<p>Hola! I want to go into the field of chemical engineering and am already done all of my applications for the nine schools I'm applying to (UMD, UMBC, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Ann Arbor, UMinn - Twin Cities, Urbana-Champaign, UF, and Penn State - University Park). Are there any other decent colleges I should I apply for that have a good chemical engineering program, with an EA that hasn't expired yet? I'm looking for colleges out-of-state that are similar to UMBC and may offer me some money. My information is below:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.43
QPA: 4.931</p>
<h1>AP Classes: 10 (5 this year)</h1>
<p>SAT Math: 740
SAT Reading: 620
SAT Writing: 680
Class Rank: 14/251
Location: Maryland</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! :)</p>
<p>It’s unlikely any schools are going to come in lower than the UMD schools, except maybe Twin Cities. You’ve made some good choices, but UMD is very good in ChemE and offers a lot of other strong STEM programs. Can you afford each of these colleges? GT and Ann Arbor are going to cost a lot of money. What will your family provide you with each year? have you run the net price calculators?</p>
<p>My family is willing to pay $10-15K each year, but if I have to then I will just come out with some debt if it means graduating from a school that will guarantee great employment. I’m also willing to work-study to help minimize any debt. I agree that UMD is great, but I do want to broaden my opportunities down the road by applying to more safe schools. Thanks for the reply! :)</p>
<p>You can only take on $5500 in debt your first year, 27K over 4 years. A summer internship in ChemE can bring you some serious cash, but you probably cannot do that every summer. Most school years you’ll be fortunate to save 4000. that brings you close to 10K. Add to that any Pell grants you might receive and any savings you’ve accumulated. Private scholarships can help, but they tend to be one-time awards.</p>
<p>South Dakota School of Mines & Technology would be a safety for you. Excellent engineering. Lots of undergraduate research opportunities. A very high percentage of students earn internships/co-ops. Major recruiters whom visit the campus include Microsoft, Boeing, NASA, 3M, General Mills, DuPont, Dow, ConAgra etc. ChE departments gets lots of grant money (as do several other departments at the university). One of the best buys in U.S. higher education.</p>
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<p>??? What is that? If that’s your weighted GPA on your transcript then Alabama would give you free tuition plus 2500 per year for your stats…if you major in engineering.</p>
<p>My son graduated from Alabama with a degree in chemical engineering. Very good program. </p>
<p>Your remaining costs would be less than $15k per year.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s my weighted GPA from all of my GT/AP courses… unfortunately a lot of colleges will only look at GPA though 
But thanks for the recommendation! I’ll definitely look into it and HIGHLY consider!</p>
<p>Alabama will take whatever GPA is highest on your transcript. If your weighted GPA is not on your transcript, have your GC hand-write it on there. Bama will accept that.</p>
<p>These are assured awards for your stats if you apply NOW…before the Dec deadline. The app is very quick…no essays, no LORs…takes like 5 minutes…seriously.</p>
<p>This one is from the College of Engineering.</p>
<p>Students who have a 30-31 ACT or 1330-1390 SAT (math and verbal scores only) and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will receive a tuition supplement to bring their University-level scholarship offer up to the value of tuition. In addition, they will receive $2,500 per year for four years.</p>
<p>This one is from the University
Students who have a 30-31 ACT or 1330-1390 SAT (critical reading and mathematics scores only) and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will receive two-thirds tuition for four years.</p>
<p>You get BOTH…so they combine to get free tuition plus 2500 per year.</p>
<p>ChemE grads have a very strong job placement rate and start at very high salaries.</p>
<p><a href=“The Capstone of Higher Education: Bama by Drone on Vimeo”>http://vimeo.com/104625184</a> </p>
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<p>UA’s new state of the art 900,000+ sq ft Science and Education Complex
<a href=“Facilities – College of Engineering | The University of Alabama”>http://eng.ua.edu/buildings/</a></p>
<p><a href=“Magazines – news.eng.ua.edu | The University of Alabama”>http://news.eng.ua.edu/capstone-engineer/</a></p>
<p>“Alabama will take whatever GPA is highest on your transcript. If your weighted GPA is not on your transcript, have your GC hand-write it on there. Bama will accept that.”</p>
<p>Just write it in yourself. It sounds like Alabama isn’t too picky about authenticity. Just kidding of course. Alabama is a true bargain for top students. </p>
<p>Ha ha…it’s just that some schools don’t weight GPAs and some don’t put it on the transcript. So, Bama allows GCs’ to write it on there and send it in. This has made a difference for some kids who had the test scores, but their UW GPAs were just below 3.5. </p>
<p>Alabama’s acceptance of high school weighted GPA at face value seems to be quite beneficial for students at the OP’s school, where the exaggerated weighting gives the OP a weighted GPA that is 1.501 higher than the unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>My high school uses a 6.0 QPA scale that basically works like the following for each class:</p>
<p>GT/AP: A = 6; B = 5; C = 4
Honors: A = 5; B = 4; C = 3
Standard: A = 4; B = 3; C = 2</p>
<p>Since I’ve taken the most difficult classes possible each year (GT/AP), besides my decision to take honors US instead of AP US my junior year, and the required standard classes (Gym, Health), my QPA is very high compared to my GPA. It’s not exaggerated, it’s to get a better perspective as to where each student sits within their graduating class. For instance, I know someone who has a 4.0 GPA, but he’s never taken an AP/GT class and has pretty much been enrolled in all standard classes throughout all of high school, making his QPA only about 4.2. My GPA is much lower, but my QPA provides colleges with a better insight about the difficulty of my classes. With this in mind, I’m curious: do most colleges look at GPA or QPA? Quite frankly, I’m going to be kinda mad if kids who have never taken a GT/AP class get into a better college than me when I’ve taken a total of 19 GT/AP classes in a school where I could only take up to 20. </p>
<p>This is why GPA is meaningless and with the inflation at some high schools especially due to state scholarships based on GPA - it really doesn’t mean anything any more.</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve</p>
<p>@threeofthree - Tbh, I couldn’t agree more! I don’t know how much colleges will take into account the difficulty of my courses, but if they just look at the 3.43 then my matches suddenly all turn into reaches :(</p>
<p>@Ctesiphon - I was considering UD for a while, but ultimately decided not to apply there, but thanks for the recommendation!</p>
<p>@LanaHere - I’ll look into them now… thanks! 
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<p>U Delaware is known for its Chem E program - it has strong ties to Dupont. I believe it offers some merit to out of staters.</p>
<p>I AGree, Case Western is worth looking at!</p>
<p>How about Lafayette or Bucknell? If you’re into LACs, they are LACs with ChemEng programs.</p>
<p>I’ll definitely look into both of these schools again tomorrow, especially since Baltimore County is off school… thanks for the suggestions!</p>
<p>@Ctesiphon - Btw, I couldn’t care less if they’re LACs lol</p>