<p>There are other folks out there like you – my son. He doesn’t do the CC thing, but I can tell you a little bit that might be helpful. He is interested in urban/public policy, history and engineering. We, his parents, encouraged him not to go directly into a school that specilizes in engineering. Ultimately, he agreed with us (not a hard sell, actually). There are options besides MIT – there are dual degree programs available (UPenn, Columbia and UMich, to name a few) or other schools like Harvard, Yale and Swarthmore that offer engineering majors. Like ID said, Swarthmore has a unique (or almost unique) general engineering program. Swarthmore’s program suited him and he so loved the school itself! Swarthmore rose to the top of his list.</p>