Engineering Colleges to Apply to

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi, I'm a high school sophomore and I'm planning on going into engineering. I've been looking into the best engineering schools (MIT, Stanford, Caltech) and I realized that many of them would be reaches considering the other students with perfect SATs, GPAs and out of this world extra curriculars. Considering my stats, what would be good schools to apply to?</p>

<p>4.0 Unweighted GPA
4.43 Weighted (My school only offers 6 AP classes)
PSAT-205
CR-72 99 Percentile
M-64 95 Percentile (This I am sure could be higher, I've been able to get 750s in practice tests)
W-69 99 Percentile</p>

<p>EC's: Basketball (Varsity) Football (JV) Tennis (Varsity) Mock Trial, Yearbook, Newspaper, Sports Club, Gaming Club, and Film Club.
I really like math and I would like to go to a small, techy school (MIT is my dream school).
Any Recommendations? Thanks </p>

<p>Any recommendations?</p>

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<p>Depending on which state you live in, your state universities may have good offerings for you.</p>

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<p>I live in California, but I don’t think I want to go to a big state school. I come from a High School of less than 300 students and I have become accustomed to the small school feel.</p>

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<p>Stanford and MIT are not exactly small. Caltech is small, but not as small as your high school.</p>

<p>Smaller schools with engineering include Cooper Union and Harvey Mudd.</p>

<p>How much of a concern is cost?</p>

<p>Some UCs and/or CSUs should at least be considered as admissions and financial safeties. The good small schools may be very hard to get into because they do not have a lot of admissions spots.</p>

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<p>WPI (MA) might be worth looking into.</p>

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<p>There aren’t that many LAC-sized schools that focus on engineering. And in any event, given that about 50-65% kids that start an engineering program end up switching out, you might want to hedge your bets and not go to a place focusing exclusively on engineering. </p>

<p>Your scores are good, and at your school I’m sure you’re one of the best students, but keep in mind that at a competitive college everyone else has the same aptitude; in other words, the ease with which I imagine you see academics right now is not going to continue.</p>

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<p>Lafayette College, a LAC of about 2400 undergrads, in Easton, PA offers a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) degree in 34 fields, including engineering, and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in nine areas of science and four fields of engineering.
[Departments</a> and Programs Academics Lafayette College](<a href=“http://www.lafayette.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/]Departments”>http://www.lafayette.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/)</p>

<p>About 25% of the students major in engineering.</p>

<p>Lafayette also has a very generous merit scholarship program:
“Marquis Scholars receive an annual minimum award of $20,000 ($80,000 over four years). Financial aid applicants who are designated as Marquis Scholars and whose financial need exceeds $20,000 will receive a scholarship up to demonstrated need minus a campus job ($2,000) and a loan, depending on family income.”
[Lafayette</a> Scholarships Tuition & Aid Lafayette College](<a href=“http://finaid.lafayette.edu/financing-your-education/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/]Lafayette”>http://finaid.lafayette.edu/financing-your-education/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/)</p>

<p>OP’s stats may put him in the running for a Marquis Scholarship.</p>

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<p>Also, maybe Lehigh ¶ and RPI (NY). Best of luck!</p>