Links

Here are some links to useful Web resources.

Exploring Engineering

JETS: Junior Engineering Technical Society offers a wealth of programs and resources to help high school students explore engineering, including student competitions, assessment tools, career guidance resources, an e-newsletter, and more.

The American Society for Engineering Education’s K-12 Center has a student section that features interesting profiles of engineers as well as information on what engineering careers and schools are like. The ASEE also offers an excellent 64-page booklet, Engineering, Go For It!, that you can order for a small fee.

Design Squad is a PBS television show in which eight high school contestants tackle engineering challenges for an actual client—from designing a peanut butter grinder for a women’s collective in Haiti to making a wedding dress that converts into a tent. In the final episode, the top two scorers battle for the Grand Prize—a $10,000 college scholarship. The Design Squad Web site offers plenty of information for high-school age kids about engineering.

Engineers Week (EWEEK) is a celebration of engineering that takes place each February. More than 100 organizations all over the country offer competitions, fun activities, demonstrations, and lectures to help the public understand what engineering is all about. The EWEEK Web site provides lots of interesting resources for high school students, including a regular feature called “New Faces in Engineering.”

The Engineering Education Service Center has listings and links to engineering camps, competitions, scholarships, women in engineering programs, engineering schools, and more.

Women in Engineering Organization, hosted by the School of Engineering at Tufts University, is dedicated to introducing, retaining, and promoting women and girls in the field of engineering. The girls section of the Web site provides general information about engineering, along with resources to help you find programs, scholarships, contests, and links to some cool engineering projects and games.

TryEngineering.org offers information about engineering careers and education, links to interactive games, and an online form through which you can send questions to engineering students and professionals. The Become an Engineer section includes listings of engineering societies and of pre-college projects, contests, and summer camps.

The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center explores a variety of career fields in detail, including engineering. There’s also some valuable information specifically for women.

Preparing for College

National Association for College Admission Counseling includes a Student Resources section with a useful College Preparation calendar, as well as a collection of Online Resources.

Princeton Review offers comprehensive information about college search and preparation, including searches for schools and internships, information on majors and careers, and guidance on standardized tests and financial aid.

KnowHow2GO, organized by grade levels from middle to high school, offers a year-by-year road map to help you pave your way to college.