Which degree is more impressive

juillet
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:44:53 +0000

I’ve heard a lot of people advise others to be wary of the 3/2 program. I think it depends on the 3/2 program itself - I think I’d generally agree that for most students, a regular engineering program is probably better, but some 3/2 programs may have better completion rates than others. I went to a college that had a 3/2 program that was pretty successfully in transitioning most students to the engineering part, but I think that was because 1) they have 13 different partner schools that you can finish the last two years at, including two Ivy Leagues that gave good financial aid packages for transfers and 2) the most popular choice, Georgia Tech, was right down the street - so students who wanted to stay near the friends they made didn’t have to go far to stay in engineering.

Either way, I’d definitely ask about the 3/2 completion rate (aka, how many students who start the program actually do transfer to the engineering college? Keep in mind that students change their majors all the time, and even in regular engineering programs many students may change their majors out).

That said, neither program is necessarily “more impressive” than the other. I will say that if you do a 3/2 program, you should choose a college that you’d want to do a full four years at just in case you decide to stay. Also note that Rhodes says that students spend “three to four years” at Rhodes before transferring. At BSC, you can also go to Wash U or Vanderbilt (or UAB or Auburn, which may be especially cost-effective if you are an Alabama resident).