<p>I'm pretty qualified for any college, so that's not a concern. 4.0 GPA, 2350 SAT, etc.
Sports wouldn't hurt.
I already know about Berkeley.</p>
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<p>[Civil</a> | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate-civil]Civil”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate-civil)</p>
<p>If you get into the top ten, I tip my hat to you. All of them are amazing institutes.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link!
And I’m confident with my chances to get into practically any school, so at this point its a matter of a good fit.</p>
<p>agree.
University of Tokyo is also one of the best Civil Engineering colleges, though it’s in Japan :P</p>
<p>Are you an int’l? If not, what is your home state?</p>
<p>where have you applied so far?</p>
<p>What sports do you want? to play? or watch?</p>
<p>what can you afford?</p>
<p>Junior year 
no apps yet
Looking to play football and maybe baseball if I can juggle 2 at that level.
Tuition isn’t an object.
To clarify:
-I live in Texas.
-Plenty of ECs; 3 varsity sports, debate, missionary work, hospital volunteering
-Perfect GPA, 4 APs(All math/science)</p>
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<p>Looking to play football and maybe baseball</p>
<p>Are you good enough to be recruited?</p>
<p>@JRsavage – OK, you have nearly identical stats as my kid did. So, let me tell you where my son is going and why he chose this school. The school deserves some of your attention in the application process. My son attends California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Here is some interesting info from the school web site: “For 19 years in a row, Cal Poly has been rated the best public-master’s university in the West by U.S. News & World Report in its America’s Best Colleges guidebook. The university’s College of Engineering is ranked No. 2 by the same publication among public engineering programs for schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s, trailing only the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.” </p>
<p>Here is the link: [Cal</a> Poly](<a href=“http://www.gopoly.com/inside_athletics/whycalpoly]Cal”>http://www.gopoly.com/inside_athletics/whycalpoly)</p>
<p>If you are a student athlete, the school is perfect as well see the link above for more details.</p>
<p>In our opinion, this school is an absolute gem of a program and it has a legendary reputation among employers for engineering including civil engineering. We chose this school over some of the top programs in the West. Cal Poly SLO has an extremely unique teaching methodology that we fell in love with. It is all “hands on and learn by doing”. Cal Poly SLO hits you with your first engineering classes in your first quarter of your freshman year. My kid came home for Winter break after his first freshman quarter having spent hours and hours in labs and machine shops. He is already on a team that is building a supermileage prototype vehicle for competition in 2012 in Houston. One look at his hands and I knew that he was getting the experience that he wanted. Even his English class required him to go into the community and interview real people. </p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO’s graduates also enjoy the highest starting salaries of any public school in the state including UC Berkeley. It is also a big agriculture school – I once saw an incredible intercollegiate championship rodeo there.</p>
<p>There are mountains on campus. The ocean is 15 min away. The school is in the middle of wine country and the surrounding town of San Luis Obispo is the perfect college town with an outdoor farmers market featuring the best BBQ every Thursday evening. Also, an added bonus – the school is incredibly affordable.</p>
<p>Yes, there are civil engineering football athletes, although they are not that common.</p>
<p>[Uncommon</a> in every way: Engineers in intercollegiate sports — UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“http://innovations.coe.berkeley.edu/vol4-issue10-dec10/athletes]Uncommon”>http://innovations.coe.berkeley.edu/vol4-issue10-dec10/athletes)</p>
<p>My son (who’s stats are just a little lower than yours 3.95U GPA, ACT 31) is interested in civil and we’ve toured 5 of top ten ranked civil programs, plus 2 other top engineering schools that don’t appear in the list because they don’t have PhD programs.</p>
<p>We’ve toured:</p>
<p>UIUC
Purdue
Georgia Tech
Cornell
MIT</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>Cooper Union
and
Rose-Hulman</p>
<p>I would be very happy to see him at (almost) any of those schools (we had a bad experience when we toured UIUC, but I’m sure they do have a good program) and it really comes down to personal preferences. Do you want a big school or a small school, do you want a school in an urban setting or a rural setting? Do you want a very specialized school or one that is less speciailized?</p>
<p>My son decided not to apply to UIUC (because of our bad experience when we toured) and Cornell (it just seemed too remote to him). He’s applying to Cooper Union RD although I think it may be too small for him, but he loves the thought of living in Manhattan and I admit I do like their cost of tuition :). And he was deferred by MIT EA. He’s been accepted to the others (Purdue, Rose, Georgia Tech) and all of them seem to be very good schools with very strong programs.</p>
<p>We also toured a couple schools that are not ranked among the top 10 engineering schools because they were offering generous scholarships. The difference in the programs was evident to me and I left feeling that perhaps ‘you get what you pay for’ and have encouraged him to make his selection from the above.</p>
<p>I know there are also some really good schools on the west coast, but the logistics (and expense) of travelling back and forth make those less attractive options for us.</p>
<p>Raul Allegre was a civil engineering student at the University of Texas when I was there. He was a football kicker who went on to play in the NFL - [Raul</a> Allegre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Allegre]Raul”>Raúl Allegre - Wikipedia) He was inducted into the civil engineering honor society the same year that I was. Go, Horns! :)</p>
<p>Penn State and Va. Tech are two good choices. </p>
<p>You might also consider going to college near where you eventually wish to work, so you can tie into the alumni network for jobs. Some firms like to hire grads of the local engineering program, because they know the quality.</p>
<p>West Point.</p>
<p>If you want to avoid the military thing but are good enough for top level D1 football, then Stanford first, Texas A&M second. Their alumni networks are large and loyal, and the experience of being an athlete on those campuses would be unreal.</p>
<p>Baseball, unless you are throwing 98mph, is of limited advantage to you.</p>
<p>I do want something preferably on the west coast. I want to play D1 football because I have a chance of going pro(a slim chance, mind you but it’s there). Baseball is just a plus because I love the sport. I have considered UT and Berkeley is #1 right now. I’m not looking for anything specialized.
P.S.
Sorry to keep bumping this thread :P</p>
<p>Cal Poly is one of just four California schools competing in football in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The Mustangs have won three Great West Conference titles in the seven-year history of the conference and have qualified for the NCAA FCS playoffs twice. Prior to becoming a member of the Great West Conference, Cal Poly won the American West Conference title in 1994, its first year at the Division I level.</p>
<p>You gotta check this school out…</p>
<p>If you really do want to play intercollegiate football, one thing to consider is what the school’s academic calendar is. Under the more common semester system, football season will overlap with half of the academic year (fall semester). Under the less common quarter system, football season will overlap with a third of the academic year, leaving two thirds of the academic year without games and travel that may cause more interference with studying (although off season training and practice would still exist).</p>
<p>On the west coast, quarter system colleges and universities include:</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO
Oregon State and some other publics there
Stanford
UCLA, UC Davis, and other UCs except Berkeley and Merced
Washington and some other publics there but not Washington State</p>