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Mentoring Programs for Women in STEM

Mentoring Programs for Women in STEM

Are you in awe of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie’s work in radioactivity? Do you aspire to be like the incredible women that the Hidden Figures movie is based on, who made a huge contribution to science and mathematics? If so, a STEM career may be perfect...

Robot Summer Camp for High School Students

Robot Summer Camp for High School Students

Summer camp. For many, those words bring to mind rustic cabins, swimming in a small lake, hiking through the woods, and conquering obstacle courses. For others, it invokes the memories of soccer, football, or basketball games. Or maybe your summer camp was for music,...

Deferred? Be Patient But Don’t Be Quiet

Deferred? Be Patient But Don’t Be Quiet

So you arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare. Got through security and hustled to the gate with your carry-on. And then you saw the sign – in bright shining yellow – saying DELAYED. And you waited. Rumors ran around the gate area: the plane was here. No,...

Curriculum requirements for Mechanical Engineering

Curriculum requirements for Mechanical Engineering

Curriculum Requirements of a Mechanical Engineering Student Mechanical engineers work with machines and engines, from elevator technology to robotics. At a minimum, a mechanical engineering career requires a bachelor's degree. Though the mechanical engineering...

College Application Deadlines: Don’t be last minute

College Application Deadlines: Don’t be last minute

College application deadlines. Don’t wait. I remember the last time I asked to be served at a restaurant just minutes before it was closing. What a mistake. I should have known better. After the disappointing experience, I promised myself I would never do that again....

Women in STEM Majors and Careers

Women in STEM Majors and Careers

  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math form the STEM college majors. STEM careers take off in many directions and provide many opportunities for a college student to develop their interests. And, importantly, these majors and careers are no longer a “boy’s...

Engineering for the “B” Student

Engineering for the “B” Student

There has been an explosion of engineering disciplines and subspecialties in the past fifty years. And because engineering and the creativity it requires is a team effort in many ways, there are careers for engineers of varying personal capability. Just as a...

Learn about physics and STEM majors by watching the Olympics

Learn about physics and STEM majors by watching the Olympics

Are you looking at STEM colleges? Considering a career in science or engineering? Or are you just wondering how physics could apply to the so-called real world? All of these come together at the Olympics. Like many of you, The Stemwinder has been watching the Rio...

Demystifying the E in STEM

Demystifying the E in STEM

Our new guide to engineering majors helps you understand the similarities and differences between them and how to choose among different engineering majors and college programs. https://www.admissionsmarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/The-E-in-STEM.pdf The E in STEM...

Mathematics: pure vs. applied math

Mathematics: pure vs. applied math

Can you be in STEM without math? Math is the foundation of all STEM education. There – that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. But my assertion really needs to be thought through, because it is not obvious that higher-level math is necessary for every STEM degree....