<p>Hello,
Im a Senior in high school and i need help shortening my list for colleges. I want to do aerospace engineering. So far i have:</p>
<p>Boston University
UCLA
Cornell University
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Southern California
Syracuse
University of Washington
St. Louis University</p>
<p>Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>Your stats and the state you live in would be a big help…</p>
<p>Im taking the SATs in November so far ive only taken the sat 2s
Math Level II–700
Spanish–710</p>
<p>My GPA is around 3.6-3.7</p>
<p>I live in California but i wouldnt mind going out of state.</p>
<p>You are a senior in High School and haven’t even taken the SATs yet? Are you planning on taking a year off or something? You are supposed to have applied already or be in the process of applying by now. =/</p>
<p>Your list has some great aero schools, some decent aero schools, and some schools that I didn’t even know offered aero. There are a TON of other suggestions, but without knowing your preference of school size, location, public/private, etc, it is hard to say anything.</p>
<p>Why not look into Cal Poly SLO - one of the top engineering programs nationally and in-state. Tough to get into but if your SAT scores match your GPA it should be no problem.</p>
<p>Also: Georgia Tech, Alabama, Illinois, UC Berkeley</p>
<p>Definitely look into Cal Poly SLO and UCSD. Keep in mind the extra cost of private/OOS.</p>
<p>Well, i took the SATs but i got a 1630 which is pretty bad. So i plan to take them again in November. </p>
<p>Population: Not a big issue for me. Preferably Medium though.
Location: Urban City
Id prefer private but, once again, not a big issue. </p>
<p>By the way, what were some of the schools that you didnt even know offered Aerospace?</p>
<p>I like that list, but you definitely should consider state schools more seriously, especially in this economy :/</p>
<p>is there any college i should get rid of on that list? or any significant cons</p>
<p>If you want a more private-style place with small classes and easily-reached profs, I’d probably scratch out UCLA and Washington if I were you.</p>
<p>alright, thanks. do you think i should add any?</p>
<p>The ones that I didn’t know had aerospace: SLU (and I am from St Louis and didn’t know that, haha), Cornell doesn’t offer it (they have it as a part of their ME curriculum), and NYU.</p>
<p>If you want urban, then Purdue might not be your thing, as West Lafayette isn’t exactly a large city, but if that is urban enough for you, then I would definitely add the likes of UIUC, TAMU, and UT-Austin to that list. Though if you don’t get that SAT up A LOT then you won’t get into any of those 3 or Purdue.</p>
<p>=/, are there any other top aerospace colleges in urban cities that i dont have on that list already?</p>
<p>Yep, UT would be very hard to get into, especially OOS. My son has a 2220 SAT, and we’re hoping that’s good enough for the engineering school. I DON’T think it would be good enough for Biomed or Architectural, the two most selective departments. Biomed is really what he’s interested in, so he’ll put that down as his first choice, and biology as his second. His high school only shows that he’s in the top 10% - they don’t break it down more than that, and Texas would prefer to see more detail.</p>
<p>UT would be great if you are looking for urban, but its above your CURRENT qualifications.</p>
<p>Other than that, Ga Tech is in the heart of Atlanta, but again, is well above your current SAT scores. most of the schools that I know of in the next tier of schools are not in cities so much. Perhaps Maryland? Most of the UCs would fit your criteria. CU-Boulder is in a city of about 100,000, but is in an area with about 280,000 so that might be urban enough for you. It is roughly twice as big as the towns around TAMU or UIUC. Again, your SAT is really quite low for engineering though.</p>
<p>CU Boulder? It has a reputationof great aerospace program. Not sure on admission criteria.</p>
<p>thank you, ill look into those schools.
once again, i know my SAT scores are low. Im not a good test taker when it comes to those type of tests. </p>
<p>Im also taking Calculus III as a Senior…</p>
<p>I’m also a senior interested in aerospace, and I’ve done quite a bit of research as well. Money is probably an issue so I have several backup schools, mostly state schools, that I’m looking into for scholarship money.</p>
<p>My list is:
WashU in St. Louis
Maryland
Purdue
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Minnesota Twin-Cities
Princeton
Case Western Reserve
Texas A&M
Kansas University (I live in Kansas)
Arizona State</p>
<p>I’m also looking into Vanderbilt, Columbia, and Northwestern, though they don’t offer aerospace. (I would do mechanical and hopefully get into an aerospace program for grad school.) It’s a lengthy list, but a couple are on there cause of some hefty national merit money (mainly ASU, A&M, and KU). Hope that helps. I would try to get my SAT up - I do believe you still have time since you’re looking at mostly January deadlines, and your GPA seems pretty strong. I have several Nov. 1 scholarship deadlines so I took mine this month; I have a 2300 at the moment and took SAT II’s in Math II (800), Chem (760) and US History (760), so I’m hoping it’ll be enough for state scholarships or acceptance into one of those top-tier schools.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>mel please start your own thread.</p>
<p>NYU’s engineering program {for those wondering} is the former Brooklyn Poly. They give great aid, and the location is nice. The curriculum is tough, but the school is in a state of transition. I still don’t know how I feel about going here, but, unlike some other threads suggest, it is challenging. I was competitive enough to get into many of the other schools you listed also. Poly offers impeccable FA to its honors students. I will warn you, and say that Poly’s AeroE isn’t very specialised. It’s extremeley broad, actually. The major is technically Mech and AeroE. So while it’s solid as far as a MechE degree, with bits of Aero, for a serious AeroE, I would cross Poly off of your list.</p>
<p>*And for the record, my reasons for not loving Poly are personal, not academic. The workload and academics are tough, even if you do see a few “w.t.f., that kid’s an engineer?” kind of students around. However, these people are generally weeded out after frosh year. Poly’s retention rate is about 79%.</p>