Good engineering schools for me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Right now I am a white male senior in a public high school in Fredericksburg, VA.
Plan on applying to UVA and VT. Need more schools that wouldn't be expensive. </p>

<p>Income Bracket: <$49,999</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.9 out of 4
Weighted GPA: 4.23</p>

<p>SAT/ACT-
SAT- 1860: 510 V, 740 M, 610 W (retaking)
SAT II- Math II- 600 Physics- 640
ACT- 32: 30 Eng, 35 Math, 30 Read, 31 Sci </p>

<p>Plan on only sending ACT scores, not SAT. I know SAT II's too low</p>

<p>7th Grade:
Algebra 1- B+</p>

<p>8th Grade:
Honors Geometry- A+
Spanish 1- A+</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Adv English 9- A
World Geography- A+
Adv Algebra 2- A
Adv Earth Science- A
Spanish 2- A<br>
Health/PE9- A
Manufacturing Tech- A
Technical Drawing/Design- A </p>

<p>10th Grade:
Adv English 10- A-
AP World Histroy- B+
Pre-calculus with Trig- A
Adv Biology- A
Spanish 3- A-
Health/PE10-A-
Intro to Marketing- A-
Driver's Ed- B+</p>

<p>11th Grade: (Projected Grades)
Adv English 11- A-
US History- A+
AP Calculus AB- A+
Adv Chemistry- A
Adv Physics- A+
Engineering Drawing/Design- A+
Art 1- A</p>

<p>12th Grade: (Projected Classes)
Adv English 12
Government
AP Statistics
AP Psychology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics B
AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>Clubs/EC-
JV Football (9)
JV Basketball (9,10)
Varsity Soccer(10,11,12)
Part-time job at Chick-fil-A (11,12)
Active Math Honor Society member and tutor (11, 12)
Technology Student Association (11)
Calculus Team (Captain)
Physics Team (Captain)
50+ hours volunteering at church
10+ hours tutoring math students
AutoCAD Master Expert Certified in 2013
Most Outstanding Student in Physics 2013
Most Outstanding Student in Chemistry 2013</p>

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<p>If you are looking for merit scholarships, then :</p>

<p>University of Pittsburgh
Miami University in Ohio
Northeastern University
Case Western Reserve University</p>

<p>However, if you get into University of Virginia, definitely go there.</p>

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<p>“However, if you get into University of Virginia, definitely go there.”</p>

<p>VT is superior to UVA for engineering.</p>

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<p>Wow…your ACT is much higher than your SAT.</p>

<p>Alabama would give you free tuition plus 2500 per year for your ACT and eng’g major. That would give you about $110k in scholarship money. </p>

<p>Do you have a non-custodial parent? </p>

<p>As far as needing schools that “won’t be expensive”…please clarify. How much can your parents pay each year? If the answer is “little or nothing” then the issue isn’t “won’t be expensive” - the issue will be " need nearly all costs covered." The fact is, if you have to pay $15k per year (which is “won’t be expensive”), you won’t be able to pay that if your parents won’t pay.</p>

<p>UVA will meet need, but I don’t know what VT’s aid for instate students is like. Run the NPC on VT’s website.</p>

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<p>“Wow…your ACT is much higher than your SAT.” </p>

<p>I have a 34 act and a 1850 sat these things happen.</p>

<p>Run some net price calculators at schools that meet full need(generally top 25+ but there are others)</p>

<p>Find out how much your parents can pay</p>

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<p>They could pay little to nothing. I can’t afford to go to OOS without merit aid. Private schools usually will give massive amounts of aid because of my income bracket. Also a first gen student. I know about Alabama and have added it as a safety, thanks.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all your input again guys. I’ve looked into all schools that give generous aid and here is the list I’ve compiled. Let me know if there are any schools on here that are a waste of time as there is no way i’d be accepted. I know some of the reaches are very, very high reaches so let me know, thanks. Also keep in mind that I am looking for a quality education from a prestigious engineering program with a low cost/great aid. My parents have little money to help pay.</p>

<p>Reaches:
Cornell (need to raise SAT II’s)
Northwestern
John Hopkins
Duke
UPenn
Vanderbilt
Brown </p>

<p>Match-Reach:
UVA
Tufts</p>

<p>Matches:
Virginia Tech
Lehigh </p>

<p>Safeties:
Lafayette
University of Alabama
Lousiana Tech (full ride)
Howard (full ride)</p>

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<p>Anyone think they could help me narrow down my list?</p>

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<p>Start with the safety’s, the money is guaranteed at 3 of those schools. Choose one</p>

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<p>I’ve eliminated Howard. Would probably feel out of place going to a historic African American college. Not to be racist in any way. Bama and Lousiana Tech it is</p>

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<p>Start with the safety’s, the money is guaranteed at 3 of those schools. Choose one</p>

<p>When a student desperately needs funding, he should have 2-3 financial safeties. that way, if those end up being his only affordable schools, he still gets to make a choice next spring. No one wants to feel railroaded into their only affordable school…bad for morale. choice is good.</p>

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<p>Well said mom2collegekids</p>

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<p>In my experience, Vanderbilt and Lehigh are good with financial aid (U. of Rochester as well).</p>

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<p>Note, however, that plenty of black people do attend colleges which are not mostly black (same for any other race or ethnicity, including white).</p>

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<p>I’m fine with that! If I’m right, Howard is around 96% African American though.</p>