<p>There are liberal arts schools that I have in mind, like Lewis and Clark, Reed, Clark University and College of Wooster. I don’t think any of them have ABET accredited programs. But, they have the 3/2 Engineering program and a Computer Science major. Now, would that take away from the education or anything for grad school? I mean the 3/2 has its benefits. Columbia, RPI, Caltech and Washington University are very prestigious institutions to go to.</p>
<p>edit: since engineering admissions are not guaranteed, I am second guessing the LA colleges. But Can I still just go to grad school in engineering by double majoring in Physics and Computer Science?</p>
Are the CS programs ABET-CAC accredited? B.A. or B.S.? People here will tell you that ABET doesn’t matter for CS. Ask yourself whether that is genuine or whether it’s no more true of CS than any other discipline.</p>
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Those can be good, and the institutions you list are certainly reputable. What i your 3/2 plan? CS and what? Math might also be a viable LA option.</p>
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Yes, definitely. If you don’t have necessary prerequisites, be prepared to take remedial courses when you get there. If you’re applying from a less than competitive degree program, you’ll need significant extracurriculars (research is king) to get into top places.</p>
<p>The rest of the schools I am applying to are Institute of Technologies and Polytechnics. I plan on double majoring in EE and CS if I go to one of those institutions. I have heard good things about Liberal Arts institutions too. And I hopefully can start research as a Freshman and Sophomore at the latest.</p>
<p>3/2 sounds like an expensive version of the usual transfer route (go to community college for 2-3 years, then transfer to a state university to complete a bachelor’s degree in engineering in another 2 years), unless you can get very generous financial aid at both the “3” school and the “2” school.</p>
<p>I would avoid the 3-2 program even if you are going to caltech later which is prestigious enough - the west coast’s MIT. (Actually I think Caltech is more prestige because it is a small school.)
You mentioned u want to double major? I don’t think you will be able to complete your double major in 3-2 plan. It is very difficult achieve 3-2 with a single major at the 2nd school already.</p>
<p>Also, why are you doubling major in EE and CS? Why don’t you choose CpE and then specialize later? I know that EE is broader and can be a boost, but if you are interested in computer I’d say stick with CpE, and forget about double major. However, if you are planning to double major, you need to have a pre-planned 3-2 curriculum right away because, like I said, double majors would be a burden and you have to adhere to that curriculum strictly in order to graduate in 5 years. That being said, you must plan the curriculum right now with every school that is on your list (both 1st and 2nd schools).</p>
<p>I am only speaking from the general view. Some programs may make double majors easier than others…</p>
You do realize that if you do a 3/2 program, the engineering degree you’d get would be ABET accredited, right?
(Speaking as a WashU student, who knows a good handful of the dual-degrees).</p>
<p>Mind you, I personally think 3/2’s are a terrible way to do an engineering program, and I happen to know a few who go to the second school, and decided (4 years too late) that they didn’t want to do engineering. Now they’re getting two essentially duplicated artsci bachelors degrees…</p>
<p>From what I’ve read, very few students initially interested in the 3-2 programs ultimately end up doing them. If you are really interested in engineering, I would advise you to go to a school that actually offers engineering.</p>
<p>Yes, it is possible to go to grad school in engineering with an undergrad degree in physics or CS, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It would be harder to be admitted to good programs. And you would have to take a lot of extra pre-req classes.</p>
<p>Someone upthread questioned the need to double major in EE and CS, and recommended just majoring in Computer Engineering. As an engineering manager who hires lots of EE and CS majors, I would tend to agree. I wouldn’t consider a double major to be much of a distinguishing factor that would make me want to hire someone. Much more important would be to have good internship experience. It is probably difficult to finish a EE/CS double major in 4 years. Especially since you are interested in graduate school, I think you would be better off ensuring that you finish your BS in 4 years. A CompE undergrad could set you up for an MS or PhD program in any of CS, EE or CompE.</p>