<p>lolabelle - my son visited both Tufts and Brown re: engineering. Both are very interesting to him for having more appealing m/f ratios, broader academic options, more diverse students, and, seemingly, more social activites, etc., compared with the non -LAC type schools in the NE area. Brown and Tufts appear to be much harder to get into than many engineering programs that have higher rankings, though, which is discouraging and makes the comparisons harder, the decisions about where to apply iffier. Son is trying to sort this all out so we have made a lot of visits. Still, I don’t have a good grasp of whether or not graduate schools or employers would be as interested in small LAC engineering or focused on the tech school grads so it’s nice to hear from Corbett that there are some employers who find value in this combination. I suspect my son’s choice will come down to his perceived fit/comfort at the school(s), what potential futures he sees from the visits, and, of course, where he is accepted. Each visit seems to help clarify his own goals and preferences but it’s definitely been harder to go through this process with an engineering major compared with a A&S major (son #1). Would love to hear opinions about what grad schools prefer as my son hopes to do research and get a Ph.D. someday.</p>
<p>From what I can gather, you cannot get an ABET accredited engineering degree in 4 years through Dartmouth. You are required to take a 5th year to get the B.S.E. degree.</p>