<p>I agree with Colorado mom, that it may be hard for students to leave their friends as upperclassmen and transfer elsewhere. Also, sometimes once the student completes the required math/physics courses, they may be less enthralled with the field. And definitely agree that having to crunch in lots of engineering classes in 2 years, especially if some are the intro thermo or fluids classes with underclassmen, may be less desirable.</p>