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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is one of the most interesting and informative threads on college & university forum. i'm serious.[/quote]

This is OP.  I didn't write the above comment but totally agree.  Very thankful to everyone posting on this thread.  Many stories of losing merit I didn't want to hear but I'm glad I asked.  Comparing merit including how it can be lost will definitely be a big part of our selection process.  [/quote]

Good luck to you, OP, and to everyone else who added information.

The other thing you all need to look closely at as you choose among engineering schools is WHAT DOES DIRECT ADMIT REALLY MEAN?

The questions you need to ask and possibly help your kid with are ones like these:

a) Is there a GPA requirement to continue in the major? And what is it? What percentage of the kids will who want MechEng/ChemEng or whatever will meet this requirement?
b) What happens if my kid doesn't meet that requirement?  At some schools, the answer is "see ya" at other schools the answer is "that's the GPA for guaranteed access, after that we fill in based on GPA - most/some/nearly none manage to get in."
c) Do you have statistics to share about continuation probabilities?
d) What if my kid gets mono?

You need to spend a ton of time on the part of the engineering school website that is for continuing students, rather than the portion that is about selling you on their program.

It really doesn't matter if school X has a highly ranked engineering school if your kid never gets beyond Freshman year.  As you can see from the responses to this thread, it isn't always easy to make it.

For those not applying to engineering, this matters less.  Also matters less for those going private.

Good luck and congrats to your kids!

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