I’m going to be going to Beloit for the 3-2 or 4-2 program however I’m not sure if 1) It is worth doing the 3-2 over the 4-2 if I want to get a PhD eventually anyway and B) What school should I try to transfer to. Beloit is formally affiliated with five universities (Columbia University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Washington University in St. Louis). UW even has a 3-3 program where I’d get a M.S. in engineering and the cost for UW is reduced each year. Other schools I’ve considered transferring to if possible are MIT, CIT, Harvey Mudd, UCLA or UCB (I’m a Californian residence so it would be cheaper.) What do you think? Thanks.
Well, UIUC and Michigan will be expensive as a non-resident. Columbia promises less financial aid to 3+2 transfers compared to frosh and regular transfers. Have you checked the financial aid policies for 3+2 transfers and net price calculators at RPI and WUStL? How much does Beloit cost you, and can you afford it without excessive loans?
If your target schools are California publics, it may be better to attend a California community college for two years, applying for junior-level transfer in your second year. Use http://www.assist.org to check course equivalencies.
One thing is I want a LA education which I would be hard pressed to get from CC. Beloit will cost a little over 20k a year, I think 23k (because of a 27k per/year scholarship) And ya I can afford it I’m fairly certain since my parents have set up a college trust fund.
Find out from your parents how big that college trust fund actually is.
Find out what requirements Beloit has. Some “3” schools limit your choice of major there, while others allow any major as long as you complete the engineering prerequisites at well.
Community colleges offer lots of courses in liberal arts subjects, but only at the frosh/soph level. But engineering majors at four year schools can take junior/senior level liberal arts courses (and, in some cases, are required to take some junior/senior level H/SS courses).
sorry I think it is closer to 30k/yr but still relatively cheap
Currently it is worth about 200k but it will grow over the 5 or 6 years. Also with UWash tuition is reduced: 50% the first year, 55% the second year and 60% the third year for a 3-3 or 4-3 where I’d get a B.S. and M.S. concurently
3/2 programs are often a poor choice. Look up past threads on CC about this.
If you are speaking of how people tend to drop the 3-2 track that is why I might do a 4-2 with columbia or 4-3 with UW
4-3? What a waste of money. You could get a BS and half a PhD in that time.