I received an email yesterday that was an invite to an info session next month about the Eta Kappa Nu chapter at our university (Michigan Tech).
"HKN is a prestigious student organization for electrical and computer engineers."
I've never heard of it before, but Wikipedia had a page for it. I'm not sure what exactly being a member entails. Obviously I'd need to goto that session to get all the details, but I'm curious if anyone here is a member since it's nation-wide. The wiki page said something like the top 28% of juniors and 33% of seniors in EE and CpE are eligble. I'm eligible and basically l33t as ***. Anyway, the email was sent to 89 people, so it's not highly selective or anything (recent statistics show a total of 345 current juniors and seniors in EE/CpE), but not bad.
Anyone know what sort of things are offered by being a member, and more importantly is it helpful on a resume?
Though I am doubtful about it since back at community college in my first year, I was invited to Phi Theta Kappa honor society. So I did all that stuff, paid $50, got accepted at the ceremony blah blah. I thought it might do some good, and more importantly being a member, a lot of colleges offered $500+ scholarships per semester. So I figured for $50, even if no other benefits, it'd pay for itself my first semester at a university. Turns out, the university I go to is one of the very few in Michigan that doesn't do anything for Ptk members. Bah! So yeah... that seems pretty worthless to me now... I think I only had it on my resume a few years ago when I had very little else to put on there.
"HKN is a prestigious student organization for electrical and computer engineers."
I've never heard of it before, but Wikipedia had a page for it. I'm not sure what exactly being a member entails. Obviously I'd need to goto that session to get all the details, but I'm curious if anyone here is a member since it's nation-wide. The wiki page said something like the top 28% of juniors and 33% of seniors in EE and CpE are eligble. I'm eligible and basically l33t as ***. Anyway, the email was sent to 89 people, so it's not highly selective or anything (recent statistics show a total of 345 current juniors and seniors in EE/CpE), but not bad.
Anyone know what sort of things are offered by being a member, and more importantly is it helpful on a resume?
Though I am doubtful about it since back at community college in my first year, I was invited to Phi Theta Kappa honor society. So I did all that stuff, paid $50, got accepted at the ceremony blah blah. I thought it might do some good, and more importantly being a member, a lot of colleges offered $500+ scholarships per semester. So I figured for $50, even if no other benefits, it'd pay for itself my first semester at a university. Turns out, the university I go to is one of the very few in Michigan that doesn't do anything for Ptk members. Bah! So yeah... that seems pretty worthless to me now... I think I only had it on my resume a few years ago when I had very little else to put on there.
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