<p>Hi peeps! I'm an intel highly interested in Colby and i heard that the college has a 3-2 engr programme through the dept of Physics. What unis is Colby affiliated with for this programme and also are there any present students at Colby willing to enlighten me on this?
Thanks in advance guys.</p>
<p>A lot of dual degrees come to Dartmouth. If you are interested in engineering, I suggest you go to other schools tho... You know which field you are interested in?</p>
<p>Actually, I am interested in pursuing a liberal arts degree for undergrad and then engr for masters or sthg, but if the 3-2 engr is possible, then I'll take that and then possibly roll on to phD even without Master's.
Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>Hmmm.. everyone I know who came from Colby are like double (some single) majors in physics/cs or physics/math or something like that... I'm not a Colby student so I don't how the system works, but I have not seen any liberal arts major in 3-2 program.</p>
<p>there is a 3-2 program with Dartmouth at Colby. 2 years at Dartmouth and 3 at Colby, I think. dsack is actually in the program; maybe he'll shed some light on the situation. I hear it's a good program though.</p>
<p>Colby runs a 3-2 Dual-Degree program with Dartmouth. Students who get in spend their junior year at Dartmouth. After graduating, they go for a 5th year as a graduate student at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering (where most of your classes your junior year will be).</p>
<p>I have to mention that admission into this program is NOT guaranteed. There are a number of prerequisite classes, which, depending on how many AP exams you took, will be difficult to fit into your first two years at Colby. I am under the impression that there are only 15 spots in the program for students from the 17 participating schools. Colby does well historically, as they founded the program, sending between 4 and 7 students (might want to check those numbers).</p>
<p>Managing the perquisites will be easier if you know you want to get into the program before you start your freshman year. I believe that exceptions to the prerequisites are made on an individual basis. However, if you know that early that you are looking into a very technical engineering degree, you might want to look at other programs/schools as well. The classes at the Thayer School take a more liberal arts approach to engineering, but you will still be working harder than most other Dartmouth students.</p>
<p>I am finishing up both my Math and Physics majors at Colby, which was difficult to manage in only 3 years on campus. I am able to complete all three due to the overlap in Math, Physics and Engineering requirements. It might be substantially more difficult to get humanities (English, History, language, Music...) majors and still gather up all the prerequisites for the engineering program. I'm not saying that it is impossible, but it will be difficult. If, however, you are able to come in with a few AP credits for BC Calculus and/or AP Physics C, they will make your academic life much easier. Also, if you do get a humanities major, you will be very close to completing Math and Physics minors with just the prerequisites for the 3-2 program.</p>
<p>You will have plenty of opportunities to take electives at both Colby and Dartmouth regardless of your major. The Thayer School recommends that during your junior year, you only take two engineering courses out of the normal Dartmouth course load of three per trimester.</p>
<p>I love Dartmouth, and I am extremely happy with the 3-2 program.</p>
<p>Bashir7, another aspect that you may consider is that if you finish with a high GPA (3.5+) at Dartmouth, they might offer you admissions into both their Masters (MS) and Masters in Engineering Management (MEM) degree programs. This cuts down on the total amount of time you spend in school. However, I am NOT sure that this offer will be the same or even be available by the time you are a senior, but it might be a question worth asking Dartmouth if you are truly interested in the program.</p>
<p>Again, if you are seriously looking at applying to Colby ONLY for this program, you need to remember that there is no guarantee that you will get into it. You have to get spectacular grades your first and second year at Colby. Again 3.5+ will help, but there are definitely quite a few exceptions to this in the program.</p>
<p>I do not want to sound critical of the program: I absolutely love it. Nor do I want to discourage you from applying to it. However, I am hesitant to recommend applying to Colby for the 3-2 program alone for the reasons I mentioned above.</p>
<p>If you need any more information about the program itself, I would visit this webpage:
<a href="http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/thayer/academicsadmissions/undergrad-dual.html%5B/url%5D">http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/thayer/academicsadmissions/undergrad-dual.html</a></p>
<p>Colby uses the 2-1-1-1 program, since our senior year must be spent on Colby campus.</p>
<p>Also, if you need any information or thoughts on Colby, Dartmouth, the 3-2 program, or all three, dont hesitate to email me at <a href="mailto:dasack@colby.edu">dasack@colby.edu</a></p>
<p>Dan</p>
<p>If you are interested in 3-2 liberal arts/engineering programs, then the biggest player is probably Columbia. Columbia has such arrangements with literally dozens of prominent LACs nationwide, including other NESCAC schools like Bates, Bowdoin, Midd, Williams, Hamilton, and Wesleyan. See the whole list at <a href="http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/engineering/combined.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/engineering/combined.php</a>
So there are other options besides Colby/Dartmouth (although that one is certainly attractive)</p>