<p>My issue with 3-2 engineering programs is that you don’t get enough exposure to engineering to know for sure it is what you want to do. Or, some kids are thinking about engineering but aren’t sure which branch. How would you discover whether your like mechanical better than electrical without taking some courses? I really think you should go to a college with engineering if you want to be an engineer.
Is Yale the only Ivy she got into? Cornell and Columbia have better engineering programs than Yale. Of course, going to Yale would be an amazing experience no matter what!!!
Also, any idea how many kids typically come off the waitlist at Williams?</p>
<p>My son got accepted to Yale in early admission, and he is thrilled. Went to Bulldog Days and is absolutely sold. As people have noted before me, go where you are accepted, and if you get off the wait list on Williams, then there is plenty time to fret over it.</p>
<p>I can’t wrap my arms around suggesting that a prospective engineering student attend an institution where engineering is not offered.</p>
<p>“My issue with 3-2 engineering programs is that you don’t get enough exposure to engineering to know for sure it is what you want to do.” - True. As engineering students, we lived and breathed techie classes. Some students opted to transfer to different majors.</p>
<p>It seems like 3-2 programs would work better when the two schools are near each other. Socially it would be tough to leave friends at the end of junior year.</p>