<p>Alright, there's this program that i saw at UCSC(yeah bad collge right?), but it seems AWESOME. It's a 3-2 program where for 3 years u get a BA in social sciences/humanities at UCSC, and for the last two years you go to UC BErkeley(top engineering school) and get a BS. This program seems too good......any1 know about it? How competitive is it?(I would do econ+engineering)</p>
<p>How would it compare to the CMC-Harvey Mudd 3-2 program where u get 3 years of econ at Claremont McKenna College and the last two years at harvey mudd....getting 2 degrees?</p>
<p>First, UCSC is NOT a bad college. Second, the 3-2 program is equivalent to most other 3-2 programs...except you end up with your engineering degree from UCB, which as you already know is a top engineering school. I actually know someone who did the UCSC 3-2 program - although several years ago - got both a bachelor's in music, believe it or not, and a degree in mechanical engineering at UCB. He now works as an engineer for the BART system in SF. Of course, there will be certain required courses you will need to do at UCSC in order to complete the program - it's not an easy way to go, but it is very workable.</p>
<p>3-2 seems like a good program in theory. however, in reality, most people don't complete the entire program. i hear that most get attached to the school at which they're getting their BA, and go ahead and finish out 4 years there. </p>
<p>one difference of the UCSC-UCB program is that the BA is in a not science related. I've looked at other 3-2 programs and usually the BA will be in chemistry, physics, or mathematics. i haven't looked into it very extensively, but that's what i've seen. Another problem with 3-2 is that there is no guarantee that you'll be accepted into an engineering school. Some schools have connections with others, but it's not 100% that you'll be able to transfer. However, the ucsc-ucb program might be different because they're both in the uc system, so not sure about that, but you should check into that.</p>