<p>Btw…Michigan engineering is NOT a safety school for any ANY applicant!</p>
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<p>College is a time to grow and explore…not a time to be running home for family visits all the time.</p>
<p>You’re not kidding, M2CK. I can never reach Lake Jr. by phone at his engineering school. And I am certain that some of the emails I’ve sent have cobwebs.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids Lol you really misunderstood what I meant, didn’t you? I am pretty sure if I go to UC-Berkeley (like I was mentioning), I may be able to come home perhaps once a year. Sure, it’s time to explore, but I would bet that most parents see their kids at least more than once. Airfare, if you didn’t know, isn’t quite cheap. Rutgers, for example, I will NOT come home every weekend or even every two months maybe. But, at least if I have to get home in a hurry, I don’t have to book a $500 dollar flight</p>
<p>Lafayette in PA is very nice, but much smaller than Stonybrook, known for engineering, would probably offer u a lot of merit , up to 40k. Good option if u prefer smaller campus. Northeastern might offer u full tuition- nice urban campus. University of Delaware has highly ranked engineering, might possibly have good enough stats to get one of a handful of full tuition or full- ride scholarships, otherwise might offer 10-15k merit. Campus is really nice, in the center of suburban area with a real Main Street with shops and restaurants running right thru the center of campus.</p>
<p>So would you recommend Northeastern Uni, Boston Uni, or RPI as a good safety? Based on merit aid and how good the engineering program is.</p>
<p>My son is an Alabama engineering student from Long Island, with high stats like you, if you want to discuss. </p>
<p>CCNY has a great engineering program, and full tuition scholarships for New York residents: <a href=“http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/admissions/scholarships-awards.cfm”>http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/admissions/scholarships-awards.cfm</a> Also Stevens Institute of Technology has a full tuition scholarship and engineering. <a href=“http://www.stevens.edu/sit/”>http://www.stevens.edu/sit/</a> Plus there’s Columbia University, which will give out financial aid <a href=“http://engineering.columbia.edu/”>http://engineering.columbia.edu/</a> (obviously not a safety but good to have on your list).</p>
<p>If it were me, RPI would be on my list, and Rochester too.
I always think of (most) state universities as safeties, because I think they are likely to be more formulaic and less likely to “yield protect” than the privates may be. But that’s me.</p>
<p>I’d look at some of the SUNY schools…SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Stony Brook and SUNY Buffalo as financial safety schools. Alabama is well known for merit aid for high stats. My D’s friend from NY got merit aid from FA Tech although I don’t know how much she got. Perhaps some private schools such as Union, Lafayette, RPI, would give merit aid as well. </p>
<p>With your great stats, you would be in the running for the Banneker Key Scholarship at University of Maryland College Park. It includes full cost of attendance. I’m biased, but their engineering school is very good.</p>
<p>@Chardo Alabama engineering…very interesting. Which school? I do not know if I would feel comfortable in the deep South though. I feel like the culture would be completely different from New England/Tri-state and California alike. Anyone want to weigh in on my belief? Is it prejudiced, or misplaced in anyways? - I am ignorant, so forgive me.</p>
<p>I think I might have asked this question before, but I only plan on applying to one SUNY school. Which is more regarded for engineering: Stony Brook or Binghamton? I have heard form many that Stony is better</p>
<p>@monydad I am an RPI medalist, so yes, I think I would qualify for at least some scholarship. I think it is 15000 dollars? I might apply to RPI, actually. It is very well regarded as well, and is quite close to home (relatively so).</p>
<p>@davenmame Thanks for the input</p>
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@Chardo Alabama engineering…very interesting. Which school? I do not know if I would feel comfortable in the deep South though. I feel like the culture would be completely different from New England/Tri-state and California alike. Anyone want to weigh in on my belief? Is it prejudiced, or misplaced in anyways? - I am ignorant, so forgive me.</p>
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<p>I’m not @Chardo , but I know that his son goes to the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa. Roll tide!</p>
<p>I hope @Chardo responds because I am chuckling a little right now because I remember a couple years ago when @Chardo had the same concerns. He’s from Long Island, so he, too, thought that UAlabama would be too strange for his son. (lol). He and his son happily learned that UAlabama is a wonderful place to be. </p>
<p>Alabama is not a “Deep South” school at all. Half of the school is from OOS. The only thing that you might find “shocking” (ha) is that people are very friendly at Bama.</p>
<p>BTW…over 900 California students are at Bama, so they obviously don’t find it odd. The NE actually sends a good number of kids to Bama. I think NY is now #8 in sending kids to Bama. </p>
<p>I am a California native and I’ve been on Alabama’s campus many, many, many times, and I can tell you that you won’t find anything odd or strange there…in fact you will likely fall in love like nearly everyone who visits. </p>
<p>The campus is gorgeous, the academics are strong, and the profs are very student-oriented. There is a new 900,000 square feet Science and Engineering Complex that complements the remodeled and updated previously existing STEM buildings. </p>
<p>You should apply soon. That app is super EZ and the scholarship deadline is in two weeks, so get your app in. The awards are assured for stats. </p>
<p>You’d get free tuition plus 2500 per year for your stats…</p>
<p>BUT…</p>
<p>Since you’re a NMSF, if you make NMF, you get a LOT more…</p>
<p>5 years of tuition (you can use a semester to pay for a summer abroad…NICE!..$12,500)
1 year of housing
3500 per year stipend
iPad (whatever the latest one is)
2000 for study abroad. </p>
<p>Plus you’d get that 2500 per year for engineering.</p>
<p>So, practically a total full ride </p>
<p>Get your app in!</p>
<p>What area of eng’g interests you? My son was ChemEng’g at Bama.</p>
<p>Another Alabama parent weighing in here. We’re in the DC area, and I went to college in NYC. We absolutely love the University of Alabama. As M2CK says we fell in love with the school when we visited. UA has a very diverse student body that is over 50% from OOS. The Class of 2018 was 60% OOS. Do you want to go to a school with great school spirit, top ranked sports, large Greek scene, great weather during the school year, great national alumni network, and fantastic facilities (new dorms, new engineering buildings, new gyms, new dining facilities, etc.)? At this time of cutbacks at many state schools (like UC), UA has a very bright fiscal picture with plans for expansion. </p>
<p>I love M2CK, and I’m sure that NoVADad is sharp as a tack, but…</p>
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<li>You can’t get cheese grits in Alabama! Jan Crawford of CBS TV, a native, said so. LOL</li>
<li>Alabama barbeque still ranks behind Memphis rub and Carolina Style.</li>
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<p>Other than that, I recommend UA to any bright young person, as I did to Lake Jr. :)>- </p>
<p>The cheese grits I had with pulled pork and collard greens at Saw’s in Birmingham was delicious :)</p>
<p>There’s no such thing as bad BBQ. I will have to go to Archibald’s next time I’m in Tuscaloosa.</p>
<p>I’m chuckling myself, still amazed that he’s fit in so well at Alabama. His housemates from Florida, Arizona, and Rhode Island, and his (now ex) girlfriend from Las Vegas all feel the same. It’s just a comfortable place for all. I had all the same questions before, but so far they’ve all been answered in a good way. Last remaining question is will he get a good job. I’m confident that answer will be a good one too.</p>