<p>Here's my basic info:
- 3.70 weighted GPA (no idea unweighted)
- IB Diploma
- International student in Thailand. Nationality: Thai/Philippines
- No school ranking
- Average EC's (habitats, tutoring, comm service, etc)</p>
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<li>SAT (590 Reading, 730 Math, 560 Writing)</li>
<li>SAT II (600 Physics <planing to="" retake="">, 770 Math)</planing></li>
</ul>
<p>Currently have a few reaches (Caltech/Brown) but nothing much on matches/safeties.
I'm interested in Engineering and prefer larger cities/an urban environment.
Btw would Dartmouth be in the "matches" with my stats?</p>
<p>Appreciate any comments/suggestions on the matter! Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>maybe not Dartmouth unless you are planning to retake the SAT and SAT II.
try Fordham, Boston U, Georgia Tech
not so sure of RPI</p>
<p>Yea, my SAT’s are horrible. Planning to retake in Oct.</p>
<p>I did some additional research and found out I have a decent chance at Purdue and Lafayette. What do you think? And which one would be better for a Mechanical Engineering degree.</p>
<p>Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>A degree in Engineering from Purdue will be A LOT better than a degree in Engineering from Lafayette, imho. </p>
<p>The ME Department also have a new addition to their current building. </p>
<p>I also think you have a chance on getting admitted. Try to retake the SAT and raise that Math score even though it’s a 730. Better to be safe than sorry. </p>
<p>Can you afford the tuition/costs at Purdue? For the 2010-2011, the COA is $42,000 and for int’l students you should tack on an additional $1k for mandatory health insurance.</p>
<p>Alright thanks! I registered for the SAT. Hope Purdue has lots of financial aid though. Can’t really afford that high tuition fee.</p>
<p>VERY few schools offer FA to internationals. You may want to look at this site: [Schools</a> Awarding International Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.internationalstudent.com/schools_awarding_aid/]Schools”>Schools Awarding International Financial Aid)
Do you have an in-country safety to attend if finances don’t work out?</p>
<p>My safeties are probably going to be in Australia because I live closer there than the US. Excellent link btw, helped refined my searches a lot. Thanks!</p>