Good at academics, but not much else - some engineering schools for me?

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<p>Here’s a link to Caltech’s 3-2 engineering program. They work with a defined group of LACs:</p>

<p>[3/2</a> Applicants - Caltech Caltech Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/applying/32]3/2”>http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/applying/32)</p>

<p>Columbia, WUSTL, Duke, RPI, and Case Western have similar programs; there may also be others. Just google the name of the school and “3-2 engineering” and you should be able to find them. But frankly, I don’t think any of those universities are quite as strong as Michigan in EE, so I’d recommend that you investigate the Caltech program if you’re at all interested. There have been CC discussion threads on the advantages and disadvantages of these programs in the past, e.g.,:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/536195-3-2-engineering-programs.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/536195-3-2-engineering-programs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/89004-3-2-engineering-program.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/89004-3-2-engineering-program.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/676627-importance-3-2-engineering-program-over-regular-4-years-engineering-degree.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/676627-importance-3-2-engineering-program-over-regular-4-years-engineering-degree.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;