Washu is a reach imo. I got accepted into Rice but not Washu.
Have you thought about Temple? They have engineering and at your stats would offer good merit.
I’m adding everything right now before I research further and start removing. I’ve added Temple previously. Seems like a good safety.
If you’re interested in co-op, Drexel would be a good safety with a fairly strong engineering program.
Have you visited any of these schools? You don’t have to visit them all, but making a few visits will give you a better idea of what you want and help you narrow it down.
If you’re interested in co-op, Drexel would be a good safety with a fairly strong engineering program.
Have you visited any of these schools? You don’t have to visit them all, but making a few visits will give you a better idea of what you want and help you narrow it down.
“And isn’t Tufts need aware?”
It should be irrelevant to applicants if a school is need aware or need blind. It doesn’t affect how much you like a school, it affects only the chances of admission, and then only for a few applicants on the cusp. If you like the school, apply! Meeting full need can be critical.
Some public universities offer no merit aid to out of staters. But others are trying to rise up the rankings, and give generous aid to out of state students with high gpas & test scores. Search thoroughly.
Putting washu as a match/low reach is going to disappoint you. With your scores you are already below the 50%. It is a reach for everyone, not quite as much as HYP but definitely with JHU Cornell and Duke
I think the facts are a little more nuanced than this. Colleges that are need aware generally do NOT give much info on how they apply that need-aware approach. One I can think of is Carleton, which is pretty specific that they apply it to students who are on the cusp. But that does not mean all colleges look at it that way. You can see how a college might be pickier with all students who have high need, and less so with those who only need a smaller amount.
And since students DO care if they get admitted or not, being need-aware is not irrelevant in deciding where the apply. That said, I agree that schools that meet need are best, and having some on your list that are not need blind is okay. But you are going to want to be toward the higher end of their stats spectrum where you can be, IMHO. Because if they are not need-blind, they WILL toss SOME applicants out of their pool that meet need, and you can’t know what methodology they really use.
WashU is a reach. As hard to get into as Rice.
What are your parents saying about how much they’ll pay?
Why LSU? how much merit would you get there?
Alabama would give you free tuition as long as you took your 32/33 ACT by last Dec. Did you?
UIUC would expect you to pay all costs.
@FireBallsDJ Duke is significantly more selective than Wash U. The difference in selectivity between Duke and Wash U is greater than the difference between Duke and Yale.
OP, at H’s clinic they take Americorps volunteers. Rumor is that because of budget cuts the program is gutted. You are lucky your placement is still being offered. Their clinic is not longer getting Americorps.
“Colleges that are need aware generally do NOT give much info on how they apply that need-aware approach.”
It doesn’t matter. If you like the school and believe you have a reasonable chance, apply.
@NerdyChica Keep in mind selectivity isn’t the same as admit rate. In terms of caliber, students at both schools have similar credentials. Duke has a slight lower admit rate because it gets slightly more applications than WashU along with higher yield, but ultimately the people that both schools accept are not all that different. I would concede that Duke is the more reputable among the peer schools, but it is not significantly more selective.
@vonlost, the student at least needs to adjust their expectation of admissions.
^ They’ve assumedly done that when they consider their chance to be reasonable!