<p>I'd like help identifying schools that have engineering programs, but don't require the student to apply separately to the engineering school. I have a child who may or may not be interested in engineering, and thinks it would be great to go to a school that has an engineering program as an option, but one where it is not necessary to effectively declare engineering as a major via the application. Ideas?</p>
<p>Rice University is one</p>
<p>Ga Tech is another</p>
<p>University of Notre Dame--everyone starts out in First Year of Studies program; you declare a major spring of your freshman year. It gives you a chance to decide if engineering is really something you want to major in--considering so many start out majoring in engineering only to end up transferring to a different major. Check it out!</p>
<p>MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, to name just a few.</p>
<p>Thanks. Any suggestions for schools that are somewhat less selective that what's been mentioned?</p>
<p>Is the child interested in science? I'm just asking because Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is an excellent school for engineers and science majors, but if you go there your only options are enigneering or science. Another option, other than engineering schools, would be to go to a smaller university that doesn't have a very competitive engineering department. This way if they decide to transfer it shouldn't be too hard.</p>
<p>It's not that big of a deal to switch out of engineering after your first year or two in engineering. Generally, you'll have fulfilled all of your science electives that way and be able to focus on whatever new major you switched into. If you do a non-engineering field freshman/sophomore year and try to switch into engineering you'll be considerably behind as in many schools you start a series of courses your freshman year.</p>
<p>I'd say apply to whatever schools your son likes, visit them, and go wherever he fits in best. It's always easy to switch out of the engineering program, but it's way harder to switch in.</p>
<p>Poly! 10char</p>
<p>It really shouldn't be a big of a deal to switch out of engineering no matter where you go, except for a place like Olin of course.</p>
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It's not that big of a deal to switch out of engineering after your first year or two in engineering. Generally, you'll have fulfilled all of your science electives that way and be able to focus on whatever new major you switched into. If you do a non-engineering field freshman/sophomore year and try to switch into engineering you'll be considerably behind as in many schools you start a series of courses your freshman year.</p>
<p>I'd say apply to whatever schools your son likes, visit them, and go wherever he fits in best. It's always easy to switch out of the engineering program, but it's way harder to switch in.
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<p>At schools like Berkeley, trying to switch out of Berkeley can be a problem, especially if you are not doing well, as then the other constituent colleges of Berkeley don't want to take you. Hence, you have the ironic situation where those students who need to switch out of engineering the most - because they are doing poorly - are precisely the students who are being forced to stay. </p>
<p>Please note: Grade Point Average is also a significant consideration for admission to the College. Students who meet all other criteria and have a 3.0 or higher GPA are more likely to be approved</p>
<p>Change</a> of College</p>
<p>Yet another reason why Berkeley sucks. ;)</p>
<p>Add Hopkins.</p>