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Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

VT, UVA, UMD, etc.... Be mindful not to screwup the GPA. As long as business school transfer roadmap courses are completed and minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained, transfer is guaranteed. Even otherwise, if AP calculus and AP English is done in HS or equivalent in engineering first semester, and that’s more than sufficient for business major entry. AP Econ in high school is a wise choice.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

VT, UVA, UMD, etc.... Be mindful not to screwup the GPA. As long as business school transfer roadmap courses are completed and minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained, transfer is guaranteed. Even otherwise, if AP calculus and AP English is done in HS or equivalent in engineering first semester, and that’s more than sufficient for business major entry. AP Econ in high school is a wise choice.

As previous posters have stated--do not listen to this poster. UVA has no such guaranteed transfer. Application to the business school is done sophomore year and every applicant needs the same prerequisites (which frankly most kids in the school of engineering will not have taken unless they planned on this transfer from when they arrived at UVA), has to enter at the same point in time and has to compete against each other for a seat.

People really write whatever they want out of their a$$es on DCUM.

Application to the business school is actually done at the end of first year at UVA.

Anonymous wrote:I believe the University of Rochester would allow such a transition without any official transfer process. Their entire curriculum appears to be accessible to all undergraduate students.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

VT, UVA, UMD, etc.... Be mindful not to screwup the GPA. As long as business school transfer roadmap courses are completed and minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained, transfer is guaranteed. Even otherwise, if AP calculus and AP English is done in HS or equivalent in engineering first semester, and that’s more than sufficient for business major entry. AP Econ in high school is a wise choice.

As previous posters have stated--do not listen to this poster. UVA has no such guaranteed transfer. Application to the business school is done sophomore year and every applicant needs the same prerequisites (which frankly most kids in the school of engineering will not have taken unless they planned on this transfer from when they arrived at UVA), has to enter at the same point in time and has to compete against each other for a seat.

People really write whatever they want out of their a$$es on DCUM.

Application to the business school is actually done at the end of first year at UVA.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

VT, UVA, UMD, etc.... Be mindful not to screwup the GPA. As long as business school transfer roadmap courses are completed and minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained, transfer is guaranteed. Even otherwise, if AP calculus and AP English is done in HS or equivalent in engineering first semester, and that’s more than sufficient for business major entry. AP Econ in high school is a wise choice.

As previous posters have stated--do not listen to this poster. UVA has no such guaranteed transfer. Application to the business school is done sophomore year and every applicant needs the same prerequisites (which frankly most kids in the school of engineering will not have taken unless they planned on this transfer from when they arrived at UVA), has to enter at the same point in time and has to compete against each other for a seat.

People really write whatever they want out of their a$$es on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

VT, UVA, UMD, etc.... Be mindful not to screwup the GPA. As long as business school transfer roadmap courses are completed and minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained, transfer is guaranteed. Even otherwise, if AP calculus and AP English is done in HS or equivalent in engineering first semester, and that’s more than sufficient for business major entry. AP Econ in high school is a wise choice.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

VT, UVA, UMD, etc.... Be mindful not to screwup the GPA. As long as business school transfer roadmap courses are completed and minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained, transfer is guaranteed. Even otherwise, if AP calculus and AP English is done in HS or equivalent in engineering first semester, and that’s more than sufficient for business major entry. AP Econ in high school is a wise choice.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

It's never really hard. The opposite at certain schools can be very hard if not impossible depending on the popularity and rank of the Engineering Program

Anonymous wrote:Business major is one of the hardest majors to get into now. All the computer science kids now apply to business with the hopes of being the next tech millionaire. Immigrant parents have added business to the degrees they are okay with their kids doing. You won’t be transferring into any top business program. Your kid should apply into business if they want business. Also, look at doing Economics with a business minor. At some schools the business minor requires acceptance and can be competitive, but at other schools it is open to all.

Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!

Anonymous wrote:DS is a junior who probably will apply to business and/or engineering programs next year. In the olden days when I was in college, engineering undergrads who either couldn't hack the program or decided it wasn't what they wanted to do often hopped onto the BBA track--relatively easily and seamlessly, at least as far as I could tell from my arts & sciences perch. (Almost nobody moved the opposite direction.) That's a path I'd like to be open to DS if he starts in engineering. From friends with older kids, though, I have the vague sense that it's now more difficult, at least at some universities, to transfer from the engineering college to the business one (although transfers to arts & sciences from either remains easy everywhere). I know almost no specifics, though. If folks in the know are willing to share schools where it's easy to transfer from engineering to business and those where it's hard, I'd very much appreciate it. TIA!