College Choice Queries

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<p>^ I really don’t think he meant ‘discourage’, arvindch. He’s merely stating the fact that there are tons of highly accomplished people here on CC, and some of their stats may be shocking to you, is all. </p>

<p>Correct me if I’m wrong, though, Mrinal :p</p>

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<p>arvindch, why would anyone want ro discourage you?? I meant that if you browse through the numerous chance threads, you will understand what I meant… :slight_smile:
idream, you are right ;)</p>

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<p>lol. @arvindch, i wasn’t discouraging you or anything.
@mrinal: also, browsing those official accepted threads? gosh, THATS scary.
they are just, erm, so- overqualified?
and the indians here are no less either! O.o</p>

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<p>:)</p>

<p>Ok.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>@fall2016parent</p>

<p>Can you recommend any good engineering colleges with netCOA between 10-15k$; as backups/safety schools?</p>

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<p>I don’t have any knowledge of colleges with COA of 10-15K$. Best bet is obviously the ivy leagues and Stanford/MIT, as these are colleges with big endowments. But as we know, the admit rate is less than 8% and the Indians who did get in, were at the top of their class, had national awards, had super scores all around.</p>

<p>Other than this, I think people mentioned WPI/RPI/SUNY (all campus)/Texas A&M.
Some people have mentioned Alabama/Arizona but honestly I would chose an Indian engineering college over a lower tier university (in a remote location in the US).</p>

<p>Also, I am curious what are the Engineering college choices (if one doesn’t get into NIT/BITS/IIT?) How much do they cost and how difficult to get into those private (but reputable ) colleges (names?). (Asking this info for a relative)</p>

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<p>If anyone is interested, here’s the number of Indian nationals accepted by universities, as self-reported on official FB groups:</p>

<p>Brown: 14
MIT: 3
Columbia: 12</p>

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<p>Princeton : 18 </p>

<p>again, Indian nationals is a broad term. What I would be interested is how many of those Indians actually applied from India. I think when you factor that in, the admits may drop.</p>

<p>Another interesting stat is the cross-admits. A few Indians in CC got multiple ivy acceptances.</p>

<p>OP - check this out <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1245918-financial-aid-loans-internationals-looking-study-u-s.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1245918-financial-aid-loans-internationals-looking-study-u-s.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the replies!</p>

<p>@fall2016parent - Thanks. I’m looking into that right now!</p>

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  1. rural/suburban/urban setting: Rural (countryside), suburban (close to urban, but mainly a residential area for family), urban (where businesses are located: some residential areas are present but I prefer suburban settings).
  2. on-campus/off-campus housing: on-campus (housing that is not part of the university), off-campus (housing such as private apartments and houses)
    3.commuter/resident campus: Commuter (someone who lives in off-campus housing), resident (someone who lives in on-campus housing).
    *How do these affect an undergrad?
    You (as an international) will begin with on-campus housing (which is usually more expensive than off campus). But in this way, you can get involved in clubs and be up-to-date with what happens on campus. In last two years of undergrad you can live in suites/apartments with other students and end up paying substantially less.
    *Are there major price differences in the diff. housing options?
    On-campus housing contains new and old buildings with various levels of fixtures and accessories. Your prices will be the same on-campus but there are some on-campus apartment type buildings that have deals with the university in trying to make a private living into part of the university. Although they are part of the university, they will have extra expenses that add onto housing.
    I’ve already explained off-campus in prior message.</p>
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<p>@Liveulife -</p>

<p>Thanks for the explanation! :)</p>