<p>TCNJ may be my top choice too. It’s the perfect distance from home (1 hr), in state tuition, and I can deal with the weather. </p>
<p>Commuting to philly would be feasable but living at home is pretty much out of the question as I’m already counting down the days until I can move out (to a dorm).</p>
<p>I’ll definitely apply to a bunch of different schools. Right now I’m thinking
Case Western
Miami University
University of Alabama
TCNJ
Stony Brook
Rensselear
University of Maryland (CP)
Rutgers (ugh)
Duke (for the hell of it)
And another private or too where I could get some aid </p>
<p>My writing SAT is 600. I’ll be lucky if I can get my score up to 2100! But I don’t really like Rutgers NB’s weird campus anyway. </p>
<p>URM merit scholarships at GT (and merit scholarships at GT in general, for that matter) are based on many “soft” factors and not predictable based on stats alone.</p>
<p>Since you’ve broadened your search further South, consider Tulane and Rice, for scholarship and aid potential, and excellent engineering programs. As it’s on your list already, VA Tech’s ranked engineering program and Honors school might have something for a female engineering student, and the low tuition, room and board for out-of-staters is close to what you’re seeking already. </p>
<p>But I’m shocked Pentaprism’s D with her stats got no merit aid from Tech or RPI.</p>
<p>Clemson University in SC has a Non-Resident Merit Scholarship program. COA approx. 43 K OOS.
D2 had 1480(CR + M) and was offered 15K and was invited to compete for a full ride - she did not get it, but was offered an additional 2K in merit. The Bio-medical engineering program is impressive, lots of opportunities for research/publication as an undergrad.The campus is beautiful, fairly rural, but not too far from civilization, there are shuttle buses to nearby towns for shopping, etc.</p>
<p>From the Clemson website “Domestic out-of-state students with at least a 1250 SAT (CR+M) or 28 ACT and who are ranked in the top 10%* of their high school class will receive a merit scholarship of at least $7,500 annually. Students with higher test scores will be considered for these merit scholarships up to $15,000 annually.”</p>
<p>D2 was also offered full tuition at George Mason in VA. The Bio-medical eng’g program there is growing rapidly and they were planning to add a graduate program this year. They have lots of research opportunities and nice labs. the professors seemed very dynamic and feedback from GM students was very positive. The residential undergrad student population had been rapidly expanding and there is a brand new dorm for the honors program. The location is also very nice, Fairfax is an affluent suburb with lots to do close by and there is easy access to DC via train nearby, good for internships and visiting.</p>
<p>The University of Alabama has nice merit scholarships for various stats.Campus is really beautiful. They do not have Bio-medical engineering as a separate major, but Mechanical or Chem eng’g , with Bio electives could fit the bill.</p>
<p>My D had similar stats to yours and she got some nice merit from TCNJ. However, we are out of state, so I’m not sure of the difference between how in state applicants are treated versus how out of state applicants are treated.</p>
<p>Cleveland, has milder (temperature) weather than areas just south of it. Warmer winters and cooler summers, because of the lake. You can see this on plant hardiness maps. Actually, northern Ohio as a whole has milder climate than northern PA and IN, not sure why. However, Case is on the eastern side of town, which means you also get the lake effect snow, deep blankets of it. If you go a bit west, to Oberlin, say, there will be just a dusting.</p>
<p>I think I already told you about the Stonybrook scholarships on another thread?</p>
<p>Wow Clemson sounds great and if I got $15k tuition and r&b would be just under my budget. My parents won’t be thrilled with me going that far unless it’s with a full scholarship. </p>
<p>Wow that’s awesome I crossed George Mason off my list because I thought I would get no money but i have a waived fee so I guess I might as well. </p>
<p>I’m deciding between Temple and UA for my financial safety but I’m not crazy about either. </p>
<p>Cleveland sounds nicer than I thought. I’m happy with anywhere that has warmer winters. </p>
<p>You probably told me about the stony brook scholarships somewhere I don’t remember but their NPC said I could get $10k a year so it’s on my list. </p>
<p>Here’s my list if anyone is interested
TCNJ
NJIT
UMCP
UMBC
Case Western
Stony brook
Virginia tech (maybe)
George Mason (as of 5 seconds ago)
Temple or UA Birmingham </p>
<p>Yes, and Bama does offer some BioMedE classes even though it doesn’t have it as a major. The Biological&Chemical Engineering major would certainly suffice with the addition of those classes.</p>
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What concerns you about UA? You have UAB on your list. Why be concerned about UA if you have UAB on your list??? I think going to UAB as an OOS student would be more “risky.”</p>
<p>Are you thinking that UA and UAB are the same school?</p>
<p>UA’s Greek life seems like it would get annoying very quickly. It’s also very far and I’m not sure what sure what Alabama’s like but idk if I would fit in there. UAB has less Greek life, they have a major and I think (have to check) I could get the same scholarship. </p>
<p>I’m not cutting off NJ publics. Two are on my list. I visited rutgers and didn’t like it. I’m not just ignoring them. </p>
<p>30% of undergrads at UA are Greeks, so they don’t dominate social life on campus. The other 70% non-Greeks find plenty of activities to keep themselves busy and involved. You really need to visit Tuscaloosa to get a feel for the campus. Many who visit are blown away by the campus and the people. 60% of the current freshman class is OOS, and there is a large contingent of students from the NE and Mid-Atlantic.</p>
<p>That’s good to hear. My family really can’t afford to go to Alabama to visit my last choice though. It seems like a very Greek dominated school from what I’ve read. Is there any reason why UAB would be a worse choice, other than the less attractive campus? </p>
<p>UAB is largely a commuter/suitcase school. Not many OOS students… too many kids go home on nights or weekends so an OOS student is going to be lonely. My son’s GF went to UAB and she felt that she HAD to pledge otherwise there would be nothing to do on weekends.</p>
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<p>Alabama doesn’t really have the southern culture except for having nice students. So many students are from OOS, so it’s feel is more like the feel of other schools.</p>
<p>Oh okay that’s a good point. I guess UA would be the better choice then. </p>
<p>With a merit scholarship and I could use some of my college money for travel but my dad would not be happy to take money out of the fund now just to tour a school. We already visited UVa, UMCP and UMBC. But trust me I believe that the campus is beautiful I was just wary about going to Alabama and the Greek life. </p>
<p>You may get good money from RIT. Stevens has some big scholarships, but it may come down to “soft” factors like essays.</p>
<p>Pitt has some big scholarships. I think your SAT is right on the edge of their range.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and UMinny is in-state tuition with the Gold National scholarship (top 5 or 10% of your HS class). They have the BME major and are located in a pretty cool city.</p>
<p>I’ll think about Stevens. Depends on my chances and if the scholarships are enough to make it affordable. Pitt is ehh. Not much if a campus. The other two are up north and I don’t like the cold so yeah. </p>
<p>I would recommend visiting any school that is not one that is similar to schools you’ve visited, and in unfamiliar territory. My son spend extra time at schools in Colorado and Tennessee so that he got a better idea what it would feel like to go there, than the cursory tours he made for schools in the area that were already somewhat familiar to him. It’s unfortunate that with expenses and time, the opposite is often done. I see kids and parents spending more time, money and thoughts on nearby schools that they know they want their kids to attend, instead of the more possible ones that are not as well known in general as well as personally.</p>