<p>Extension of hs. *I’ve heard this only from students who attend the residential prep schools in NE that feed into the preppier NE LACs…*At first, fast read, I thought you wrote “feed into the crappier NE LACs.” </p>
<p>Most of the better NE LACS are pretty laid back- and NOT like hs- because they are a collection of motivated kids, many of whom were prepared for Ivies, but didn’t get in. Most are, I’d say, a cooperative educational/intellectural experience rather than competitive. The kids work hard, but bond. The issue is that most LACs won’t have engineering. But, they can have rigrorous math-sci.
Swarthmore has eng; Vassar offers a dual program with Dartmouth. Haverford doesn’t have it.</p>
<p>You want engineering, but said, “I’m decent at math but don’t enjoy it too much, but hated bio, was ambivalent about chem, and am only starting physics.” Understand that the stronger the rep of the college, the fiercer the expectations and competition within a STEM program.</p>