Hey guys, I just wanted to ask for your inputs on my list. I really need help finding some safety schools and match schools (preferably those that provide some sort of financial aid or have fairly low costs). My major is Chemical Engineering (I don’t mind polymer/material engineering either). I’m also thinking of doing a double major or taking a minor with compsci or computer engineering.
My academics: 1570 SAT (1580 for superscore), 4.0 GPA unweighted (4.0 is max in our school), top in my class (I think I will graduate valedictorian), plenty of EC’s (like student body organization officer positions, varsity sports, and internships). I also play music for fun (drums/guitar/piano). I am a Korean student who was born in Indonesia and have been in an American international school for my whole life. I don’t mind any universities as long as they are in an urban environment (not some countryside located university). If we’re talking about the US, I would prefer east or west coast.
Reach schools: MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Caltech, Harvey Mudd college, Northwestern, Cornell?, University of Toronto (Lester B. Pearson scholarship).
Match schools: University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Rochester, Seoul National University
Safety Schools: NYU, UBC
A safety school is one where you are basically guaranteed acceptance AND is affordable. NYU is notoriously stingy with $ and the California publics don’t give out of state applicants aid.
What’s your budget and are you a US citizen? If you are international, there are only a small number of schools that will meet need.
In terms of reputation in chemical engineering, MIT, UC–Berkeley, Rose-Hulman, Georgia Tech, UT–Austin, Stanford, UW–Madison, UIUC, Caltech, UMinnesota–TC, UDelaware, UMichigan and Princeton offer some of the most recognized programs. If you screen by your desired criteria, you may find additional appropriate choices from this group.
If you don’t have financial constraints, I would add Ga Tech to your reach list as it is one of the top schools for chemical or materials science engineering and may be less of a reach than some of the others on your list. It also fits your requirement for urban and east coast.
Well, I would like to say that my family can contribute around $18K. I know that this is really low for an international student trying to attend a US university. I just wanted to know if you guys had any suggestions. I also don’t mind suggestions for some Asian or Canadian universities! Thanks!
The University of Alabama in Huntsville offers both ABET-accredited CME and automatic merit based scholarships to international students. Your stats would qualify you for a full tuition scholarship.