<p>I got accepted! But did not mention the whether or not I got into engineering program I applied for. Does Lafayette use single door admission process? What are the chances that I won’t get into their engineering programs after 2 years?</p>
<p>exe163 – Lafayette is a single door admission. You should know by mid-year 2 if you are cut out to be an engineer or not.</p>
<p>ummm… is there a Lafayette College Rep on CC?? If so what is his/her profile name??</p>
<p>No there is no official Lafayette rep on CC. (Candyman/Justin used to answer Lafayette questions, he was a student who interned in Admissions but he has graduated). Leopard2010 is a current Senior. HudsonValley51 and I both have kids who are current students at Lafayette (my son is a Junior), and I am an alumnae and former Alumni Admissions interviewer. What’s your question? Hopefully between all of us we should be able to figure it out or at least point you in the right direction to get the answer.</p>
<p>exe163, Hudsonvalley is correct. At Lafayette you don’t apply to a specific program. You’re either accepted into the college or not, and if you’re accepted you’re free to begin whatever major interests you. You do not officially declare a major until the end of your sophomore year, and you don’t have to be “accepted into the program” at that point. If your GPA is good enough to be progressing toward graduation and you take the necessary classes, you are in the program. </p>
<p>Congratulations to all the newly admitted 'Pards!</p>
<p>Thanks hudson and Lafalum. </p>
<p>I am deciding whether to go to Lafayette or big name research school like UIUC to study engineering.Which UIUC does have a more renounce program (especially in electrical engineering, which is what I plan to major), but I also like to be in a smaller, private school for the personal attention. I really want to attend grad schools after graduation. Is Lafayette right for me? What should I expect and must I forgo attending Lafayette compare to large, public universities?</p>
<p>I can’t tell you if Lafayette is right for you, but some of the differences between Lafayette and a large university are easier to answer.</p>
<p>If you want to have the chance to do research as an undergraduate - really DO research, not just photocopying papers and entering data into a program - then a purely undergraduate school like Lafayette could be a good choice for you. You won’t be competing with grad students for the chance to work with professors. You could even end up being published, along with your professor. Even aside from research, the opportunities to develop mentoring relationships with professors are more numerous at a school like Lafayette with a small student-faculty ratio and, again, no grad students. Other advantages - less bureaucracy and red tape, easier to move between programs if you end up changing your major (even within branches of engineering, which many people do) or want to add a minor. I believe Lafayette is very well respected in the engineering world and by grad schools, and the acceptance level for students going on to grad school is very high (I don’t have specific numbers, but Lafayette’s Engineering Dept website might).</p>
<p>On the other hand, a big university might offer the opportunity for more specialized classes at the upper grade levels. They MIGHT allow you to enroll in some grad-level classes as a senior. I don’t know anything about UIUC (Univ of Illinois at Urbana Champain, I assume) so I can’t give more specific comparisons.</p>
<p>Hopefully some current Laf students will join in to share their perspectives. Good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>Tompkins, I am a senior at Lafayette this year and the Admissions intern. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!!</p>
<p>My D accepted 3.93 Unweighted GPA, 7APs - all A, 1470/2250 SATs, AP exams 5 US HIST, 4 ENG LIT, ~ 10HR/ WEEK ECs, Legacy, Mar Sch. alternate. she was Waitlisted @ W&M (originally her first choice, but now is very excited about LafCol.</p>
<p>Hey Jennyhoa, congrats, If u don’t wanna go pls tell them soon, my D is a MS alternate…</p>
<p>Hey everyone! I was accepted by Lafayette and a few other schools, and am now in the process of deciding which I will be attending. I have a few small concerns regarding Lafayette right now.</p>
<p>I’ve frequently heard that Lafayette is very preppy and kind of jocky. I’m ok with both of those, though I would not classify myself as either, as long as the school is not completely dominated by this stereotype. I know a lot of kids are heavily involved in a sport, and I plan on participating in the fencing program, if possible, but I want to ensure that there’s a somewhat diverse group of students. I have come to realize that I love to be surrounded by people of varying interests. </p>
<p>I suppose I want to know if there is a “geeky” element at Lafayette?</p>
<p>My other concern is the social life. I understand there’s not much to do off-campus, but what about on campus? Will the majority of my weekends be spent simply lounging about on campus, or will I be able to fill my free time?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your consideration and help!</p>
<p>Got in RD with a Marquis scholarship. Is anyone else who got it going to the visiting day this Friday?</p>
<p>querty, any college with nearly 1/3 of its students as engineers is going to have at least a bit of a “geeky” element! (ha ha, don’t flame me current Laf students!)</p>
<p>Im trying to decide between Lehigh and lafayette. I may go for Lehigh…although im undecided</p>
<p>@ Lafalum84:
I know rankings aren’t supposed to matter or anything, but how well-known is the engineering program in Lafayette (in terms of ranking and otherwise – i can’t seem to find Lafayette anywhere in the engineering rankings)
Also, when employers compare an engineering degree from Lafayette with an engineering degree from another school which is (in their eyes) ‘better’ in terms of overall academics but not as great when looking at engineering (eg: Yale), which degree do they look at more favorably?
I’m sorry to pile up all these engineering-related questions on you, but i thought maybe you might know…
And anyone else is welcome to answer too!!!</p>
<p>In US News and Report’s list for colleges with engineering where the highest degree available is either a BA or BS, Lafayette is consitantly ranked 11 or 12… I think…</p>
<p>tompkins,
I think it depends on what kind of employer is doing the comparing. I think for true engineering jobs, Lafayette compares quite favorably. I work as a civil engineer for a global transportation consulting firm. In my work, I encounter engineers who graduated from a wide range of colleges/universities. I have rarely encountered any from Ivy League schools. The few ivy grads that I have encountered hail mostly from Cornell or Princeton, with a couple from UPenn and Columbia. I have never encountered an engineer from Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth or Brown. I believe that grads from these schools may tend to go into other industries (e.g. i-banking, etc.) rather than engineering.</p>
<p>According to the college’s website:
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<p>Here’s an article linked to the website that may be of interest: <a href=“http://engineering.lafayette.edu/files/2010/02/LiberalArtsEng.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.lafayette.edu/files/2010/02/LiberalArtsEng.pdf</a></p>
<p>just toured a few philly area schools. nova had over 200 people per day touring. the neighborhood 'round Lasalle looked sketchy but overall the school had a good vibe. Any thoughts on St. Jo’s, Lafayette. What are the financial aid packages looking like this year</p>
<p>my daughter visited Lafayette informally today - she had just finished her tour of St. Jo’s and had some extra time. Took the literature but really liked the scenic campus. She’s a junior at a catholic school in NorCal. Any admissions folkd heading that way over the course of this year? Any college fairs we should be checking out? Thanks.</p>