<p>Just took the Act again. Scored 33, 4.0. Gpa. Many EC's. 3 Ap classes. Will take 5 more AP classes this coming senior year. Want to major in electrical engineering. Currently Ranked 18 out of 631 in my class. Parents can afford 20k a year. Alabama would be my low tier choice. suggestions on mid and higher tier schools?</p>
<p>Is $20,000 per year higher, lower, or about the same as what colleges calculate their expected family contribution on their net price calculators?</p>
<p>What is your state of residency?</p>
<p>Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Iowa State, and NCSU have relatively low out of state list prices of around $30,000 to $35,000 per year. You may want to see if need-based aid and merit scholarships may be enough to make them affordable (but don’t get your hopes up too high for a lot of need-based aid at out of state public schools, and note that some large merit scholarships like Park at NCSU are probably reach-level).</p>
<p>Georgia Tech does have a reach-level President’s scholarship (several levels, including full ride and full tuition).</p>
<p>If you have National Merit status, consider USC (Trojans). If you are a National Merit Finalist, note Texas A&M’s scholarship for that (including waiver of the additional out of state tuition) if you designate it as your first choice.</p>
<p>You can, of course, try for places like MIT, CMU, and Stanford as reaches.</p>
<p>Case Western is a superb engineering school and has lots of merit money for people with high stats, which you certainly have. University of Rochester would be another match with the possibility for some serious merit money.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech does have a reach-level President’s scholarship (several levels, including full ride and full tuition).</p>
<p>Unless this student is a URM, a 33 isn’t likely going to get a GT scholarship. </p>
<p>When you say that your parents will pay $20k, do you know what your EFC would likely be (figure about 30% of gross income.) </p>
<p>If your parents will pay about $20k and you’re willing to take out Stafford loans, then together you’d have about $25k to put towards college. For privates that are costing $55k-60k+ per year, that means that you’d need at least a 2/3 tuition scholarship.</p>
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<p>Bama may be your financial safety, but it’s not a “low tier choice.” It’s a mid-tier National University. Any university ranked in the Top 100 is not a “low tier choice.” Believe me, there’s a bunch of kids there with stats the same as or higher than yours…especially in engineering. </p>
<p>As you probably know, at Bama you’d get full tuition plus 2500 per year. If you’re a NMF, then you’d get free housing and other goodies as well. Are you a likely NMF? BTW…there are over 600 national scholars at Bama and over 2000 students with that Presidential full tuition scholarship. A very large number of these kids are STEM. You will not be unique.</p>
<p>I live in Oklahoma. Parents make 100k/yr. I am not a NMF. Thanks for all your responses.</p>
<p>Ok, then you likely do need big merit because your EFC will be likely be higher than $20k.</p>
<p>Look into Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Great engineering/architecture/science school with strong financial aid for your stats.</p>
<p>OU and OSU should be on your list. Both have good engineering programs and should be relatively inexpensive.</p>