<p>Hello.
I am looking to get an undergraduate degree in either mechanical or aerospace engineering, but I am not exactly the kind of student that MIT goes looking for (Nor do I like the sound of the hyper high pressure of that school.) I have a 3.75 gpa and a 30 ACT, which would be well below average at one of these types of schools. This is where I am hoping that you could help. I have looked at several slightly less selective schools and have liked what I saw, but have had trouble getting an actual list of schools to look into together. I did manage to visit ERAU in Prescott and liked it quite a lot, but I have also heard good things about Georgia Tech, U of Michigan, and Texas A&M. (But I have not done a whole lot of research). Any help is appreciated.
Duke</p>
<p>Go to a decent in-state university. That’s what generally works.</p>
<p>I know what you mean with not wanting to go to a school as competitive and academically focused as MIT. I would recommend that you look into Wisconsin-Madison, Purdue, Illinois, and penn state.</p>
<p>I’ve heard very good things about Lehigh University from classmates of mine who applied/will attend, though it seems to offer a minor only for aerospace engineering (not sure if this is common in engineering schools though, didn’t really research any).</p>
<p>What do you mean by illinois?
Thanks for the recomendations, i will look into them.</p>
<p>You don’t have to be a genius to go to Michigan. 30 ACT is slightly lower than average (31) here, but it’s well within range especially if that includes a 36 math score. You might also check out UCSD, UT, and OSU, which are in the same league or near to it as Michigan that haven’t been mentioned yet.</p>
<p>By the way, Illinois refers to UIUC, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.</p>
<p>As a general rule, PMCM18, you shouldn’t recommend a place based on hearing good things from friends who have never attended a single class there.</p>
<p>^ and Lehigh is not to be taken lightly. It’s a high end engineering school.</p>
<p>Where do you live? How far would you travel? What is your budget?</p>
<p>Your stats are high enough to be a reasonable candidate for admission at many good engineering schools. What else are you looking for in a school, in order to narrow it down somewhat? What size, location? A tech school or school with broad range of majors? What can your family afford?</p>
<p>U of Minnesota (Twin Cities) is a good option for out of state students for affordability followed by U of Maryland (College Park), Texas A&M, University of Florida may be also Purdue. These are all good engineering schools and you can get a solid engineering education and employment afterwards. We looked in to these schools when my son was applying. we came away very impressed with the curriculum and the career opportunities at these schools.</p>
<p>UT’s engineering programs are highly ranked. They are VERY tough to get into if you’re out-of-state.</p>
<p>Worcester polytechnic institute </p>
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<p>Thank you to everyone who has contributed.
Here are a few other things that I think I would like in a school
-Something into the west is preferred but I will leave if there is a school with a really good program
-I dont have a huge budget but could probably find a way to afford just about anything
-But most importantly I am looking for something with good facilities open to undergrads (ERAU is nice because there are no grad students and they seem to have decent facilities for a school of their size.)</p>