How early must one focus on engineering in college?

<p>Well if I have to absolutely commit to engineering and it is difficult to transfer out of it (to the schools I am applying to) I don’t think I want to apply to engineering at those schools. For those that it is more fluid and it is easier to transfer out of eng, I may try that out or at least take the Intro to Eng courses. Of course I imagine it’d be hard to transfer into engineering anywhere because of the overall prereqs.</p>

<p>I’m applying to Rice, WashU, Tufts, Lafayette, Brandeis, Reed, Grinnell, MST, Tulane.
32 ACT (33 superscore) 3.68 UW GPA 21% class rank
I am aware some of my choices (Brandeis, Reed, Grinnell) don’t have engineering, but I felt I was being a little close-minded when I was considering only engineering colleges. I’ve expanded a little bit in case I like the “vibe” at these lacs more when/if I visit.</p>

<p>I know at WashU</p>