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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS completed the 3+2 program at Davidson and Wash U. Students are guaranteed admission to Wash U. Absolutely amazing program and value. Here's a link with more details: https://www.davidson.edu/academic-departments/engineering/plan-study[/quote]

The pathway program can be great--there's nothing wrong with it academically--just see how many people are able to/opt to do it and know that going in.  [/quote]
It really isn't a good way to learn to be an engineer.  At a school with an actual engineering program you'll do group engineering projects and work on engineering teams starting as a freshman.  You miss out on a ton academically by being at a school that doesn't teach engineering.[/quote]

There are certain fields within engineering where there's a greater likelihood that one would like to get a professional engineer's license; in those cases, attending an accredited undergraduate engineering program will shorten one's timeline to get a license. Civil engineering is the classic example. However, only about 20% of professional engineers are licensed, mostly because there's no requirement for a license in their field. So it depends on the field (and sometimes even their state).  An undergraduate degree in engineering confers certain advantages for many situations, but an undergraduate degree in a natural science followed by a graduate degree in engineering can confer advantages for other situations, such as doing engineering research where (for example) deeper knowledge of natural laws is useful.  [/quote]

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