<p>Yeah, if engineering is your main goal for college, go to a school with an engineering program. I do know though 2 people in my class who were physics majors and then went on to MIT for a masters in mechanical engineering right after HC (brilliant guy and also captain of the basketball team) and another who went to GA Tech for engineering after a stint in the Peace Corps. So I know it’s possible to do this with a physics degree and not do the strange 3/2 caltech program.</p>
<p>Also, HC board member and alum Kathy Koshland was a fine arts major and then went to Stanford for mechanical engineering so there’s another example. [Catherine</a> Koshland Ph.D.](<a href=“http://erg.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/Cathy_Koshland/koshland.shtml]Catherine”>http://erg.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/Cathy_Koshland/koshland.shtml)</p>
<p>So the conclusion is this: You don’t need to be an engineering major to become an engineer although it will be easier for you. If there’s something that really resonates with you about HC, then go for it. If you are applying to HC because it happens to be an outstanding college and particularly noteworthy in the sciences but nothing else about it grabs you, then you’d be better served by going to Michigan or any one of your other schools with an engineering program.</p>