Hey, guys. I was thinking of enrolling in Haverford to be a physics major. However, I want to be an engineer. So my initial plan was to take part in the 3+2 program with Caltech and finish my degree there. However, I just found out that Caltech doesn’t give aid to international 3+2 students. So I was wondering if it would possible to start out as a physics major at Haverford and then transfer to a different school to finish my degree in engineering after a year or two. Say Cornell or Rochester or even Penn. I assumed that I would be able to fulfill the engineering requirements through the quaker consortium. I need help, please.
If your question is can one transfer to an engineering program from being a physics major elsewhere, my answer is yes, this is possible. But you may have to make up some courses.
If your plan is to transfer, suggest look up the engineering undergrad curriculum at the various schools you are thinking of possibly transferring to, then determine how closely you can emulate that course sequence while at Haverford.
My guess is that it would be possible to transfer after first year without being too far behind. Freshmen engineering students are mostly just taking prerequisite math and science courses at that time, which you can presumably take at Haverford. And they are fulfilling university writing and liberal arts electives.There may be just an “intro to engineering” course that one might have to make up. It may be tougher if you wait till second year, since more actual engineering courses are introduced. That’s just my guess though. and it may very much depend on the schools involved. Rochester, for one, is reputed to have a flexible curriculum. You have to check each school.
I can’t guarantee you that these other schools will accept you though. Or give you financial aid.