Chem E Or Bio E college choices

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey, so I'm wondering if there are any other recommendations for colleges I might be interested in, so please let me know if there any other good options for a student with my interests and such.</p>

<p>I'm a male, white junior in a highly ranked public school in Illinois and plan to major in either Chemical Engineering or Biomedical engineering.
My gpa is 3.7 UW and 4.2 weighted.
My act is a 34 with a 35 in science and a 33 in math.
I have taken the most rigorous course load my school offers and by the time I graduate I will have completed:
Ap chemistry (5)
Ap us history (4)
Ap biology
Ap micro/macro Econ
Ap calculus AB
Ap statistics
Ap lit
Ap physics c
Ap psych or ap euro
Ap comp sci
Pltw intro to engineering and design
Pltw principles of engineering
Pltw digital electronics </p>

<p>I also received an 800 on my sat subject test for chemistry.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
I swim high school and club team (about 19-25 hours a week)
I play high school water polo (about 15 hours a week)
I am on my school's FIRST FTC robotics team and advanced to state after placing third for the inspire award.
I am the founder of the uniting people club which seeks to promote unity within the student body
I will have completed about 350 volunteer hours by the time I graduate.
I am in a club that raises money and awareness for the crow creek Indian reservation and have been on trips there to help run a cultural exchange camp.
I work as a lifeguard over the summer but will be conducting an internship next summer either with a tool manufacturing company, the army, or NASA.
I have played drums for 7 years and play a few shows a year.
I have won multiple awards for Latin in the national Latin exam, state Latin exam, national etymology exam and classical literacy exam. </p>

<p>Current colleges I am interested in:
Cornell
Duke
Georgia tech
Johns Hopkins
Illinois
Purdue
Wisconsin- Madison
UPenn
Texas-Austin
Vanderbilt
Cooper union</p>

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<p>Maybe U Minnesota</p>

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<p>Thanks! I’ll check them out as well.</p>

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<p>You’re a strong student who will likely get accepted to a number of schools.</p>

<p>You have OOS publics and some pricey privateson your list.</p>

<p>What is your home state?</p>

<p>Have you asked your parents how much they’ll pay each year? If not, you should.</p>

<p>OOS publics don’t generally give much/any need-based aid to OOS students, and some of those on your list don’t give much/any merit scholarships… If your parents won’t pay the high OOS costs, then a number of those OOS publics may not be affordable. </p>

<p>If you need financial aid from privates, you’ll need to find out if you’d QUALIFY for the amount of aid you need. </p>

<p>However, if your parents will pay $55k+ per year for any school that you want, then you’ll likely have a good number of choices.</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, RPI.</p>

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<p>Illinois is my home state, but I can get in state in Texas. I’m not in state for Georgia tech but do have ties to the state because dad grew up in Georgia and went to UGA. I will receive minimal financial aid if any, not including merit. My parents are capable of paying 55k per a year but it could be a little hard and they would of course rather go cheaper if the programs are on a similar level. </p>

<p>I forgot to mention case western reserve. Also, do you think I would have a shot at Carnegie Mellon?</p>

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<p>???</p>

<p>How can you get instate for Texas? If your parents own property there, that doesn’t give you instate rates.</p>

<p>Not sure what your point is about “ties to Georgia”. That’s not going to get you any money. Your stats alone are good enough for admission, but you’re going to have to pay full OOS costs. </p>

<p>You say that your parents are “capable” of paying $55k per year. Is that what THEY are saying? If that’s what you’re estimating, then please ask THEM. They may have a high income, but they may not be prepared to pay that much.</p>

<p>Since you’re instate for UIUC (a very good school for STEM), then your parents may not want to spend more than THAT school’s cost when other schools really aren’t going to be “better.” If you haven’t asked your parents specifically, please do. If they say it’s going to be a “stretch” then I’d be concerned. It’s very hard for parents to “stretch” the budget for 4 years…and do you have younger siblings as well???</p>

<p>At the top schools, you are very unlikely going to receive any merit. Top schools have lots of non-URM male eng’g applicants with high stats. If you were a URM or female, then maybe you’d get some merit offers from a few top schools (many top schools don’t offer merit to anyone).</p>

<p>You might look at:</p>

<p>USC
Santa Clara</p>

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<p>UIUC and Minnesota are probably your top lower cost public university choices.</p>

<p>North Carolina State is also relatively inexpensive, and you can apply for the full ride Park Scholarship.</p>

<p>At Georgia Tech, apply for the President’s Scholarship, which may be awarded in one of three levels (full ride, full tuition, or something less).</p>

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<p>At Georgia Tech, apply for the President’s Scholarship, which may be awarded in one of three levels (full ride, full tuition, or something less).</p>

<p>Yes, apply for these, but as a non-URM, male, with an ACT 34, his chances are minimal. </p>

<p>I was surprised when an ACT 35 female, Val of her class, applied for these scholarships, made it to the final down-select, but in the end wasn’t selected for any merit money at GT.</p>

<p>The awards seem to be targeted to fit some needed diversity of the school…more URMs, more students with super stats that have won major nat’l science awards, or some other major “hook”. </p>

<p>There doesn’t seem to be a huge need to skip-over UIUC just to pay more elsewhere. If you get super merit from somewhere, then it may be a good idea. But to pay an additional $80k+ to go elsewhere at full price seems nutty. </p>

<p>Your salary will NOT be higher because you went to a pricier school.</p>

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<p>Bottom line - since merit aid is so hard to predict, it’s best to cast a wide net to see what you get. Some schools, especially at the very top end do not offer merit aid at all. To maximize your odds examine the stats of accepted students to find schools where you are in the top 25%, or where you might be considered otherwise special (example -schools that don’t get a lot of applicants from your state).
If you do a search of schools with biomed eng. (fewer schools offer this than chemE), you get this list of 100 schools.
[College</a> Navigator - Search Results](<a href=“College Navigator - Search Results”>College Navigator - Search Results)
Redo the search, specifying other criteria to narrow it down. Then research from there!</p>

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<p>UIUC is relatively expensive even for in-state, though. Some out-of-state public universities like Minnesota, North Carolina State, and Virginia Tech are competitive on price.</p>

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<p>OOS COA for both VTech & NC State is close to 35k… </p>

<p>VTech</p>

<p>[Cost</a> of Attendance](<a href=“http://www.admiss.vt.edu/cost.php]Cost”>http://www.admiss.vt.edu/cost.php)</p>

<p>NC State</p>

<p>[North</a> Carolina State University : Cost of Attendance](<a href=“http://www7.acs.ncsu.edu/financial_aid/costug.html]North”>http://www7.acs.ncsu.edu/financial_aid/costug.html)</p>

<p>On the other hand, with **National Buckeye Scholarship<a href=“assuming%20OP%20stands%20no%20chance%20for%20the%20prestigious%20Eminence%20Scholarship”>/B</a>, OOS COA for OP attending tOSU would be similar to that of Minnesota which imho would be a much better investment in the long run. :p</p>

<p>Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry (CBEC)</p>

<p>[Ohio</a> State celebrates groundbreaking of $126M building - Campus - The Lantern - Ohio State University](<a href=“http://www.thelantern.com/campus/ohio-state-celebrates-groundbreaking-of-126m-building-1.2878372]Ohio”>http://www.thelantern.com/campus/ohio-state-celebrates-groundbreaking-of-126m-building-1.2878372)</p>

<p>The $160 million Biomedical Research Tower (BME)</p>

<p>[OSU</a> Biomedical Research Tower](<a href=“http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/research/researchtower/Pages/index.aspx]OSU”>http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/research/researchtower/Pages/index.aspx)</p>

<p>The $1.1 billion Wexner Medical Center Expansion</p>

<p>[Ohio</a> State University Wexner Medical Center Expansion](<a href=“http://www.hok.com/design/type/healthcare/wexner-medical-center/]Ohio”>http://www.hok.com/design/type/healthcare/wexner-medical-center/)</p>

<p>Geographic diversity (Columbus campus, autumn 2011)</p>

<p>Ohio State enrolls students from every state and territory. States with the highest enrollment:</p>

<p>500+: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, California, Michigan
300 – 499: Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia
100 – 299: Florida, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona, Tennessee, Connecticut
50 – 99: West Virginia, Washington, Colorado, South Carolina, Kansas</p>

<p>The Ohio State University: A Grand Institution </p>

<p><a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube;

<p>Best of Luck & Go Bucks!! :)</p>

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<p>My parents said they can afford about 50k a year but are encouraging me to apply to schools even if they’re a bit pricier in case I get some good aid, even if it’s unexpected. Also, I will be going for a lot of smaller scholarships as well, so those should help some. Illinois is definitely the best value since I’m in state and it’s a great school, so unless I get a tremendous amount of aid somehow I’ll probably end up there. The only reasons I would choose other places would be because Illinois doesn’t have the best biomedical engineering program since its fairly new and it’s not that big of a change of scenery for me either (which is good and bad). So, there’s a good chance I’ll be at UIUC but I want to keep my options more open.</p>