<p>How hard is it to internally transfer into Pratt if you are admitted to Trinity? </p>
<p>How hard is it to get a double major/dual degree between the two?</p>
<p>You have to know that Pratt is a lot harder than Trinity.
Pratt’s student have lower GPA than Trinity.
Internal transfer is not hard at all
Double major is going to be somewhat more difficult but definitely not impossible. First of all, if you are majoring in science at Trinity, you have a lot of lab work. Engineering takes time. It is quite time consuming. Especially research at Pratt. All in all, you have to manage your time well.</p>
<p>Let me address a few points:</p>
<p>1) How hard is it to internally transfer? Not hard at all, there’s 0% chance of rejection and all it takes is some paperwork. If you were admitted trinity, then I think the earliest you can transfer is after the first semester. To be honest, Pratt will welcome you with open arms as most of the time, transfers go the other way. </p>
<p>2) How hard is it to double major between the two? If it’s trinity/pratt then you are looking at a lot of overloading, not much flexibility, especially if you don’t have a lot of AP credits. FYI, your primary degree must be in Pratt if you double major. Generally, it’s much easier to double major with departments within Pratt, but majors such as Pratt/Econ, etc are also very popular and doable.</p>
<p>3) Pratt is harder than trinity (depending on major), but that doesn’t necessarily equate to lower GPA. If you take a look at the cutoffs for dean’s list and latin honors, Pratt has had higher cutoffs practically since the data has been published. That means a substantial portion of Pratt does have very high GPAs that justify these (sometimes ridiculous) cutoffs. </p>
<p>4) Any (good) scientific research will be time-consuming. You can’t expect to waltz into lab 8 hours a week and get much done.</p>
<p>GPA depends also on the major. BME major is going to have lower GPA (sometimes, not always) than people who major in easier majors at Trinity. However there are always vice versa. Just don’t expect much free time and a lot of course work and labs for both</p>
<p>I intended to mention in my original post that I was just admitted as a transfer student and I have like 75 CC credit hours. Guessing it would still take me 3 years to get a Pratt degree…</p>
<p>it depends on how much of those transfer credits are approved to count toward your degree, that stuff is usually done on a case by case basis and we really can’t offer you much insight beyond that here on CC.</p>
<p>Pratt degrees usually is harder to finish in three years than regular science degrees. Unlike science degrees, engineering usually has more required classes for a major and usually there is not enough AP credits that cover it. Transferring credits at Pratt is actually more difficult. Unless your credits are specifically in engineering and towards the major you want (like say you are BME major and have done BME courses, then yes Pratt might granted, but if you did Mechanical-Eng work, then no Pratt will not granted it towards your major).
Trinity science majors usually take less credits and courses to finish, engineering is different</p>
<p>Also note what SBR said about your primary degree is Pratt: </p>
<p>While you can register for certain engineering courses as a Trinity student, it is not possible to have a second major or certificate in the Pratt School of Engineering.Trinity students who are interested in transferring to Pratt as sophomores or juniors should consult Academic Requirements</p>
<p>[Duke</a> University | Trinity College of Arts & Sciences : Declaring a Major](<a href=“http://trinity.duke.edu/advising/first-year/declarining-a-major]Duke”>http://trinity.duke.edu/advising/first-year/declarining-a-major)</p>