<p>That is a good point, frazzled. And for schools that are affordable or families with lots of $$ resources, some students may choose the 3+2 plan to have the opportunity to attend a LAC and get an engineering degree too.</p>
<p>In this economy if I had to choose between spending less but having my child at a school that may have less successful job placement stats vs spending a little more (within reason) to send them to a school that might be better situated to help them secure that first job, I would probably choose the latter, even of it means my s would have less In his pocket to start out his life after college.</p>