This is not a vent board or any other kind of therapy. Before you hit the POST button, ask yourself if your contribution will add to the level of discussion going on.

Important notes on articles:

• Please do not copy entire articles into your post; rather, provide links to them.. We are now links-only for ALL Internet publications. If only a small portion of the article pertains to your post, Fair Use allows you to copy those one or two paragraphs, provided you cite the author's name and the publication for which he writes. Otherwise, put a link in the HTTP Link box.
• Even if you're copying a reference to an article, provide a link to the page from which the article came. We're trying to cut down on duplicate topics, and the posting process will check the link to your article to see if it's already being discussed on this board. At the very least, you'll save yourself some grief on the boards.
• If your first reaction after reading the article you're going to share is the author is uninformed / stupid / a jerk / all of the above, it's not worth sharing with anyone. Not every article needs to be discussed. The more the hair-pulling articles are discussed (e.g. ESPN Page 2), the more the authors will write hair-pulling articles.

Post being replied to

Any thoughts on King's College and particularly their by Irish Tool

3+2 year program crossing over with ND (or WashU) engineering? Program description linked. I see that they increased the GPA requirements starting last fall, so I don't know if it was too popular or ND engineering is getting full or what.

My nephew is a HS senior and intrigued by the program. He doesn't have a lot of criteria to sort among the myriad schools out there, so I think the 3+2 program sounds like an interesting opportunity to shoot for capping his college years. His general criteria are schools within a 4ish hour radius of Philadelphia where he has the opportunity to play soccer or baseball, so King's fits that bill. He's not sold on engineering but is interested. 3.9 GPA and he'll finish in Calc B/C, so he has the technical chops.