<p>I've just gotten my April ACT results. Happily, the scores are much better than my Jan SAT's. I'm currently a junior and posted a thread back in Oct looking for engineering school suggestions. Now that my scores are in, I'd like to hear some more suggestions. Here's a little info about me-</p>
<p>rural Eastern NC
rank: 3rd out of 170
GPA: 3.89 uw (nothing below a 94, so this might translate to a 4.0 uw at some schools)
most rigorous class schedule offered at my HS
honors and AP's
SAT 630 W 640 R 680 M
ACT 32 E 33 M 36 R 36 S
good EC's
need/qualify for Fin Aid</p>
<p>what I would like in a college:
-big in research
-preferably located in a small city/rural area or at least the feeling of a separated campus if it's in a larger city
-small to medium sized - or a residential honors program to make the large campus feel smaller
-I plan on participating in IM sports and also want to be at a school where I can watch big games on campus.</p>
<p>less important factors:
-a place where it snows (skiing nearby)
-green spaces on campus instead of just building right next to building
-possibility for dual/double majors. My interests now are with Mechanical Engineering and/or Computer (hardware) Engineering.</p>
<p>Cornell is a possibility. lots of green space at a premier research university, lots of IM sports (incl. intertube waterpolo!) and good sports games (if hockey, lacrosse and basketball are your thing). ithaca is a bustling rural city. it does snow and there is skiing 30 minutes from campus and vermont is a few hours drive away. it might be large (but definitely not as large as a state school), but the engineering school has about 3000 and offers double majoring and engineering minors.</p>
<p>Wow, definitely. Now that I think about it, Cornell really does fit your criteria. The only thing is it’s size, but even so, it’s closer to medium than large.</p>
<p>You seem to have basically described Virginia Tech, and it’d be relatively close to you also. </p>
<p>-big in research (Yep)
-preferably located in a small city/rural area or at least the feeling of a separated campus if it’s in a larger city (Yep)
-small to medium sized - or a residential honors program to make the large campus feel smaller (Not small, but there is a residential honors program and engineering housing programs that can give you the feel you’re looking for)
-I plan on participating in IM sports and also want to be at a school where I can watch big games on campus. (We have a robust IM sports program and huge games on campus)</p>
<p>-a place where it snows (skiing nearby) (Skiing is 2 hours away max. A lot of people drive to Snowshoe and Winterplace [I think] and back in a day.)
-green spaces on campus instead of just building right next to building (We have the drill field, which is a giant green field in the middle of campus. There are also volleyball courts/random fields strewn about campus, especially in the residential section.)
-possibility for dual/double majors. My interests now are with Mechanical Engineering and/or Computer (hardware) Engineering. (You can do that. It’d be tough anywhere but you can do that here.)</p>
<p>If you’ve got any other questions about VT send me a message on here or post them in the VT subforum. You’re at least close enough to visit so make sure you give it a look.</p>