Recently discovered engineering as possible major, should I apply to LAC's still??

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Hi, I’m a senior and I’ve been hard at work on my Common App lately. However, just last week I went to an engineering program and I now think I could really love it and excel doing it. Should I go ahead and apply to the LAC’s that were on my list, pay the app fees, and in one case write 3 supplemental essays for potentially nothing?

Lafayette College, a LAC with ~2400 undergrads (~25% engineering majors) offers 4 ABET accredited engineering majors: chemical, civil, electrical/computer, and mechanical: <a href=“http://engineering.lafayette.edu/[/url]”>http://engineering.lafayette.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you are not sure about engineering, LC offers a total of 47 majors across 4 academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering: <a href=“http://www.lafayette.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/[/url]”>http://www.lafayette.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>It is not difficult to change your major from engineering to another major. It is more difficult to go the other way, only because of the rigid requirements of the engineering curriculum (it may require an additional semester, depending on the courses already taken). A transfer from one “school” to another is not required, as may be required for a university.</p>