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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.

This is a myth.

OP, look up your targeted schools and see what THEIR internal transfer policy is. Generally speaking, admission is competitive and space-limited, in many business programs after the first year.

Not a myth. At VT, 3.0 gpa is sufficient to transfer into business.

DP. It would be really great if you wouldn't comment about things that you know nothing about.

https://pamplin.vt.edu/students/advising/change-major.html

Anonymous wrote:Easy at WashU. They also have some joint business/engineering programs and a good number of kids who study both, for example an engineering major with a business minor. When we were looking, the other school we found with joint programs was Lehigh. Our student really enjoyed studying both (CS & Business) and now works in management at a tech company.

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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.

This is a myth.

OP, look up your targeted schools and see what THEIR internal transfer policy is. Generally speaking, admission is competitive and space-limited, in many business programs after the first year.

Not a myth. At VT, 3.0 gpa is sufficient to transfer into business.

DP. It would be really great if you wouldn't comment about things that you know nothing about.

https://pamplin.vt.edu/students/advising/change-major.html

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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.

True for VT, not sure about other two.
Transfer road map courses plus 3.0 is all that's need to transfer into business

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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.

This is a myth.

OP, look up your targeted schools and see what THEIR internal transfer policy is. Generally speaking, admission is competitive and space-limited, in many business programs after the first year.

Not a myth. At VT, 3.0 gpa is sufficient to transfer into business.

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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.

This is a myth.

OP, look up your targeted schools and see what THEIR internal transfer policy is. Generally speaking, admission is competitive and space-limited, in many business programs after the first year.

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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.