good engineering schools with generous merit aid?

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<p>I'm wondering what schools (that have solid engineering programs) are considered to offer generous merit-based financial aid</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>To be able to predict generous merit awards for you, we would need to know YOUR stats (gpa and SAT/ACT).</p>

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<p>Leaping Lizard,</p>

<p>Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, GA offers a great engineering program. Especially Electrical Eng. and Mechanical Eng. It is also an inexpensive college. Check out their main website. [Southern</a> Polytechnic State University](<a href=“http://www.spsu.edu%5DSouthern”>http://www.spsu.edu) </p>

<p>Hope you the great things about our university.</p>

<p>Felipe</p>

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<p>Case. Also, Olin’s tuition is cheaper than most.</p>

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<p>ok here are my stats - 4.0 UW GPA, 35 ACT, 1st in class</p>

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<p>You will get the most generous merit aid at less brand heavy schools - Once you get away from the tippy top schools they tend to be very generous with students like you. Also important is “which” engineering you are interested in: mechanical, electrical, software, chemical etc. etc. etc. I would also consider which part of the country you might want to live after graduation as in general recruiting is more regional than national. While, yes, candidate applications come in every day from all over the country when faced with two equal candidates one that needs relo and one that doesn’t…well you can guess the outcome. So think about region, think about just how much “money” you need as you craft your list. If you can share more info perhaps you’ll get more solid advice.</p>

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<p>My son had a 33 ACT and 4.0 and was offered free tuition at Rose Hulman.</p>

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<p>UB has very good engineering programs and you would be competitive for a full ride…here’s a link to their site and a relevant thread:</p>

<p>[UB</a> Undergraduate Admissions: Costs, Scholarships and Aid - Scholarships - Merit Scholarships](<a href=“http://admissions.buffalo.edu/costs/meritscholarships.php]UB”>http://admissions.buffalo.edu/costs/meritscholarships.php)</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/suny-buffalo/791068-presidential-scholarship.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/suny-buffalo/791068-presidential-scholarship.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Are you a likely NMSF? What was your PSAT?</p>

<p>With your stats, Bama would give you assured free tuition plus an additional $2500 per year. </p>

<p>Since you’re #1 in your class with an ACT 34, you’d also be considered for the Crimson scholarship which includes more.</p>

<p>If you’re NMF, Bama would give you other goodies as well. </p>

<p>Beautiful new science and engineering buildings. Gorgeous campus. Bama also has the Computer-Based Honors program. Very selective group of 40 students.</p>

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<p>Rice University has some full engineering scholarships, plus good needbased financial aid.</p>

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<p>thanks all! I will look into both Rose Hulman and Buffalo. Rice isn’t really my style I’d rather stay on the east coast, or even the midwest</p>

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<p>RPI gives out a lot of merit aid.</p>

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<p>^I’m so surprised, kleibo, but glad to hear of your son’s full-tuition offer to Rose Hulman!</p>

<p>My son was very interested in Rose Hulman, but we couldn’t find any mention of possible full-tuition offers there, no matter what the “merit.” He has other schools on his list that have large assured scholarships and others that give large (full) scholarships to certain candidates, for which he would be a contender.</p>

<p>Because of this son’s interest, I called Rose Hulman and asked all about potential scholarships there. Is there any way, ever, that an applicant could possibly get a full-tuition merit award? No, they said. “We never give out full tuition, no matter what the scores or merit. Our largest scholarship is for half tuition.” (in a nutshell) Me: Is there any possibility for an applicant to recieve stacked scholarships that might amount to full or close-to-full scholarship, not need-based? Them: No, there’s really not. The largest amount of aid ever awarded approximates half-tuition.</p>

<p>And so I told my son we wouldn’t spend the money to visit or to apply! (Mean parent) It’s just that with his stats, he can go to other places that he really likes for free or close to free.</p>

<p>Was any of your son’s aid need-based, by any chance? Or was it all merit? And how long ago was this, if you don’t mind me asking?</p>

<p>Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Case Western Reserve University is worth a “look see”.</p>

<p>Don’t know if you’d want to venture south, but U of South Carolina has the McNair scholarship and you seem to be a good candidate for that. They have a fine engineering program. The application is a doozie but well worth it.</p>

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<p>My D was also offered a full-tuition scholarship to Rose-Hulman. It was a very generous scholarship but she turned it down for our IS flagship. I too had heard the FA at RH was somewhat limited after a certain point and we didn’t hear offer of the scholarship until in the decision making process of all schools (because I think they only offer one scholarship that is full-tuition so if the first offeree turns it down they go to the next person they’ve selected). RH is a great school and the offer was terrific but ultimately not the right fit for my D.</p>

<p>Alabama does have amazing merit for top students - it was probably our most attractive offer and one my D strongly considered! Northestern and RPI also were generous outside of need based aid.</p>

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<p>If you have “leadership,” give the Georgia Tech President’s Scholarship Program a shot. It’s very competitive but very generous to those who earn it.</p>

<p>Full disclosure: I graduated from Georgia Tech, and I’m a happy alum, so of course I think the school is good. I was also not a President’s Scholar; I did not even make the first cut when I applied as a high school senior.</p>

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<p>I just found out that I’m a NM Semi-finalist, if that changes anything. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated! :)</p>

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<p>I can only suggest two things which have already been mentioned:</p>

<ol>
<li>Apply. You will not know unless you do so.</li>
<li>Keep in mind that unless you’re willing to go to a really low-ranked school, merit aid is highly competitive. Don’t be surprised if it doesn’t turn out that well, but refer back to #1–you will not know unless you give it a shot.</li>
</ol>

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<p>Leapin…</p>

<p>Congrats on learning that you’re a NMSF!!! </p>

<p>Have you looked Keil’s list of big scholarships for NMFs?</p>

<p>How big of scholarships do you need? half tuition? full tuition? tuition, housing and more? </p>

<p>How much will your family contribute each year? If we know how much you need, we can give better suggestions.</p>

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