Comment Re:Engineer Graduates first hand (Score 1) 375
I graduated from the University of Minnesota with an engineering degree (in 4 years). I also participated in the 4-year guarantee. My friend who also did the 4-year guarantee program there was getting screwed on classes. He was not getting the classes he needed to graduate in the 4 year time frame. He brought up that the 4-year guarantee said that the university would do everything to get him in the classes or pay for the added classes. He was told in no uncertain terms that the 4-year guarantee and a dollar would get him a cup of coffee. So I wouldn't put much stock in the guarantee and the U of MN living up to it.
I also remember a semester where they conveniently scheduled two classes that were needed to complete the 4-year guarantee schedule on top of one another so you couldn't take the both classes you needed to be on the 4-year guarantee. When I brought this up to the under-grad advisor he had to double check it and then he was perplexed. And said that he had just blindly told all the people he had seen previous to me to just follow the schedule. Of course you learn quickly that the advisors don't really care much and that you are on your own for the most part.
I also remember a semester where they conveniently scheduled two classes that were needed to complete the 4-year guarantee schedule on top of one another so you couldn't take the both classes you needed to be on the 4-year guarantee. When I brought this up to the under-grad advisor he had to double check it and then he was perplexed. And said that he had just blindly told all the people he had seen previous to me to just follow the schedule. Of course you learn quickly that the advisors don't really care much and that you are on your own for the most part.
