@Much2learn Yep. and for folks like me who were well informed about a lot of LA/AS programs, but less so the engineering side of things there was a pretty steep learning curve. We were lucky in that we have a couple of friends who knew a lot, but it is a fairly different application environment. And if your kid is lucky enough to think they know somewhat specifically what they want to study, they can really hone in on individual schools. For our D, for instance, ability to do some art and to study abroad was important. Both those things are possible in many engineering schools, but once she drilled down “beyond the brochure” to the practicals it was clearly easier is some programs than others and that affected some of her applications.