College Search help please!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've been looking for colleges forever now, and I usually don't have a hard time making decisions. However, this is really tough! I just want to know what you think.</p>

<p>I'm a white male from a small town in Michigan. My parent's combined income is approx. 55k/yr. I have a 4.07 weighted gpa (3.97 unweighted i believe. Not sure, because our schools doesn't give it to us, and when I ask, they don't understand what I'm asking for. It's a very rough process trying to get my unweighted gpa). Best ACT's:
ACT1: 30 composite, 35 math
ACT2: 32 composite, 36 science, 32 english, 30 reading, 9 writing</p>

<p>I participate in: Football, track, band</p>

<p>I enjoy swimming, golfing, snowboarding, kayaking.</p>

<p>My favorite subject is science, closely followed by math. Specifically, I prefer Physics, then Chemistry, then Biology.</p>

<p>I know I want to be an engineer because I love to do puzzles and take things apart.</p>

<p>I'm thinking Environmental, chemical, or biomedical engineering.</p>

<p>I have a few ideas of where to go, but i would love some help! thanks!</p>

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<p>For your latter two choices of major, perhaps Case Western in Ohio, but I don’t know what they do with Environmental. Ditto that with U Rochester.</p>

<p>Definitely try a couple of in-state MI options - perhaps Michigan Tech?</p>

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<p>Look here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Tell us what you already like and we can suggest similar schools. Otherwise this is too random. You should qualify for good financial aid so you should focus on schools that are generous with FA.
Some random thoughts (though I don’t know about their FA): CMU, Case Western, RPI, Northeastern, BU, Drexel, Lehigh, GWU, Tufts, WPI, Clarkson, RIT…</p>