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<p>It seems the engineering school at A&M is ranked higher than Northeastern:</p>
<p>[Best</a> Engineering School Rankings | Engineering Program Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings]Best”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings)</p>
<p>However, as a National Merit Finalist he is guaranteed admission with free tuition at both. So does he really need more matches and safeties? Can you make any recommendations? Thanks.</p>
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<p>Please recommend some engineering schools that are ranked higher than A&M and below the reaches I have listed. </p>
<p>As far as the 3.4 (4.4 weighted) GPA is concerned, I agree, it does seem very low for these schools. On the other hand, it is what he scored this semester and it puts him in the top 10% of his class for junior year. Now, I do not know what percentage of the top 10% took the same rigor as him or did as well on the AP tests. However, I cannot imagine there were too many with 5 APs and two core honors classes (math and physics) who did better. Would counselors usually share this type of info? thanks</p>