As someone who grew up in the area, there are definitely places to fish around the creeks (Penns Creek is very close) and the Susquehanna River. There is a large area of State Forest with hiking trails relatively close as well. There is a small family run ski hill called Ski Sawmill that is about an hour and 15 min away in addition to the farther bigger ones in the Poconos.
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Update:
My S27 reached out to Dartmouth engineering to ask about ABET-in-4-years possibilities & heard back almost immediately. In recent years, 40% of the engineering majors complete the ABET bachelor’s in 4 years, and a good chunk of the ones who don’t are either pre-med or doing a combined bachelor’s-master’s in 5 years. This can be done without skipping any of the foundational physics classes (although placing into the 2nd or 3rd class in the calculus sequence helps, as does having AP credit for foreign language and/ or chemistry). My kid (who does not have AP language or chemistry) could do it in 4 years, if he plans his electives carefully. But he’s still not sure about getting his degree in engineering sciences instead of a specific engineering field. Thanks for all of your input. We will try to get a visit in this fall & go from there.
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So they do give AP credit ? I read that but others said no.
Would he have to study over summer -ie blocking internships ?
The 5 year Masters are in engineering or something else ?
Did you learn about aid beyond the four years or summer -if needed ?
Glad you got info to help you.
Enjoy your visit - hopefully it answers the question - yes I can see myself here or no it’s not for me.
According to the website, “engineering sciences” is for those who just do the AB. If a student does the BE, then he majors in a specific engineering field. Again according to the website, this can be done in 4 years with careful planning.
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In the resumes I saw on LinkedIn, all the students who did the BE also did the BA. The students usually choose to list a BE in a specific engineering field, as well as a BA in engineering science(s) on their resume. An example resume for a student who completed the degrees in 4 years is pictured below.
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Yes, they’tre required to do the AB first.
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You can use AP credit to place higher in a sequence or be exempt from a distribution requirement. For instance, you could use a 5 in AP Spanish to be exempt from 2 of the 3 required foreign language classes, or a 5 in BC Calc to place into the 3rd course in the math sequence. This frees up space to move some of the 5th-year engineering courses into the 4 years. However, AP credits do not count toward the 35 credits required for graduation–you still have to take 35 credits at Dartmouth.
No. Dartmouth’s D plan means that sometimes students do a summer term & then are out of school for one of the other terms, but he would not have to do more terms than any other student.
Engineering.
Aid beyond the four years is currently available but not guaranteed. They are in the middle of a fundraising campaign to address this.
Yes, sorry, I misspoke earlier. I meant that my son still wonders if he would prefer a program with more specific technical depth. He needs to do more research.
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The student could have taken a 13th quarter in fall 2019.
Yes, they absolutely fish the Susquehanna. They also do crew on the river. I can’t speak for the lakes, but my son has friends that happen to have nearby lake houses that they visit. He’s also done some hiking, but I don’t know where. He did research with a professor that actually required him to go into the forests to collect samples.
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