<p>I wanted to go to the US for my undergraduate engineering in aerospace but due to some unavoidable conditions i could not keep up with the application process in 2010 so now i decided to apply in some schools that have rolling admissions. I already knew about ERAU,Florida tech and Texas A&M. Yesterday i recieved my acceptence letter from Florida Tech with an academic scholarship of 14kUSD. the other two have yet not replied. i had 1770 on SAT 1 and expect a 700+ in SAtII phy n 650 in maths level 2. My scores in 9th were 94%,10th 96%,11th 93,midterm 12th had 92% but could only manage 80.2 in annual of 12th. Please tell me about any schools i should be applying to or should i join Florida Tech. i want to work for NASA in the future but look for my masters in aerospace thru sm company or internship program due to the costs involved. please make some suggestions. Is florida tech. any good? is it respected while i move forward for job or masters program (i plan my masters froma big school like MIT or stanford or caltech). I am form india studied under CBSE curriculum and passed my 12th in march this year.</p>
<p>I have not heard of Florida tech until now. Each state has Technological institutes, but there are only 3 that I think will actually qualify for prestige: MIT, Caltech, and Georgia Tech (this one is alright and considered along with top public unis). Virginia tech is also well known and is good. In order to go a good grad school like the ones you mentioned, you might want to see if you still have any chances with A&M. I honestly would have also applied to University of Arizona in your case b/c although admissions is a shoe-in, it is well known due to its large public number figure and therefore its research since they have so many undergrads. But if anything, you can probably transfer after your first year from florida.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech actually has the number 4 (sorry said 2 before, that’s BME) program in Aerospace, so it’s more than alright. It’s number 4 for undergrad. engineering (which even puts it above most private engineering schools/private schools w/engineering), and about all of its engineering programs rank in the top 10 and several in the top 5. Alright is very much an understatement. Also, what about Michigan and Berkeley? Some schools that are not complete technological institutes have really solid (in fact top ranked, over many predominantly engineering/science schools) engineering. However, the issue is, most don’t have rolling admissions. However, for Georgia Tech, the OP has hope if he wanted to transfer to a top place in aerospace as they are fairly easy to transfer into once you meet the pre-reqs for their major (admittedly, this is the hard part. Like 5 semesters of math if you don’t have AP/some equivalent on top of a chem. requirement. Also physics if you don’t have AP/some equivalent).</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to downgrade georgia tech…and it is a good institute. I did not mention berkeley and umich…b/c essentially I was talking about Technical unis…not big publics. I hardly think that the OP qualifies for any of the top schools currently due to his SATs (which are major for an international). It’s disheartening for you to read this 64lakers, but I would rather share with you the truth. To clarify, don’t think that once you get to florida tech or other uni, you can easily transfer given that you get good grades there. Places like Georgia tech and other top publics have a much much much harder admissions for transfer students sadly. That is why it is important that you go to a good well known uni before you transfer off somewhere, so that you atleast have a better swing at it.</p>
<p>by florida tech i meant florida institute of technology. And can i transfer to a good univ if i maintain a good gpa(4.0 shdn b tough fr me)…please consider the fact that i shall be in teh States on an F-1 visa, so will that affect the transfer? which univs should i look for transfer, since i read that MIT does not have a good transfer acceptance rate…please help</p>
<p>i say 4.0 shdn b tough bcz the phy,chem n cal in maths has already been covered by the 12th syllabus in my high school only</p>
<p>Yes, it should be easy to maintain a 4.0 gpa, you can surely do that in a state uni as well (which would look better since large state unis have more credibility and respect). Since you will be in an F1 visa, you will still be considered an international and will be examined under the international pool for transfer time. If you could switch that visa and possibly get a residency in florida, you would be able to have an advantage, b/c then if you apply to your state unis, you will not be considered in the international pool for admissions (but for financial aid you will still be considered an international). However, your tuition would be half what your paying b/c then you would be counted as an instate person (unless you going to a private like florida tech). I went and looked around the florida institute of technology’s site, and it seems to put a lot of its emphasis on aeronautics. I believe that althought it is ranked 154, its most popular major is AN. The buildings and facilities are new and equipped. I don’t know if you’ll have great success transferring over to your desired ivy/tech, but you can get a good education at florida tech. You may even get special treatment if you converse a lot with the department head and everything. It all depends on how well you implement your resources. A plus to come here is that during summers, you can apply to summer research at your desired institute of transfer (ie mit, caltech…etc). Since you will be here, you won’t experience the barriers that many internationals abroad have.</p>
<p>@Liveulife: A plus to come here is that during summers, you can apply to summer research at your desired institute of transfer (ie mit, caltech…etc). Since you will be here, you won’t experience the barriers that many internationals abroad have…please explain this, u mean me as an F1 student or after residency? and how tough is it going to obtain the residency in florida? and does that mean i become a citizen of the States?..so all in all u meant that it is not really a deal breaker if Florida Tech. gives me financial aid deal of abt 14Kusd?..n hw much shd b the living cost arnd there? i do expect myself to have sme restraint on expenses…please also see if the univ is respeted in the industry field n hw good does the degree fare against big schools…will i have a good chance f doin my masters frm MIT etc if i do well here?</p>
<p>Research is important, so if you happen to do research at some well respected unis here then you can possibly have some good resume for grad school. As long as you are studying here, you will be on an F1 visa. If you get employed after undergrad, you should change visa to work. I got my thoughts tangled. There are certain visas (i don’t know which one in your circumstances) that grant residency to a state. This does not mean at all that you are a us citizen (that takes time and commitment). When you have residency, your tuition is lowered b/c you end up paying state taxes and all. I cannot research for you for Florida Tech, but the rule of thumb is to talk to the aeronautics committee at the university. Speak with them about your interests. For ranking purposes, here is a website that tells it: [Florida</a> Institute of Technology Rankings | Good University Ranking Guide](<a href=“http://whichuniversitybest.blogspot.com/2009/12/florida-institute-of-technology.html]Florida”>Florida Institute of Technology Rankings | Good University Ranking Guide)
It’s a tier 3 uni, so it’s not that good. I would go for something in the middle if you want to aim high. The aeronautics program is simply accredited but not really ranked well, so that does not show much funding stuff there. However, talking with the facilities is the best way to know that they will attend to your needs later.</p>
<p>Florida Tech is a ok school if you are interested in aviation and aerospace technologies. It often sends students for internships at Nasa and good aviation companies (Boeing, Airbus). Therefore I’d say that you should go for it. Florida tech is very much a niche school in that is is very good in one discipline (aviation and aerospace) but not so much in others. Do not let its dismal ranking put you off! :)</p>