i got accepted to dickinson, and recently learned about their 3:2 program with columbia university (meaning 3 years in dickinson, and 2 years in columbia), through which i would receive a degree from dickinson, as well as one from columbia.
this sounds extremely enticing, and if anyone has been a part of the program/has more info on it, I would love to hear it!
also, I was thinking, with dickinson’s excellent study abroad program, that i could do 2 years at dickinson, a full year abroad (say - spain or france), and then 2 in columbia (following the 3:2 program). talk about a holistic education
I’m not a fan of 3:2 engineering programs in general. If you go to the Engineering forum you can read more about them. Very few students end up actually doing the programs, even if they were originally interested. It is hard to pack an engineering degree into 2 years. Financial aid probably isn’t available for the final 2 years.
If you want to study engineering, attend a school that actually offers engineering majors.
i wish i could just ‘attend an engineering school’ but as an international who needed 50k+ per year, i had to play my cards right. these liberal arts colleges like dickinson/f&m/lafayette were my best shots, and since i did edII to dickinson, that’s where im going.
it still must be redeeming just to go to columbia though, right? c’mon, i could play div 1 soccer, take part in all the musical opportunities and other things only an ivy can offer!!! c’mon sacchi, someone with a whole lotta drive could easily take this 3-2 program and graduate with flying colors.
Check to see if financial aid is even available for the final 2 years if you transfer to Columbia. Frequently, transfer students are not offered any financial aid.
What type of engineering are you interested in? You may want to major in physics or computer science at Dickinson and get your 4-yr degree there, and then think about an engineering master’s degree.
I hope you are joking about playing Div 1 soccer at Columbia.
@sacchi who would i be joking about d1 soccer? unless of course you don’t consider it an actual sport, but DO consider the glorified version of humans ramming into each other, AMERICAN FOOTBALL a sport.
OR you mean that it’s just that hard. in which case, i’d argue/ (or hopefully be able to prove) that I am just that good.
No, nothing against soccer. My point is that at most schools it is virtually impossible to just walk on to a Division 1 sports team, especially as an upperclassman. And I’ve heard that D1 athletes are STRONGLY discouraged from taking classes with afternoon labs, since it interferes with afternoon practice. An in my experience, engineering students have a lot of afternoon labs.