<p>This fall, I'm entering one of the schools that is an affiliate Columbia's 3/2 engineering program (Bard College at Simon's Rock). I'm planning on pursuing a B.A in Physics there and a B.S in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia. (I might also choose to do the 3/2 at Dartmouth or Washington U in St.L, the other schools with which my school has a partnership).</p>
<p>Sounds good, right? Well, here's the kicker:
BC@SR is a bit easier to enter than Columbia/Washington/Dartmouth. I feel like I won't deserve a place in Fu because I got there through an easier school, while students who got into Fu as freshman must have had better math SAT scores than me.
I got a 680M when I took the SAT in March (up from a 660 in Nov), putting me in the lowest 10-20% or of Fu freshmen math SAT scores. I am an 87-90 math student (in pre-calc this year). </p>
<p>Just for comparison, my CR and Writing scores are 720 and 730, respectively, for a total of 2130.</p>
<p>Am I just being overly self-conscious, a victim of the "Impostor Syndrome"? Or is there some merit to my belief that I don't really deserve to be at SEAS in the fall of 2010 due to my less-than-stellar math scores?</p>
<p>680 is actually probably lower than the 2% mark for Fu....but hey, it's a legit way to get in. Problem is, with a 680 M, you probably won't do very well at Fu.</p>
<p>from what i hear you have to have a pretty awesome GPA at the affiliated institution in order to get into SEAS through the combined plan...so if u can pull that off you deserve to be in SEAS.</p>
<p>I think the two prior posts are right. Your moral qualm about whether you deserve to be in SEAS is overshadowed by the elephant in the room that they've aptly pointed out -- that you actually have to get into, and out of, SEAS.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that there was some sort of guaranteed acceptance program going on among the colleges, given some (fairly easy) gpa requirements.</p>
<p>edit: here they are, taken from the site:</p>
<p>"Guaranteed admission into The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences undergraduate Combined Plan Program is offered to applicants who have met the following requirements.</p>
<pre><code>* An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher during your first 3 years at an affiliated institution.
* A favorable recommendation from the Combined Plan liaison at your home institution.
* A course load during your first 3 years at your home institution that includes:
o At least 27 credits (approximately 9 classes) of non-science and non-math liberal arts courses.
o The specific science and math prerequisite courses prescribed by the agreement between your home institution and Columbia."
</code></pre>
<p>Honestly doesn't seem difficult to meet the requirements at all.</p>