<p>Ok, so I'm applying for transfer to a few schools. I'm a second semester freshman at Penn State. So far I've taken pre engineering courses like calc, chem, and physics. Got a 3.65 my first semester. Applied directly to the engineering schools at USC and UT Austin. I'm also applying at Duke but it is highly unlikely I get accepted to their engineering school. If I could get in as a different major and then go to grad school for engineering, what major would be best if this is even possible?</p>
<p>What’s wrong with continuing at Penn State, if you are already in the engineering division or can get into the engineering division easily there?</p>
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Penn State is a way better choice than Dook, and that is not because I am a UNC alum, Dook doesn’t even have a complete engineering school.</p>
<p>Anyway Penn is a great engineering school.</p>
<p>Physics majors can and often do go on to an engineering masters. You would need to make certain that you take “engineering” oriented courses in the physics department in consultation with your advisor. Son also met with a grad school over the break that will consider chemistry, math and some biology majors, too for their grad program. (S1 is the physics major, S2 music major.) As previous poster asked, why not stay at Penn?</p>
<p>I just don’t like the way they run things. Seems overcrowded and greedy. And I’d just like to go to a prestigious private school. UT is number one for my major (petroleum engineering). But there’s still a good chance I’ll stay here which wouldn’t be ba because I’m still in a good situation. Just my preference.</p>
<p>He is not at Penn but Penn State. I think they are two different universities but I don’t know what all the differences are in their engineering programs</p>