<p>My S just got back his Oct SAT scores and only got 520 in Math. So my question is this:</p>
<p>Assuming he gets accepted to Syracuse but does not get into the engineering program is it better to enroll as undecided and get his math skills up freshman year and then try to transfer into the engineering school or should he just go to one of the schools that did accept him into their engineering program? I would think that the former would require an extra semester or two to finish his degree but might be worth it in the long run. (let's assume that all other schools have accepted him into engineering but Northeastern and Syracuse only accepted him into undecided.)</p>
<p>He is applying to the following schools (in order of preference):</p>
<p>Northeastern
Syracuse
Purdue
Drexel
Temple
UConn, U. Rhode Island, UMass, Rutgers.</p>
<p>Syracuse is complicated. You don’t get accepted into a program, you get accepted into a school and undecided would put him in CAS. It is often very hard to transfer. I would specifically discuss your son’s case with the admission office before making a decision.</p>
<p>Did you son take the ACT. If he did, then just go with that score if possible. Syracuse, Purdue and Drexel will look at ACT just as willingly. My daughter had a great ACT score but not as good SAT, it worked well for her.</p>
<p>Kowal: Thanks for the info on the ACT. I have always heard that ACT was not well regarded so we have shied away from it. But it looks like a viable option and I’ll discuss having him take it with him.</p>