Help me to decide what colleges to apply to in the in the North East?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Looking for some decent colleges in the North East for Comp Sci and or Engineering. I not sure which one I want to major in yet.</p>

<p>Here is my potential list, feel free to suggest me some more colleges. I realize I have barely any LAC's...</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon (High Reach)
Lehigh (Reach)
Colgate (Reach)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Slight Reach)
University of Rochester (Match)
Stevens Institute of Technology (Match)
Rutgers (Match)
Rowan (Match)
College of NJ (Match)
NJIT (Safety)</p>

<p>About Me:
Male
Ambitious Asian
1st person in my family to go to college
Middle Class
EFC: around 10K. Will Likely need a good financial aid package/scholarships
I have strong essays and well-rounded recommendations</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 4.25(W) 3.85 (UW)
Grades: All A+'s, one A-
Rank: Top 10 out of 200 Public School
SAT: 1840 (640 R)(600 M)(600 W)Taking it again in Oct. Expecting around 2000's
SAT II's: Taking Math II, US Hist, Chem all in Nov
Classes: All Honors throughout 4 years. Taking Honors Physics, AP English Lang, AP Calc AB, AP Comp Sci, and AP US Hist all in Senior year.</p>

<p>EC:
4 year Concert Band, Marching Band, and Pit Orchestra as 1st chair Trumpet (8 years of experience). Leader of the Brass Section. Also played violin for 2 years.
2011 UPenn High School Honor Band - traveled to UPenn and learned 6 pieces within 4 hours of rehearsal and played a concert at night in a church at the school's campus
National Honor Society, Potential Leadership Positions in Senior Year
Leadership positions in Tech Club, Robotics, Math League, and French Club
Participated in the Underwater Lego Robotics Competition at Stevens
Participated 4 years in Summer Program for Instrumental Music helping younger kids learn
Played 2+ years of Varsity Tennis, Cross Country, Bowling and JV in Basketball, Football
Awarded Scholar Athlete for multiple sports</p>

<p>Volunteer Work: Over 200 Hours
Various Lions Club Activities
Tutoring in School Library
Parent Teacher Night
Volunteered and made Donations to my religious organization</p>

<p>Open to any suggestions/recommendations on anything! Any advice as well? Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>If you are even considering engineering, then why would you consider LAC’s that don’t have it?
Keep your options open by applying to schools that have both CS and Computer Engineering or Electrical/Computer Engineering.
I would eliminate Colgate. I don’t know anything about Rowan or College of NJ. Look into Northeastern, BU, Syracuse, Clarkson, WPI.
The fact that you are first in your family to go to college works in your favor at many schools. Since you need lots of FA, cast a fairly wide net to get a good variety of packages.</p>

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<p>Yea I picked Colgate bc is had comp sci. It depends until I figure out what I want to major in. Well I guess Ill look into other colleges then. My parents are reluctant to let me go out of state. So I have to find some schools that are close and has good FA.</p>