<p>Woah, you really have a system in place. Pretty impressive.</p>
<p>You can probably add a few more categories, like program compatability and social life, but it could be hard to estimate numbers.</p>
<p>the problem with the new categories is that i can't compare a college for which i have data and one i don't. the real evaluation is happening in my head, i guess, but the spreadsheet helps my mind get the ball rolling on my thoughts. i reranked a second one using only interest points, climate, and location/propinquity, and the list was barely different. It's hard to add an academic category, which is largely what the rankings are for.</p>
<p>Close to airports, so-so weather, good on engineering:</p>
<p>Cooper Union in NYC, free if you get in</p>
<p>Close to major airport, cold weather, good on bio and engineering, affordable OOS:</p>
<p>University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), #20 US News for undergrad engineering, OOS tuition capped at $2,000/term above in-state rate, plus some merits aid available. Hey, it's the same river.</p>
<p>Don't know about the airport but the weather's great and the school is strong on engineering:</p>
<p>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo</p>
<p>You could also take a look at Loyola Marymount. Great location, good weather, decent engineering and I believe that they have a full tuition/room and board scholarship you would have a good shot at.</p>
<p>That's the Trustee Scholarship at Loyola Marymount. I think the top 1% of applicants are invited to apply.</p>