<p>Hi, I've been looking at colleges lately searching for schools with good engineering programs.</p>
<p>Because of my economic status, I can't go to a state school that don't offer a lot if scholarships.</p>
<p>Please name some for me!</p>
<p>So far I have:
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
Texas Austin
Michigan Ann arbor
MIT
Thanks!</p>
<p>So I can’t suggest Berkeley? (It is one of the top engineering schools in the nation.)</p>
<p>I guess other universities you could consider are USC and Purdue.</p>
<p>Rensselaer (RPI) is very generous with four year merit scholarships for high achieving students. It offers a phenomenal engineering education, on par with the best on your list, and has great post-graduate employment and graduate school placement.</p>
<p>NJIT has amazing scholarship chances. Of course, it’s not one of those really big name schools. But then, you have a chance of going the debt free route, and if you plan to study past a bachelor’s degree, where you go for undergrad isn’t too important anyway.</p>
<p>Haha I always sound biased recommending NJIT cause I’m going there >.> well, the only reason I’m here is because of the money 
I’m out of state too. So yeah, just throwing that out there as something to consider</p>
<p>Purdue
Harvey Mudd
Lehigh
CalTech
Stanford
UIUC
Georgia Tech</p>
<p>*Because of my economic status, I can’t go to a state school that don’t offer a lot if scholarships.
*</p>
<p>Please clarify…</p>
<p>Are you low income and need financial aid? Do you have a non-custodial parent?</p>
<p>Or…</p>
<p>Do you need big merit scholarships because your family can’t afford its expected family contribution?</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>Your answers will greatly affect which schools might work for you. For instance, if you need a lot of financial aid, the schools like UIUC, GT, Purdue, UMich, and Berkeley won’t work for you since they don’t give much aid.</p>
<p>However, if you’re low income and don’t have any non-custodial parent issues, then MIT, Stanford, and other schools that meet need would work.</p>
<p>But, if you have an unaffordable EFC and need big scholarships, then you need to apply to the schools that give huge merit. In such a case, then few (if any) of the schools suggested would likely work. Purdue does give up to $16k in scholarships, but it would cost $40k to go there as a non-resident. So, not likely affordable.</p>
<p>So, what is your situation?</p>
<p>Rensselaer (RPI) is very generous with four year merit scholarships for high achieving students.</p>
<p>A few students have mentioned this, but I’m not sure that RPI is generous enough if big merit is needed. It costs $50k+ per year to go there, so a $15k - 20k per year scholarship wouldn’t be enough.</p>
<p>Also what is your home state? For instance, if you can’t afford UT OOS you’ll need to be in the top 8% of your class to make it in-state (if you are from TX).</p>
<p>I’m in top 8% with 2200 SAT.
And my dad doesn’t have a job.
That is the income status.
Help!</p>
<p>Are you by any chance a NMF?</p>