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What engineering schools are focused on the undergrad experience and education rather than research at the graduate level?
I can think of 2 off the top of my head (Rose-Hulman, Harvy Mudd), but is that it?, are there more than 2 excellent LAC-like Engineering schools?

oh, and btw--Stats
~1350 SAT
~3.75 UW
8 APs By Graduation(CompSciA,CalcAB/CalcBC,PhysicsB,Chem, Euro, US,Stat)

oh-BTW, someone got into MIT recently from my school, weird though, she only had 5 APs(CalcAB,Econ,Bio, Physics B)(4 on Physics, rest 5s) and was 4th in her class. It must have been her 1460 SAT (800m/660v)
I wonder, would it be worth it to scale down on APs my senior year to increase my GPA for that final push to colleges?

By Pastyvoigt (Pastyvoigt) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:05 am: Edit

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By Gameguy56 (Gameguy56) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 01:41 am: Edit

thanks, I'll check it out

By Chrisd (Chrisd) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 07:20 am: Edit

Olin College of Engineering has the focus on undergrad teaching that you describe. Check their website, www.olin.edu

By Kissy (Kissy) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 09:51 am: Edit

Check out also Lafayette, Bucknell, Lehigh, and Bradley.

By Soozievt (Soozievt) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 10:21 am: Edit

Also Tufts.
Susan

By Collegeparent (Collegeparent) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 11:06 am: Edit

Also Union

By Ariesathena (Ariesathena) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:05 pm: Edit

I'll second Susan's mention of Tufts - I did engineering and classics there. If you have any questions, you may email me.

By Jamimom (Jamimom) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:14 pm: Edit

Swarthmore

By Digmedia (Digmedia) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:54 pm: Edit

3+2 program at a variety of some of the best places...

By Nitroxideracer (Nitroxideracer) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 06:58 pm: Edit

Centre has a great 3-2 Engineering Program where you study whatever in Danville, KY (that's where Centre is) and then go to Columbia (the ivy league school), Wash U in St. Louis, Vanderbilt, or the University of Kentucky for the final two years to study engineering. You graduate after five years with TWO BACHELORS DEGREES: one from Centre and the other from whatever other school you go to.

By Chrisd (Chrisd) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 07:47 pm: Edit

Do you know about how many students per year complete the 3-2 program at Danville? There have been posts here describing 3-2 programs, and they sound interesting, but I don't think anyone who's actually DONE the program has posted here. Would be good to hear from some 3-2 grads about their experiences!

By Nitebirdmom (Nitebirdmom) on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 05:05 pm: Edit

Union is very strong in engineering, and because it is on the trimester system, there are lots of opportunities for engineering majors to study abroad, something that is not as common at other engineering schools. My son is a senior there, and while he is not an engineering major, many of his friends are. They work hard, and due to the requirements at Union, they take a wide variety of courses and truly get a LAC experience.

By Chrisd (Chrisd) on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 06:14 pm: Edit

Do you know if the Union engineering students are able to do the "LAC" experience, study abroad, and still graduate in four years, or is extra time usually needed?

By Nitebirdmom (Nitebirdmom) on Monday, January 12, 2004 - 07:19 pm: Edit

Yes, most of them do. The curriculum is structured in such a way that even the engineers can do a term abroad (one of my son's engineer friends went to Greece in his junior year). Union is known for it's term abroad programs. It's ranked among the top 20 or so schools of it's type in that regard. My son spent last term in Bulgaria, had a great time. One of his friends did 2 terms abroad, one in Japan and one in Mexico (not an engineer, tho). Due to it's small size, there are lots of opportunities and they don't get closed out of required classes, so most of them finish in 4 years. The engineers are required to take the same liberal arts curriculum as the other students. They work hard and often take 4 classes per term instead of 3 (they're on trimesters), but they seem to get it all done and have fun along the way.

By Chasgoose (Chasgoose) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 12:29 am: Edit

Swarthmore offers an engineering program.

By Tabby (Tabby) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 11:58 pm: Edit

Also Centenary (Louisiana), Samford (Alabama) and Millsaps (Mississippi)have 3-2 programs.