<p>Hi, I'm looking for top engineering schools that give good financial aid. I live in Missouri and have an EFC of 0, so i can't really go to my state flagship( horrible engineering program) but also can't afford alot of public universities with top engineering programs. I am a smart student and have the typical stats to get into top places. My top choices right now are:</p>
<p>Reaches: Rice, northwestern, johns hopkins
Matches: uminn, tamu</p>
<p>How do you know the EFC will be 0? Is your family truly living in poverty? If so, then you can get much better need-based FA from most “top” private schools.</p>
<p>Engineering is going to be similar almost everywhere. But if you want to know what schools are in your range, tell us your grades and test scores.</p>
<p>Have you looked at Missouri S&T (Rolla)? It has a solid program, in-state tuition, and merit awards. You should consider it as a safety, at least. </p>
<p><a href=“http://sfa.mst.edu/scholarships/freshman/”>http://sfa.mst.edu/scholarships/freshman/</a></p>
<p>Otherwise, without having a sense of your stats, it’s hard to make any recommendations. For privates, in general, the more selective the school, the better the FA (grants and such). The more selective Public schools are less likely to offer merit awards (or FA). Since you need FA or Merit, your choices will be more limited.</p>
<p>Check out the Financial Aid forum post, lots of info on automatic scholarships, COA (cost of attendance), competitive scholarships, etc.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>You have to aim at the colleges that will meet your neeed.
<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2013/09/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need-2014”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2013/09/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need-2014</a></p>
<p>U of Minn and TAMU won’t meet your full need.</p>
<p>What’s wrong with MU of Science and Technology?</p>
<p>I’ll definitely look into Missouri S&T (Rolla).
FCCDAD: My family consists of a single mother with 6 children living mainly off of government assistance programs. Also, my gpa( unweighted) is 3.93, with a 34 composite on ACT.
Bamboolong: It’s not so much the universities here, it’s the fact that i’m tired of missouri.
Also, thanks to all for responding!</p>
<p>To add on to my question, I’m not just looking at public schools( as evidenced by my top choices)</p>
<p>Missouri S&T (Rolla) seems good and will be one of my safeties. thank you. </p>
<p>In your case, the private colleges that meet full need may be more affordable than the public ones.
Check Notre Dame, Vanderbilt. You should qualify for the Quest Bridge (<a href=“QuestBridge”>http://www.questbridge.org/partner-colleges/overview-listing</a>).</p>
<p>thank you bamboolong. I’ll start checking some of that out. i’ve actually been considering vanderbilt for a while but was unsure. Alot of partner colleges with questbridge are what i’m looking for, so thanks again.</p>
<p>is tufts engineering good(mainly employment and placement of undergrads)</p>
<p>Yes. It’s a very good school. Good location if you like the east.</p>
<p>Thanks, it seems like good school and i have heard good things about it before.</p>
<p>U Alabama will offer significant merit $ to you.</p>
<p>Run through the net price calculators for each of these schools.</p>
<p>I would recommend College Navigator, which includes info on admissions, price and links to net price calculators:</p>
<p><a href=“College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics”>http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/</a></p>
<p>Here’s the link to Vanderbilt’s (who will meet 100% of need without using any loans…):</p>
<p><a href=“College Navigator - Vanderbilt University”>College Navigator - Vanderbilt University;
<p><a href=“YOU ARE NOW EXITING NCES.ED.GOV”>YOU ARE NOW EXITING NCES.ED.GOV;
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>is U Alabama engineering good? do their undergrads get jobs and how good are the research opportunities </p>
<p>Thank you gator88NE, i’ll use that link.</p>
<p>Here the are full-need no-loans schools:
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<p>You can still get loans for any gap that remains if you get in to these places. Some have engineering. Alabama is probably your safety, but you’d still need loans and maybe a job to cover room and board.</p>
<p>thanks for the list and the advice</p>
<p>Almost all engineering programs are considered “good” and with good job placement.</p>
<p>Are you considering co-oping? Some engineering schools require them, for some they are optional, others like Vanderbuilt do not offer them. They can be a good way to get experience and help pay for college. Not everyone prefers to go that route but it is just another aspect of choosing an engineering university to consider.</p>