<p>Ok so i have posted a couple threads about engineering schools and financial aid, but now i am searching for other schools. I have a 27 act and 3.75 uw GPA and 4.489 weighted GPA. Which engineering schools can fit my scores in the higher percentages so i can have a decent chance at some scholarships? </p>
<p>(So my ACT score is around the 75% percentile?)</p>
<p>Ok, also i have to add i am from Illinois, and my parents will not be able to provide a lot of aid because i have a brother entering college this upcoming year as well</p>
<p>How much can you afford to pay each year out of pocket?</p>
<p>Do just you want an engineering school or a university that offers engineering?</p>
<p>Forgot to add this part, i have a twin brother so the aid from my parents will not be much. And any school that has a decent program so internships wouldn’t be too hard to find</p>
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Since you are still looking for engineering it seems you are just looking for additional schools, correct? You need to make sure people are aware you are in IL resident. Your least expensive options will probably be in-state, like Northern IL or SIU. Most Us are public and have reduced cost for in-state students. Trying bumping your existing threads for more recommendations.</p>
<p>Ok i looked at SIU and Northern Illinois. Are there engineering programs worth going to (dealing with internships and job opportunities). I do not want to much trouble in finding a job and my parents love making me apply to good schools. They know that once I fill out the FAFSA and all that, i will most likely pick the cheapest school, but are those schools worth it if they are less prestige.</p>
<p>You can read many posts here on CC in the Engineering forum and you will see opinions which say that prestige is quite minimal regarding one’s engineering alma mater. For example, few engineers would say that the engineering schools at U Pennsylvania or Columbia are stronger than U Illinois, U Michigan, RPI or Purdue. Among the ivies, Cornell comes close to Illinois et al, but while excellent, Cornell is not superior to that other group.</p>
<p>Regarding your career, much of it depends on where (region) you would like to work.</p>
<p>If you have not done this yet then you need to…</p>
<p>Calculate your EFC.
Ask your parents if they can afford to pay your EFC.</p>
<p>If your parents cannot afford to pay your EFC, then your choices will be limited.</p>
<p>If your EFC is pretty high, then schools like SIU and NIU will likely be your best bet. They would be perfectly fine places for engineering.</p>
<p>although keep in mind networking opportunities at schools like Cornell</p>
<p>Before you make ANY MORE threads, PLEASE have your parents do the NPCs on various schools’ website. They may stop asking you to apply to a bunch of schools once they realize that they can’t afford to pay what they’re expected to pay.</p>
<p>It sounds like your parents will have an unaffordable EFC. If so, that will be a serious issue. Your ACT isn’t high enough for big merit at schools that are better than your local state schools.</p>
<p>YES…your states schools (SIU, etc) are worth attending. Do you really think that those schools fund Eng’g programs if their grads didn’t get jobs? Think about it! And, who’d go there for eng’g if the grads didn’t get jobs.</p>
<p>although keep in mind networking opportunities at schools like Cornell</p>
<p>?? What is the point of the above when the student has an ACT 27? Do you really think schools like Cornell would be an option??? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>will most likely pick the cheapest school, but are those schools worth it if they are less prestige.</p>
<p>Yes, they’re worth it. And what would your alternative be??? if you can’t afford “prestigious school A” then how would that be “worth it” if you can’t pay for it? The question seems moot.</p>
<p>Don’t make the naive assumption that those grads don’t get jobs…they do.</p>
<p>You need to deal with the reality of your situation. Your parents have two going to college next year. They say that they can’t pay much. Your stats aren’t high enough for merit at schools better than your state schools. So, you need to deal with those parameters.</p>
<p>I am just asking about SIU and Northern because my uncle works for motorola and they were hiring a couple of engineers and he had some good candidates from UIUC and other schools, but he also had two specifically from UIC which he said were really dumb and did not look like they were prepared at all and he did not even consider them after the interview. He told me he wasn’t sure if it was the school or just those two kids. That is why i asked if i should consider it or not… No point in going if schools do not have a legitimate program</p>
<p>specifically from UIC which he said were really dumb and did not look like they were prepared at all and he did not even consider them after the interview. He told me he wasn’t sure if it was the school or just those two kids. That is why i asked if i should consider it or not… No point in going if schools do not have a legitimate program</p>
<p>If the school’s Eng’g programs are ABET accredited, then they are legit.</p>
<p>Sounds like your uncle interviewed a couple of low GPA students. That happens…everywhere. Even at top schools, there will be some low GPA kids graduating. Top schools don’t require a 3.XX in order to graduate.</p>
<p>If your uncle is hiring from the region then he should find out more about the local schools. </p>
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