<p>Hi, I wanna ask that around how many ppl every year successfully enroll the 3-2 program in Engineering & Applied Science at Cal Tech or in City & Regional Planning at UPenn ?
(seems I have quite a no. of questions in bmc><) (struggling about which major now)
Thank you very much for any information O(∩_∩)O</p>
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<p>In an average year, none - but they might be interesting options for you!</p>
<p>The 3-2 engineering program requires planning from your first day on campus because you would need to complete a full major, all general education requirements and the pre-engineering courses in three years. Most students don’t enter Bryn Mawr with the intention of going into engineering (why go to a college that doesn’t have your major?), so that’s kind of a mood point. </p>
<p>What happens more frequently is that science majors discover an interest in engineering while they are at Bryn Mawr, finish their Bryn Mawr degree and then go to graduate school in engineering. One of my best friends is a senior physics major and applying to Master’s programs in aerospace engineering right now. Last year we had students going into robotics and bioengineering. Students do go into engineering with a liberal arts education from Bryn Mawr, just not through the 3-2 program.</p>
<p>My own personal opinion is that students should go to a college that offers their potential major(s). If you are interested in engineering, it would make much more sense to attend an engineering school and take a few liberal arts classes there, then to attend a liberal arts college and cram all of your engineering classes into the last two years of a 3-2 program.</p>
<p>I am less familiar with the 3-2 program in urban planning. One of my friends considered that route, but she decided to transfer instead.</p>
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<p>This is probably typical for most top liberal arts colleges, not just Bryn Mawr. There is far more interest in 3-2 engineering programs among prospective undergraduates than there is among actual undergraduates.</p>
<p>A big reason why there are very few people in the 3-2 engineering program is because Bryn Mawr won’t provide any financial aid. You pay Cal Tech tuition the whole time. If financial aid isn’t a problem for you and you really like Bryn Mawr, the 3-2 program could be a good option for you. Otherwise, I’d go with b@r!um’s advice and choose a school that has your majors.</p>
<p>I believe that Caltech currently provides financial aid to American 3-2 students but not international ones. </p>
<p>There was an international student three years ahead of me who enrolled at Bryn Mawr with the intention of doing the 3-2 program. Towards the end of her sophomore year, Caltech announced a change to their financial aid policy (they previously had financial aid for internationals) and she had to change her plans. She got a Master’s degree in math instead and then went into consulting. It worked out all right in the end, but it sure must have been stressful to get the bad news.</p>