3-2 engineering program. Applying to non affiliated schools for chemE.

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am currently a rising Junior (I will start my Junior year next semester) enrolled at University of Puget Sound in Washington State. I want to become an chemical engineer. UPS does not have an engineering department but does have a 3-2 program. Applying via the 3-2 program will allow me to attend better schools than if I simply transfer junior year. I plan to apply in the fall to the affiliated schools USC, Washington University in St. Louis, and Columbia. All of my classes credits will transfer to the affiliated schools, making transferring process a lot less chaotic. Admissions is guaranteed to Columbia, as long as I maintain above a 3.3 GPA and have taken all of the necessary requirements, which I will have by the end of my Junior year. Admission is not guaranteed for the other affiliated schools. </p>

<p>Currently my GPA is 3.77.My worst semester was the first semester of freshman year where I got two B's.I haven't had a B in a course since. I think my GPA is good enough where it might be worth the small amount of time and money in applying to some other non affiliated schools even if my chances are slim. </p>

<p>I grew up in California and so I would prefer to go to school in that state, although if there is a good school in another state I would also be interested in applying there. What schools should I consider applying to? What do you think my chances are? </p>

<p>Transcript: </p>

<p>Calculus & Analytic Geometry I Fall 2012 A-
Mao's China Fall 2012 B
Integrated Chemical Principles Fall 2012 B+
Introduction to Philosophy Fall 2012 A-</p>

<p>Calculus/Analytic Geometry II Spring 2013 A-
Intro to Computer Science Spring 2013 A
Analytical Chemistry Spring 2013 A-
Indiv Rights & Common Good Spring 2013 A</p>

<p>Multivariate Calculus Fall 2013 A-
Organic Chemistry I Fall 2013 A
General University Physics Fall 2013 A
Contemporary Economics Fall 2013 A</p>

<p>General University Physics Spring 2014 A
Linear Algebra Spring 2014 A
Differential Equations Spring 2014 A-
Organic Chemistry II Spring 2014 A</p>

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<p>Are you in state for CA? What can your family afford? Have you checked with your GC about how many get into those 3-2 programs?</p>

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<p>The California publics (for which you presumably will get in-state tuition if your parents are still resident there) are generally transfer-friendly, but generally more friendly to transfer applicants from California community colleges than from other schools. Those with chemical engineering are CPP, CSULB, SJSU, UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCR, UCSD, UCSB. You can probably shotgun them with two applications (one for the CSUs, one for the UCs). However, if you will have more than 80 or 90 total credit units (with a maximum of 70 lower division credit units), then your ability to apply to some UCs may be limited: <a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors; .</p>

<p>While Columbia as the “2” school in 3+2 programs guarantees admission after meeting specific GPA and course requirements, it does not guarantee financial aid for 3+2 transfer students. So if financial aid is a concern, try to find a safety that you know is affordable.</p>

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<p>I am in state for CA.
My family has the ability to pay full tuition to any of those 3-2 schools for two years and they would do so if it came to that. A hundred grand is a lot of money though, and so I would like a cheaper option
My GC said that he doesn’t know anything about chemical engineering. When I first expressed interest in the program he said that most people are not able to meet the GPA requirement for Columbia, or any other engineering school.</p>

<p>My school is on a semester system, and courses with labs are still counted as one unit. How do I convert semester units to credit units? </p>

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<p>UPS requires 32 units for graduation, while UCs and CSUs require 120-128 semester units or 180-196 quarter units for graduation. So it would be reasonable to assume that each UPS unit = 4 semester or 6 quarter units for UC and CSU transfer purposes (note: 1 semester unit = 1.5 quarter unit for UCs and CSUs).</p>

<p>UPS appears to number courses based on expected class level, so 1xx (frosh level) and 2xx (soph level) would be considered lower division for UC and CSU transfer purposes. 3xx (junior level) and 4xx (senior level) would be considered upper division for UC and CSU transfer purposes.</p>