<p>ChuckleDoodle, I had one who I has misgivings about being ready for college at the same age as your D. I am happy to report that he blossomed in college and now has a great job where he is doing very well and navigating things I could only imagine.</p>
<p>One thing that I found when we were looking for schools for this child. I felt that there were two schools of thought in engineering schools. (others have given great advice about 3/2 programs so I won’t go into that). There are engineering schools and programs that are more nurturing. To give an example I felt Rose Hulman was very nurturing. It was small enough that your child would not fall through the cracks. They were determined to get your kid to succeed. They had a lot of tutoring and small groups and they were very upfront with “we will help your child succeed”. There are many other schools like this, I am just giving an example. </p>
<p>There are other schools which I would like to say they throw you out into the bathwater and hope you swim. I am sure that there are the same opportunities such as tutoring and small groups but they tend to be harder to find. They have advising but you have to look for it and if you fail, oh well, they have plenty of other majors. An example of schools that I felt were like this were Michigan and Purdue. Both very fine schools and there are children who would do very well in this environment but not my S.</p>
<p>Anyways, just some advice. I think the best way to figure out what is best for your D is to tour schools. Most schools have a dedicated engineering tour and they can be a great resource for what kind of school your D needs.</p>