<p>Hello, I am currently a 3-2 Columbia Engineering program student, with a computer science major. For those that are not aware the program (supposely) works this way: 3 years at the liberal arts college, and If succesfully a 3.0 in both the engineering requirement classes and overall GPa is attained, then they accept you for sure.</p>
<p>However, I am having trouble keeping the GPA at 3.0. Last spring I did horrible in my Computer Science class and got a C-, which brought my GPA down to 2.95. I have a scholarship and its requirements are 3.0 as well, so this semester I was put on probration giving me a chance to pull it at 3.0 or higher.</p>
<p>i did great in two classes I got an A- in my CS class and an A in physics ( all 99s and 100s mind you =]). My other two classes however, I was doing alright until the last week of November. I ended up with a C- in multivariable calc 3 and a C in chemistry =(. </p>
<p>Note that a normal CS major would not have to take such classes, and this being a liberal arts college the classe which are math and science based dont have the best professor.</p>
<p>Let me stop talking the point is that I lost my scholarship, my gpa is now 2.90 and Its highly unlikely I'll get into Columbia 3-2 program now, and my GPA is now screwed. Had I followed the normal CS course I would have gotten about at least a 3.3 GPA.</p>
<p>now I do not know wether to continue the 3-2 engineering program schedule courses ( I still have a year). Or continue just being a CS major and fix my GPA and my chances of getting a job. and in the future maybe do a type of graduate engineering program, or is engineering just not for me</p>
<p>Sorry that I wrote so much please anything that u guys write would be appreciated</p>
<p>a. liberal arts schools do not have bad sciences professors just because they are liberal arts schools. look at schools like Reed and Swarthmore. both rank in top 5 of % of science alumni to go to phd programs.
b. with the exception of general chem, your classes look like something a CS major would have to take… (multi var calc, physics, comp sci)</p>
<p>now: what are you studying at your liberal arts college? if you were planning on doing comp sci there and then moving to comp sci at columbia, then why? (where do you go btw?)
how big is losing the scholarship for you? did it comp almost all your tuition? or just a 1000 or so?
why did you want to do the 3-2 program anyway? just a way to get into columbia? or are you studying a humanities major while at the liberal arts college?</p>
<p>also note: columbia offers a 4-2 program apparently. it may be easier. also, to get into the 3-2 programs, your home school has to recommend you.
i would really talk to someone at your school about something like this though…/</p>
<p>Im taking a B.A CS at my liberal arts college which has a lot of Liberal arts core classes required. My desired major at Columbia is between Civil and Mechanical Engineering( ideally i would graduate with a B.A in C.S and a B.S in Civil Eng.). i go to Fordham Uni. btw</p>
<p>My Scholarship is not my entire tuition but about 8k. I applied to some engineering schools around the area but after a lot of deciding ( not sure if correct decision) Decided I wanted to have a balance of Liberal arts and math and science classes and the 3-2 program appealed to me because of this. I am not doing this to attend Columbia, I just want to do engineering and this has nothing to do with Columbia.</p>
<p>I already have a 3-2 Advisor here, and I am talking to people.</p>
<p>I just right now I do not know If I have what it takes to do Engineering I thought I did. But this program is really accelerated so I am considering just sticking to C.S at my uni, and maybe follow a more calm path such as that 4-2 or graduate program in Engineering, i don’t know.</p>
<p>I am just confused and I am wondering what other engineering people think.</p>
<p>thanks btw, flemmyd, didn’t mean to sound annoying was just answering your questions.</p>
<p>well right now I am just a bit dissapointed and so I am rethinking if this 3-2 that will result in a B.S in engineering and a B.A in C.S is really worth it?</p>
<p>Or If instead I can finish my computer science degree at Fordham, and apply for Meng(s) in Engineering after.</p>
<p>but I am not giving up I have been wanting to be an engineer for a while. I just don’t know If im taking the best route towards being an engineer/</p>
<p>what do you guys think about these two routes.</p>
<p>I think you should stick with it. Either way, if you apply to grad school for engineering you’re going to still need the prerequisites you’re taking as an undergrad for that program now, so its not like those classes will go to waste.
Finish the program, apply to the school and if you don’t get in, shoot forgrad school.</p>