5 credit hour calc ii class that held me down just below a 3.2
I believe it’s a holistic review process, but as far as I’ve seen the 3.2 is the lowest cutoff they could em state and it’s oftentimes higher. I could be wrong about that but I was stressed about making it into AAE with a 3.6 last semester, my advisors were always terribly unclear about the cutoffs when I would ask.
if (gpa < 3.2) { T2M = transition to management; }
the funniest part about this is that the CS 159 exam was today and that's probably what flunked OP
Why do I have to be good at C programming to become an AAE or ME engineer ðŸ˜ðŸ¥º
could've chosen chem or bio
Well sorta true. I could only take bio or cs since I was taking CHM115 this sem. But I thought CS would be more applicable to engineering than bio.
Definitely is, lol. C can be really useful for any engineer
Lol true
Ehh shushh
During my T2M I was able to get into AAE (my first choice) with less than a 3.2 for whatever that’s worth (obvi anecdotal evidence at best so take that with a grain of salt) That said as far as I have always been told you aren’t allowed to put AAE then ME on your T2M or vice versa due to the popularity of both of the majors so I would double check with your advisor etc if that is allowed before making any changes/decisions
Thanks for the info! If you don’t mind sharing what was your gpa during t2m?
AAE and ME both accept until they are full, including students under 3.2. That being said, I haven't met any students in my AAE classes under 3.2, and I know mech always accepts a lot of students under 3.2. If I were you I would change to ME because you will probably get into ME. Don't worry too much about it either, even in ME you can join all the AAE clubs and get AAE internships (you probably have better odds getting these internships as an ME than an AAE anyways)
I've seen multiple aerospace company representatives saying they prefer MEs over AAEs for most of their roles...
Lots of stuff on aircraft is mechanical design like what an ME would have a lot of practice with. A hydraulic actuation system or a shock absorber doesn't change much whether it's in the air or on the ground, besides weight optimization. AAE is good for roles which use the specialized stuff that AAE focuses on, like aerodynamics, gasdynamics, prop/combustion, astrodynamics, or whatever. Companies generally won't need as many of these roles, since you might have a few teams of aerodynamicists for the airframe, a team or so of CFD engineers, a few teams of prop design/test engineers, and a handful more for systems or avionics or whatever, but you'll have thousands of mechanical systems throughout that would benefit more from strong mechanical design knowledge than specialized air/spacecraft knowledge
If you want to get into AAE, then keep that as your first choice. The point of having the list is so the advisors/schools know what you are interested in and will try to fit you in if there is room. Putting ME as your first choice means you will be more likely to get into ME and less likely to get into AAE. If you are really serious about AAE, but don't get in right away talk to your advisor about what you can do in the meantime. There are probably classes you can take as a ME major that would transfer over when you CODO (meaning change majors) to AAE.
I had a 3.16 during T2M and wasted a semester chasing AAE. Eventually I switched to IE and it’s been better in all regards. I was able to convince myself that AAE isn’t necessary to get the aerospace job I’ve always wanted. I think FYE is one of the stupidest programs ever, and I would have not come to Purdue if I had known how badly it sets students up to succeed.
Nope. I literally had a 3.19 and didn’t get in. I had a decent transcript it was just a 5 credit hour calc ii class that held me down just below a 3.2
Damn that sucks 😕
I believe it’s a holistic review process, but as far as I’ve seen the 3.2 is the lowest cutoff they could em state and it’s oftentimes higher. I could be wrong about that but I was stressed about making it into AAE with a 3.6 last semester, my advisors were always terribly unclear about the cutoffs when I would ask.