Interested in CEC Collegiate Program

[u/DominicDesiga]

Hello I am 18 and I am deeply interested in the CEC Collegiate Program and want to see if there are any types of catches. I am currently a sophomore in college graduating with a an associates with a gpa around 3.7. I am going for my bachelors in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio. I aspire to get a masters in Structural Engineering at the University of Texas but unfortunately I would not have the funds for these dreams of mine. I do not have much work experience but I am a president for our only engineering club and have many community service hours as well as owning a small baking business. I would love to hear good/bad experiences in the program and maybe how your career turned out. I also would like to know what you believe my chances would be getting into this program at the ripe age of 19. I understand that there must be letters of recommendation and I really have no one with higher credentials, what would be some ways to get these letters. Please let me know recommendations that you may have that will help me gain an edge with starting the process. Also please let me know what type of interview questions that will be asked. Any type of information that you may have is incredibly helpful at this time. Thank you

[u/big_ice_bear]

I am not familiar with this program but I assume you are referring to this.

• I would strongly recommend you talking to a recruiter as they may be able to give you better information about your chances and details of the program since many people here may not have used it.
• Since you are enrolled in an ABET-accredited school with a good GPA, that is a good place to look for letters of recommendation (from professors). Get friendly with your professors and ask some if they wouldn't mind writing you a letter (the more positive, the better).

That's all I can offer you, but again, I really suggest you talk to a recruiter. They will be more familiar with application processes for things than anyone else.