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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I deliberately picked an engineering program that did not have intentional weed out classes. They had and have a high graduation rate. The faculty perspective is that they filter more in the admissions process, which was good for me but would not have been good for a late bloomer. The first day, when all engineering srudents were in an auditorium, the dean's message was that everyone here is capable of graduating in 4 years with an engineering degree. The faculty were committed to helping every student graduate, which I found reassuring and helpful.

I made the right college choice for me, but it might not have been right for someone else. [/quote]

Why don’t you help us out and tell us what college it is?[/quote]

Many smaller colleges are known for this. Lafayette, Bucknell, Lehigh and Union are the ones in the Northeast known to have rigorous but supportive programs. They know a few will change out of engineering but they are not intentionally taking 1000 kids into engineering yet intentionally weeding out 200 letting 800 move on for the next year.

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DP. Add WPI and Olin to your list[/quote]

WPI does not "weed out".  But in general at a school where the median GPA is 3.89 (UW), they have already done the "weeding out" when granting admission

Also, WPI allows NR for courses, so if you are getting below a C, you NR and retake, it doesn't affect your GPA, and your new course replaces it.  So they encourage students to learn the material or decide to take a different path.

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PP here. That's why I suggested it. As a non weed out option [/quote]

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