<p>This may seem like an awkward time to post this question, with admissions stuff flying around....</p>
<p>I know that Caltech has a killer graduate program in aeronautics, but how good is the undergraduate Engineering and Applied Science: Aeronautics option? I've been interested in this option for quite some time, but I realized just now that I actually know relatively little about it, both in terms of hard facts as well as what students think about it.</p>
<p>Also, I know that Caltech often encourages its students to pursue graduate degrees at other schools, but would Caltech undergrads actually be at a disadvantage if they were to apply to Caltech's grad school?</p>
<p>I don't know if it would hurt your chances, but from what I've heard, most colleges will tell you to go to a different college for grad school so that you get a new experience.</p>
<p>I've heard that colleges do that a lot, too, but does it really give you that much of a disadvantage when applying to grad school? The university would obviously want diversity in its grad students, but what's the actual percentage of non-Caltech-ugrad grad students in Caltech? Maybe that was a stupid question; I should probably go look it up.</p>
<p>There are a good number of Caltech students who decide to stay for grad school. However, questions about grad programs and acceptances vary widely by department. Some departments prefer not to have students stay for undergrad and grad. Some departments don't have the course offerings to support students through both programs. Other departments welcome students staying through grad school. So you see, there's no one answer that anyone can give you...</p>