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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]another thing is that some schools really try to weed out the engineering majors.  IMO this is not necessary.  if you choose a school that is known for weeding out, then it is going to be a tough time.[/quote]

I remember when I was in a freshman engineering survey class,  they did the whole “look right,  look left,  one of you won’t graduate in engineering” spiel.  It was indeed true,  but not really supportive.  Ha ha.  I’ve wondered if this has changed at all, culturally.  Back then it was a bit of an embrace the grind,  resent the other majors,  kind of vibe.  At least on tours and websites,  schools seem to suggest a more supportive vs weed out approach,  but maybe it’s marketing.  I still remember Physics exams freshman year where the averages were ridiculous.  Like 30/100. Good times. :-)[/quote]

My dad went to engineering school in the 1940/ and he said his school said — look left, look right, they will both be gone before graduation.

I have a kid on college and a sophomore and I disagree with PPs that sophomore year is too early to be  thinking about a general list.  We found that spring of junior year was totally overwhelming with APs and stuff, particularly if your kid plays a spring sport, will go to prom, etc., so not much time to look at colleges.  Summer is not great because there are no colleges in session and our kid also worked the whole summer.  Fall of senior year is an utter disaster because so many schools now have rolling applications due early in the fall.  So spring of sophomore year and fall of junior year actually is a good time to get a general list and maybe do some preliminary visits to get a general idea of what you might like.  We waited with our oldest and then ended up feeling very stressed in fall of senior year, not having enough info to make decisions about EA and ED and cramming in a whirlwind tour on the Jewish holiday long weekend.   [/quote]

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