Computer Engineering Schools that fit me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am thinking about applying to UILUC, UMass, Michigan, UMD, and Rutgers as they are good schools for computer engineering, which is what I want to major in. I was wondering if there were any schools that I would be able to get in to that have decent programs for this major.</p>

<p>GPA Weighted: 4.51
GPA Unweighted: Don't Know
Class Rank: 17/435 (~4%)
SAT: 2070
ACT: 35
AP Classes: 8</p>

<p>No ECs, because my school did not offer anything I was interested in. I self-taught a couple subjects I was interested in over the years. I have been working at the same job for 3 years.</p>

<p>Also, please don't paste the usnews rankings. Thank you for your time.</p>

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<p>Unweighted GPA is more relevant, since high schools use different methods to weight GPA. Number of AP courses may be less relevant than which ones they are.</p>

<p>Your ACT score is better than your SAT score.</p>

<p>State of residency? Cost constraints?</p>

<p>The out-of-state public schools on your list will be expensive with not much financial aid, if any.</p>

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<p>NJ is my state of residency. Constraints I am not too sure about as of yet. It is dependant on financial aid.</p>

<p>AP: Calc AB, BC, Physics, Lang, Lit, Psych, Macro/Micro, US History</p>

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<p>You’d be full pay at UMich, probably the same at UIUC. UMass would give you tuition reduction but they have other fees that are considerable. Consider Alabama where you would get excellent merit aid. SUNYs are generally affordable for “middle income” OOS families.</p>

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<p>You’d be full pay at UMich, probably the same at UIUC</p>

<p>Very true.</p>

<p>Constraints I am not too sure about as of yet. It is dependant on financial aid.</p>

<p>OOS publics don’t give much need-based aid to OOS students…that’s why they charge high OOS rates. Otherwise, why bother charging high rates.</p>

<p>if your parents won’t pay the high OOS rates for those schools, they likely won’t be affordable.</p>

<p>You need to ask your parents how much they’ll pay.</p>

<p>Alabama would give you free tuition plus 2500 per year in merit scholarships.</p>

<p>YOu need to make sure that you apply to some schools that you know FOR SURE will give you lots of money.</p>

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<p>Run the net price calculators on each school’s web site to get financial aid and cost estimates. Except for perhaps Rutgers, don’t be surprised if they are unaffordable.</p>

<p>If even Rutgers is difficult financially, take a look at these lists:
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<p>I can only speak about UMD where my son will be graduating this spring in computer engineering. They only look at math and reading scores. Depending on what your scores are for the SAT to be eligible for the B/K scholarship you want them to be about 1500+. I don’t know what they do for ACT scores but yours are VERY high! Congratulations! My son is getting a great education there. He has interned every summer since his freshman year. He submitted 16 resumes and was contacted by 16 companies for interviews. He chose 8 to interview with and was offered 8 jobs. It appears to me at least that the industry is pleased with UMD’s graduates. Also, if cost of attending is concern - especially as an out of state student, they do have many opportunities for additional scholarships. Overall, my son feels he is VERY prepared to enter the workforce and/or continue with his education (which I believe he will do on a part time basis).</p>