<p>does duke take into account what major you put down when applying to pratt? </p>
<p>for example, if you put down bme, are you at a disadvantage?</p>
<p>would it be more beneficial to put down undecided?</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>doubt it, if you are sure about bme, put bme</p>
<p>Yes, it does matter, because they're handled differently in admissions. I believe Trinity kids are evaluated on a 50 point scale, while Pratt kids are evaluated on an 80 point scale.</p>
<p>If you intend to be an engineer, however, apply to engineering - it shouldn't make that much of a difference, and you'll have a difficult time transferring from Trinity to Pratt once you get here.</p>
<p>Sasha,</p>
<p>1.) Your major does not matter, but your school (Pratt vs. Trinity) does. Make sure you are applying to Pratt if you want to be in the engineering pool.</p>
<p>2.) This is what the admissions department instructs tour guides to say:
On balance, they are equally easy to get into, but for a specific candidate, that might not be true. Math/science grades are more heavily emphasized in Pratt admission, as are extracurriculars. A student with a few B's in English classes will be better off applying to Pratt; Trinity for a few B's in Math classes.</p>
<p>That is the "official line" we are given, and I am inclined to believe it.</p>
<p>3.) JM, you do mean that it's administratively difficult, right? Not that you might be disallowed from transferring?</p>
<p>im not deciding between pratt and trinity, im deciding the major WITHIN pratt.</p>
<p>so, they don't cap off specific engineering disciples like bme or ece?</p>
<p>No, I don't even think there's any place where you can specify which engineering discipline you want to go into on the application, so there is no difference whatsoever which engineering you're interested in.</p>
<p>BDM - I mean administratively difficult, yes, it takes a lot of meeting with the deans to make it happen. Also, if you're not academically qualified math/science-wise for Pratt and you apply to Trinity intending to transfer, you might not be allowed to transfer to Pratt if your grades at Duke in math/science are too low. I believe that can happen at the dean's discretion.</p>
<p>Isn't it primarily administratively difficult because most Trinity kids would be behind on the engineering graduation requirements? I'd say if you can catch up on them, do well, you're in</p>
<p>No, its administratively difficult because there are a metric asston of bureaucratic hoops to jump through to make it happen and a one year long waiting period before you can make the transfer - or at least that's how it was described to me in a few short minutes by a friend who accidentally applied to Trinity but intended to be in Pratt. It's not an issue with graduation requirements unless you're trying to transfer really late. Even if you only start engineering classes in your sophmore year, you would still have time to finish your engineering degree without overloading.</p>
<p>Do the same administrative problems come with switching from Pratt to Trinity?</p>
<p>Hmm... I have a friend who decided she wanted to be in Pratt last semester while taking EGR 53 for the fun of it... She had a few appointments with academic deans and administrators and got in.</p>
<p>Hmm. Perhaps my friend was exaggerating, but I do know that he was going to be considered a Trinity student until his sophmore year.</p>
<p>I think its a lot easier to move to Trinity, but I've never really looked into it.</p>
<p>Well, you are technically considered a Trinity student until sophomore year, but if you know that you're going to transfer you can still just sign up for Pratt classes. I know a couple of people who did the switch - for both of them, the only problem was trying to fit things in.</p>
<p>I think with the new way the Advising Center is being set up for Trinity, transfers from Trinity to Pratt will be as administratively efficient as those from Pratt to Trinity - which is meeting with one dean and filling out a form.</p>
<p>For the original question - there is no cap on any of the departments within Pratt and enrollment is school based, not department based.</p>