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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WTF Columbia is backdoor factory[/quote]

Even from Carlton, they mostly don't make it. And the 2-3 students who make it per year are spread over several engineering schools. I doubt anyone who gets in through the backdoor to Caltech, MIT, Or Columbia, can survive.  [/quote]
The thing is, it's not worth it.  Engineering isn't that prestige driven.  If you get a great GPA in engineering at RPI or Case Western or VT or anywhere respected, you have tons and tons of options.  No one is going to be more impressed that you did two years at Columbia (especially if your liberal arts program under prepares you and you take a hit to your GPA).  Engineers don't care.

Grad schools would be far far more impressed to see that you did 3+ years of undergrad research at RPI/Case/etc and published, over a degree from Columbia.  They'd be also more impressed by you being on a winning engineering team, writing an undergrad thesis, taking a bunch of graduate level engineering classes as an undergrad, doing a good co-op, or TAing an advance engineering or math class.  They want to see a good GPA and experience doing engineering.  They don't care what school.

The only people who think 3-2 programs are a good idea are those with liberal arts degrees who don't understand engineering.  [/quote]

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