<p>I know that it is mostly a flight/aerospace type school but what about their other majors? Campus? Social scene? Reputation in anything besides flight? </p>
<p>I was looking at it for engineering(civil) as a smaller, safety school to round out my list. I've already applied to a bunch of schools but am somehow not yet satisfied. </p>
<p>Stats:
28 ACT
4/~350
4.7 w, 3.94 u/w
lots of ECs with leadership at the state and county levels
job
quite a few APs(Enviro, World, European, Language, Literature, Calculus, Studio Art...) and expect to graduate HS with 18 credits from a local college
female for civil engineering</p>
<p>Have already applied to UMiami, Northeastern, Lafayette, Lehigh, U South Carolina, U Maryland, U Delaware, Smith... I was intending on applying to Syracuse as well, but am considering changing to a safety school. </p>
<p>Really don't know much about it myself. But my D has applied there as well, for physics. She was accepted immediately. She is looking for merit scholarships and she hasen't heard about any. I think there is more than one campus. Which one are you looking at?</p>
<p>If you're looking for a nice, small engineering school, I'd recommend two schools: the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Harvey Mudd College. Rose has been rated #1 by US News for 6 years in a row for undergrad engineering (colleges that don't offer Ph.D's). It's got just under 2,000 undergrads, I think. It's got a great reputation with industry, and it's got a great job placement percentage. It's located in Terre Haute, Indiana. <a href="http://www.rose-hulman.edu%5B/url%5D">www.rose-hulman.edu</a> </p>
<p>I don't know as much about Harvey Mudd; it's smaller than Rose, and it's more difficult to get in to, I think, but they're both pretty comparable. HMC is in California.</p>
<p>i wouldn't rule out Mudd. You're grades are amazing. It's also easier to gain addmission there if you are female. It's a great school. I think that you need to add some more difficult schools to your list. Don't underestimate yourself. Also, if you don't get in, so what? It's not the be all and end all.</p>
<p>I got to Riddle in Arizona (prescott). There are two campuses--Daytona Beach and Prescott. As much as I like the school for aerospace engineering and flight, I would not reccommend it for anything non-aviation realted, such as civil engineering. But, if you want a career in aviation, Riddle is definitely the way to go. Good luck.</p>
<p>jamesah- its not just a matter of getting in but getting in with a package I can afford. Right off the top, embry riddle is nearly $8000 cheaper then some schools I'm looking at. At most of the schools I've applied to aid is not a done deal for a person with my stats... </p>
<p>If you are looking for smaller colleges that offer engineering and where you are likely to get merit and financial aid (given your academic qualifications), you may want to look at the University of Evansville. It is a decent school, academically speaking. Most of the people I know who went there were very happy with their experience. Plus, given your academic qualifications, you would probably get a ton of money.</p>
<p>anovice - Embry Riddle is not the right choice for civil engineering. If you are looking for some other schools, how about NC State, Va Tech, Penn State, Purdue...I think those are all safeties for you. But I'm hoping you go to Lehigh.</p>
<p>NC State, Va Tech, Penn State, etc are all too big and too impersonal. I've visited all NC state, va tech, and penn state and have left them all with a sour feeling. Do you think I need another safety???</p>
<p>What I'm thinking:
UMiami- match
Northeastern- match/safety-ish
Lafayette- reach
Lehigh-true reach
U South Carolina- safety
U Maryland- safety/match-ish
U Delaware - safety/match-ish
Smith- reach</p>
<p>I think you may be underestimating yourself a little bit, but are basically on the right track. I would think Lafayette would be a match, and that Lehigh would be a match/reach and not an extreme reach, but this is, as my sig suggests, my first time through this business.</p>
<p>Have you visited RPI? That might be a good one to add to your list? Also, Clarkson in waaayyyyy upstate NY. Their male/female ratio is skewed towards the men, so you might be a great prospect for them if you'd be comfy in the northwoods.</p>
<p>one thing the OP should keep in mind is that nationwide 1/2 to 2/3 of students entering college as engineering majors switcho out of engineering. So while a small engineering college may offer a supportive environment for engineers (a big plus), you pretty much need to transfer if you change your mind.</p>
<p>Yes, but like some have said I would really like to stay with a school which would allow me to transfer out of engineering if I decided to. If you notice, none of the schools selected are pure tech/engineering schools. That's one reason I eliminated RHIT and am now not so sure about embry riddle.</p>
<p>You know, after I finished posting I thought of Bucknell for you. Give it a shot - you have a good set of schools, and if Bucknell could be the place for you, I say throw it into the mix. It's a wonderful school with lots of possibilities, and seems to be in your preferred geographic area. Put in an application and go visit and talk to the students and prof's in your area of interest. I think with your list you are sure to get into a great program where you have every opportunity to work hard and grow.</p>
<p>You should check out Alfred University.... the engineering school is part of the SUNY system, AU offers Merit scholarships and their ceramic engineering is considered tops in the country. A real bargain for those who can't afford the private NY engineering schools like RPI and Clarkson.</p>