Good engineering schools

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<p>U of Tulsa, Illinois Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve U, Ohio University, Northeastern U, U of South Carolina, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U of Maryland-Baltimore County. Each has pretty good $ scholarship possibilities.</p>

<p>Also, not sure of the financial aid for a non-resident but the COA at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is very affordable. SDSM&T also has lots of research opportunities for undergraduates and a very good career placement operation.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the recommendations. alot of those seem like good options, but do you know which of those would offer full-rides(or close to it)? I have an EFC of 0 (family is a single mother w/ 6 children) so this is a must. </p>

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<p>Is your father alive? If so, then his household income will also be considered at the schools that give the best need-based aid. </p>

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<p>He is alive(but doesn’t live with us), but he earns less than 30,000(he has some factory job) so my family’s total income would be less than 60,000 or 65,000… around maybe 51K? (and consider the 6 kids)</p>

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<p>Do you know that for sure? Many of the people working on the lines in factories make good money. Some of the line workers at my husband’s plant make almost as much as the engineers when factoring shift pay and overtime. $30,000 sounds incredibly low for a factory worker if he is employed full time. </p>

<p>(I went back and saw your mother is living off gov’t assistance. Does she receive child support from your father?)</p>

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<p>My mom is a factory line worker and she earned $30,000 full time</p>

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<p>I guess it must depend on the type of factory and the level of skill then.</p>

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<p>Looking for full-ride? Check Michigan State’s Alumni Scholarship: <a href=“http://admissions.msu.edu/finances/scholarships_merit.asp”>http://admissions.msu.edu/finances/scholarships_merit.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It’s determined by taking the examination for the scholarship. I like the way MSU focuses on solid academic abilities.</p>

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<p>He works part time and I do know for a fact he earns less than 30,000(he makes roughly 24,000 a year). And there are currently some issues with the child support(not sure what, but i know that he used to pay and will be paying soon)</p>

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<p>From your statistics, you would likely be in the interview pool for a [Camras Scholarship](<a href=“Camras Scholars Program | Illinois Institute of Technology”>http://admissions.iit.edu/undergraduate/finances/camras-scholars-program&lt;/a&gt;) or other similar scholarships at Illinois Tech. </p>

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<p>For most schools with good financial aid, try the net price calculator with both of your parents’ incomes and assets included, since most will include non-custodial parent information. This may result in a non-zero EFC by the school’s calculation, raising the net price.</p>

<p>If you do have National Merit status, look here: <a href=“http://nmfscholarships.yolasite.com/”>http://nmfscholarships.yolasite.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute give good financial aid?(just curious)</p>

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<p>Go to the Common Data Set, Section H</p>

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<p>OK</p>