<p>One option you may want to look at are 3-2 Engineering programs, often offered at LACs. This would allow you to go to a LAC for 3 years, then transfer for your last 2 years to an engineering school. You would be award two degrees, one from your LAC (in Chemistry for example) and another one from the engineering school (Chem E for example) at the same time, after you completed your engineering degree.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to Brandeis’s prorgam (with Columbia U):</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Opportunities | Academic Advising | Brandeis University](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/acserv/advising/opportunities.html]Academic”>http://www.brandeis.edu/acserv/advising/opportunities.html)</p>
<p>Two disadvantages of these programs, would be the time (5 years) and the tendacy for students to start it, but once they reach year 3, they decide to pass, stay with their friends at the LAC and complete the LAC degree in 4 years. </p>
<p>Emory’s program is nice, in that GT is in the same city, and you can take classes at GT, during your first 3 years at Emory. When you switch to GT, you wouldn’t even have to change appartments or roommates…</p>
<p>If you feel this is an option, you can now look at a bunch of LAC’s, not being concerned if they offer Pet E, only a decent 3-2 program with an Engineering School you would like to attend.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>What about Skidmore, Franklin and Marshall, or Muhlenberg?</p>
<p>One other issue with 3+2 programs is that admission to and financial aid at the “2” school is not known beforehand.</p>
<p>For example, the Brandeis - Columbia 3+2 program requires a minimum 3.30 GPA to make the transfer. However, some others may require applying into a competitive admission process, rather than just doing well enough to meet a known threshold.</p>
<p>Also, the Brandeis - Columbia 3+2 program does not limit the majors you can do at Brandeis, although you need to complete the math, physics, etc. courses there. But some other 3+2 programs restrict the choice of majors you can do at the “3” school.</p>
<p>ucbalumnus points are valid, really do your research on these programs. One reason the LAC’s offer the programs, is to take advantage of the recent popularity in Engineering. They didn’t want to lose potential students to engineering schools (or, should we say, they wanted to expand the opportunities for undergrads…whatever spin you like…). One question you may want to ask the schools…How many students take advantage of these plans?</p>
<p>We talked with one AO at Emory, earlier this month, who’s roommate had just completed his engineering degree at GT (and his Anthropology degree from Emory) and was in Africa working on clean water projects. It’s doable, but you need to be focused, or it’s too easy to skip the engineering part and stay with your friends to complete your LAC degree. </p>
<p>Skidmore 3-2 program:</p>
<p>[Skidmore</a> College: ArticulationHEOA](<a href=“http://cms.skidmore.edu/registrar/articulationheoa.cfm]Skidmore”>http://cms.skidmore.edu/registrar/articulationheoa.cfm)</p>
<p>Franklin and Marshall</p>
<p>[About</a> 3/2 Engineering ? Franklin & Marshall](<a href=“http://www.fandm.edu/incoming-students/common-academic-questions/about-3-2-engineering]About”>http://www.fandm.edu/incoming-students/common-academic-questions/about-3-2-engineering)</p>
<p>Muhlenberg (3-2 and 4-2 programs)</p>
<p>[Engineering</a> Dual Degree After 2011](<a href=“http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/physics/curriculum/EngineeringDualDegreeAfter2011.html]Engineering”>http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/physics/curriculum/EngineeringDualDegreeAfter2011.html)</p>
<p>One last note, if you EXCEL(and meet the requirements) at the LAC, this could win you admissions to an even more selective engineering school (like Columbia).</p>
<p>Oh, and once again to ucabalumnus point, we (my DD and I) toying with the idea of doing a 3-2 program, but cost was a major issue.</p>
<p>Cost is not a major issue in my situation at the moment. I don’t know how things will change but right now, finances are not a factor in what college I attend</p>