What should I do?

TaciturnType
Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:58:03 +0000

You should probably think of backup plans besides transferring to Columbia very soon. I’ve heard lots of stories about people planning to go into a 3-2, and I have some friends that say they could have gone to X college in New York and transfer to Columbia. They tell that to everyone. The fact is they just don’t have enough spots for everyone is a school that graduates less than a thousand undergraduates per year.

Engineering is definitely still a viable option, but don’t keep chasing the Ivy League pipe dream. Columbia doesn’t even have the greatest engineering program. If you want to major in engineering, you don’t need a BA in physics first. You’ll just be wasting a year of time and tuition getting the additional degree, which you will most likely not even use.