<p>What kind of hs classes have you been taking? Rigorous AP/IP classes can be good prep for ollege challenges. </p>
<p>In terms of difficult courses, probably Caltech and Harvey Mudd, where the “frosh calculus” courses are accelerated and are what would ordinarily be called “honors level” (with more proofs and theory) than at other schools (note: MIT “frosh calculus” is accelerated, but doing the “calculus with theory” is optional).</p>
<p>Regarding retention rates and such, these are related to the school’s admission selectivity. Those with lower admission selectivity tend to have lower retention (high dropout) rates. Note that lower admission selectivity usually comes with less grade inflation.</p>
<p>@colorado_mom last year (junior year) i took precalc honors and got A-'s both semesters. i got a 780 sat math 2 score. this year i am taking ALL my classes at community college and am taking calc A this quarter. i wil lfinish calc B and calc C by the end of the year, and also hopefully finish Physics 4A for engineers (one of 2 engineering physics offered at my college). I also took chem honors and AP chem and got straight A’s. i got a 4 on the ap chem exam and a 760 on chem sat.</p>
<p>One thing that worries me about Case is that there are more graduate students than undergraduates and the graduation rate seems a bit lower than peer institutions.</p>
<p>Your reasons for considering a small school like CWRU are sound. Like Eyemgh said, CWRU is one of those places that seem to offer much genuine support to its students. However, given your apprehension about liking engineering, you may want to expand your list of target schools to include small comprehensive universities where you could find your calling if engineering doesn’t work out.</p>
<p>U of Rochester
U of Tulsa
Illinois Institute of Technology
U of Portland
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rice U
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</p>
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<p>If your CC is in California, and you are looking at UCs and CSUs, check <a href=“http://www.assist.org”>http://www.assist.org</a> for transfer credit equivalency.</p>
<p>For schools which do not have pre-arranged transfer credit equivalency, that is likely to be only determined after enrolling. Keep your course syllabi, textbooks, tests, etc… Some schools are more generous than others. For example, MIT has been reported to be relatively generous with placement into more advanced math courses for an entering frosh who took California CC math courses. But Michigan has been reported to want a similar student to start over in calculus 1. Note that some schools may give placement but not credit, or credit but not placement, for the CC courses you will have taken.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus oh ok. that seems very harsh of some schools. cant they just look at my CC transcript and check if the credits are transferable? The CC I currently attend is VERY big. It has the 2nd highest transfer rate in California. Do you think because my school is very big, they might be able to search up the credit equivalency without having to look over my tests and textbooks? Ill keep them just incase though. thanks for the info!</p>
<p>@LakeWashington yeah, thanks for your input, but as per my knowledge, I know that Case also has a fairly reputable business program, and also has an AACSB accreditation in accounting (which is my 2nd choice major). This was also part of my reason for choosing case, as it is accredited in accounting AND has a good engineering reputation.</p>
<p>Michigan has a transfer credit listing at <a href=“UM Transfer Credit Equivalencies”>http://www.ugadmiss.umich.edu/TCE/Public/CT_TCESearch.aspx</a> that does include CCs in California. Dig deeper and you will find that they give much less subject credit for CC courses than UCs and CSUs do. Note that the few math transfer equivalencies that they do have for what is probably your CC are accepted by the non-engineering divisions, but apparently not by the engineering division.</p>
<p>If being able to use your CC courses for advanced placement at the four year school you eventually attend is important, then look into this for each school you consider.</p>