what schools have general engineering and other intriguing questions!

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<p>i was reading a post that mentioned general engineering and i'm really interested in it. i want to get a dual degree in business and engineering but hesitate to go to undergraduate school for more than 4 years. i am considering the dual degree program at wharton, but that is very selective so i want to look at my other options.</p>

<p>i think general engineering would be best for me because 1) i have absolutely no idea what engineering field i would go into and 2) i love math and science but would like an engineering major i can apply to business.</p>

<p>so what schools have general engineering?</p>

<p>also, i'm nervous about applying to engineering schools because they sound really fast paced. how much time do you have to decide what engineering field you want to go into? do many schools make you pick one on your application? and do the intro classes you take in your freshman/sophomore year help you decide what field you like best?</p>

<p>ahhhh! - nervous breakdown - lol</p>

<p>i'll post my stats here to help you narrow down on the school. right now i'm really interested in upenn and cornell, umich, cmu.. possibly columbia.</p>

<p>GPA -- 3.77/4.0 (unweighted), 6.56/6.93 (weighted)
rank -- 26/545 (competitive nj school)
SAT -- 1580 (old SATs), 2340 (new SATs)
chem SAT II (790), math sat II (740)
stat AP (5), chem AP (5)</p>

<p>i plan to take spanish, bio, and lit sat II's in the fall and i take the most difficult classes at my school. in senior year i'm taking 6 honors or AP classes.</p>

<p>EC's
top ten at DECA Nationals (business competition)
research at drexel university (will enter siemens westinghouse competition in fall)
secretary of junior statesmen of america (JSA)
vice president of cum laude society (honors society at my school)
editor of yearbook
editor of newspaper
7 model un conferences (won awards for position papers, chaired for some conferences)
qualified for some nation-wide math competitions</p>

<p>btw, the gpa and rank i listed are old and do not include all of my junior year grades (i got all A's junior year). so i hope that perhaps i'll move up to 20 or 21... if that makes any difference.</p>

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<p>some of the LACs, like Swarthmore have what I'll call a classic engineering degree, like what you are talking about. Larger universities, like the ones you mentioned, with engineering schools break things down by conventional eng majors...civil, mech, etc.</p>

<p>Here's the latest LAC engineering thread to peruse:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=91180%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=91180&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Also note the Penn's Jerome Fischer MOT program requires you to select an engineering major......Penn has a decent engineering school, but it doesn't offer all of the conventional majors like civil or environmental, but has most others. Great program though.</p>

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<p>Now Im plugging my school.
Olin. (Franklin W Olin College of Engineering)</p>

<p>has an engineering focus, but also buss. You can stay an extra year and get an MBA from Babson. We have a general engineering degree too..</p>

<p>Granted we are TINY, but amazing. </p>

<p>if you want any more info, contact me. Sorry this is so short.. ive got a flight to cetch in the morning. </p>

<p>Harvey Mudd also has a general engineering degree.</p>

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<p>Trinity University (TX), Swarthmore, Harvey Mudd and Dartmouth all have general engineering degrees.</p>

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<p>I would say that Harvey Mudd, by far, has the best general engineering program. The program is so good, in fact, that it does the best job of encompassing many aspects of the specific topics - chemE, EE, civE, mechE, even computerE. </p>

<p>USNWR actually ranks Harvey Mudd as #3 for EE, #2 as mechE, top 5 for civE and chemE. At first, it seems ridiculous that Harvey Mudd should be ranked in these "specifics" because it doesn't offer "specific" eng. programs. However, because of the fact that the gen. eng. program does such an excellent job of encompassing all the specific eng. studies, it is ranked in the specific eng. rankings as well as the gen. eng. rankings. </p>

<p>Sure, Swat and other schools offer this gen. engineering program but I can assure you that they're nowhere near the caliber of Harvey Mudd. </p>

<p>Now, if your interested in specific topics like chemE or EE, there are better schools than Harvey Mudd in the LAC division but for general engineering - Harvey Mudd is the best. Hands down.</p>

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<p>thanks for the help! all of your suggestions sound intriguing. tomboy, i'd love to hear more about olin. what kind of business majors/focuses does it offer? and where is it located? (dumb question lol)</p>

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<p>Olin is in Needham, MA.</p>

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<p>Business at Olin comes via Babson College. Babson's claim to fame in business seems to be entrepreneurship.</p>

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<p>does anyone know the answers to my other questions? (:</p>

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<p>just go to their website and check out the various majors they offer</p>

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<p>It's not quite that simple since business at Olin is via Babson (as chrisd pointed out), and since we have yet to graduate a class (let alone have anyone take a 5th year at Babson). </p>

<p>I don't know a whole lot about business within Olin/Babson, but if you would like to post at Olin's forum on xforums (google search 'olin' 'xforums') I'm sure some people could help you out.</p>