Best fit?

College Search & Selection
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Hi, I could use some help in finishing up my college search.

Info:
SAT:1470(1420 the first time)
ACT: 31(only taken once)
GPA: 96.1
From New York State

Colleges:
I have been mostly looking into SUNY Geneseo, The College of New Jersey, CWRU, the University of Rochester, WPI, and Connecticut College.

Other Background Info:
I am undecided on my major, but as of now my top choices are engineering, statistics/data analytics, and computer science/programming. I want to go to a D3 college to run.

I am open to recommendations if there is a college you think would fit me. If not I was hoping you would give me the best mix of price and education out these, or other, colleges.

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What can your parents pay? Have you used the net price calculator for these schools?

As a NYS resident, SUNY Geneseo will cost about $20,000 a year ( give or take a little in either direction). We don’t know your parents financial situation so we can’t tell you if you qualify for FA.

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Figure out what is unique about each school and see if that difference matches you.

Check out these websites for FA info;
WPI @ https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/tuition-aid
SUNY Geneseo @ https://www.geneseo.edu/financial_aid
The College of New Jersey (could not locate help on website without signing in)
University of Rochester @ https://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial-aid/
CWRU @ https://case.edu/admission/tuition-aid
Connecticut College @ https://www.conncoll.edu/financial-aid/

Your profile may help earn merit money at Rowan University, see http://www.rowan.edu/home/financial-aid/scholarships
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How about Union College?
It’s small, it’s in NY, it’s not outrageously selective, it offers good need-based aid, and it has decent engineering programs.

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Isn’t tuition free for NY residents in NY public universities?

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@TooOld4School there is an income cap on that. I can’t remember the number.

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Financially my parents make about 150k combined(both teach high school). I have 3 siblings and one of them is in college right now.

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@NJWrestlingmom that doesn’t seem particularly fair if higher income parents pay most of the taxes and get none of the benefits.

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@TooOld4School welcome to the world of financial aid! $100,000 is the cut off

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Stick to your in state schools and add Binghamton. Out of state publics will be too expensive. Also add SUNY poly.

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I ran the NPC for Union College, assuming a family income of $150K, 4 kids (w/one other in college), $75K in cash/checking, and $75K in home equity. The estimated net price is $15,490/year. YMMV … but this estimate suggests to me that for the OP, a selective “full need” college may offer a lower net price than one of the SUNY schools.

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That’s why lots of these were listed earlier but it looks like op hasn’t investigated them yet.
Op needs to start working on this seriously and run the NPC college after college, from her list and from this thread.

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Have a look at this thread. I think quite a few of these colleges are possibilities for you. Run the NPCs and see if they are affordable. http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/college-confidential-cafe/2032345-your-vote-for-most-underappreciated-lesser-known-colleges.html#latest

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The income cap for the NYS Excelsior scholarship for 2018 - 2019 is $110K and it is the federal AGI number that is used. For the following year, it will go up to $125K. It covers only tuition, not room and board. For the OP, I am assuming that the $150K may be gross and the AGI might be lower. Unfortunately, it is all or nothing. I made a tad over $100K in 2015 and not only is S17 NOT getting the scholarship, I was assessed an extra $100 per semester to cover those who did qualify. However, for my son, SUNY is the best choice.

The OP might also want to consider SUNY Albany, which has a good comp sci program. With your stats, you may get into the honors program, which has a scholarship and a dedicated dorm.

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I second looking at Union. Great STEM and engineering programs there. What about RPI or Clarkson? Check out Stony Brook and also Binghamton.

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You may want to check out Tufts as a reach. Good engineering program as well as a good D3 running program

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@appleseedlyons, are you being recruited to run as SUNY Geneseo is top-10 in country as is Tufts, so running at those will require coaches support?

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@appleseedlyons, to clarify only Tufts women’s team is top-10.