3-2 engineering program. Applying to non affiliated schools for chemE.

dantonio
Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:54:00 +0000

Hi,

I am currently a rising Junior (I will start my Junior year next semester) enrolled at University of Puget Sound in Washington State. I want to become an chemical engineer. UPS does not have an engineering department but does have a 3-2 program. Applying via the 3-2 program will allow me to attend better schools than if I simply transfer junior year. I plan to apply in the fall to the affiliated schools USC, Washington University in St. Louis, and Columbia. All of my classes credits will transfer to the affiliated schools, making transferring process a lot less chaotic. Admissions is guaranteed to Columbia, as long as I maintain above a 3.3 GPA and have taken all of the necessary requirements, which I will have by the end of my Junior year. Admission is not guaranteed for the other affiliated schools.

Currently my GPA is 3.77.My worst semester was the first semester of freshman year where I got two B’s.I haven’t had a B in a course since. I think my GPA is good enough where it might be worth the small amount of time and money in applying to some other non affiliated schools even if my chances are slim.

I grew up in California and so I would prefer to go to school in that state, although if there is a good school in another state I would also be interested in applying there. What schools should I consider applying to? What do you think my chances are?

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Calculus & Analytic Geometry I Fall 2012 A-
Mao’s China Fall 2012 B
Integrated Chemical Principles Fall 2012 B+
Introduction to Philosophy Fall 2012 A-

Calculus/Analytic Geometry II Spring 2013 A-
Intro to Computer Science Spring 2013 A
Analytical Chemistry Spring 2013 A-
Indiv Rights & Common Good Spring 2013 A

Multivariate Calculus Fall 2013 A-
Organic Chemistry I Fall 2013 A
General University Physics Fall 2013 A
Contemporary Economics Fall 2013 A

General University Physics Spring 2014 A
Linear Algebra Spring 2014 A
Differential Equations Spring 2014 A-
Organic Chemistry II Spring 2014 A