<p>My D is a mechanical engineer. She did not have community college credits but her ACT was higher (31). We found that while colleges wanted female engineers, merit awards were pretty hard and fast. I think she she had an edge to get into schools but only those she was very qualified. She did not get into the school that was a super reach (Rice). </p>
<p>Rose Hulman is a school worth considering. D applied but the financial package was not great and she had different options that she liked better but she did like this school. Case Western is also a great choice. We toured and really liked it. </p>
<p>D did not apply to Harvey Mudd, we didn’t feel that she had any chance of getting in. It’s a really hard admit. She also did not apply to Northwestern as I didn’t feel like there was much chance for admittance.</p>