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You wanted a “chance me”. Well, your chances are slim to none on those schools as OOS engineering major. Lottery tickets and high reaches, as engineering major. Look at your test scores and where they stand in terms of the student body and you can be assured that engineering is even more selective. Uf , Virginia Tech and Purdue are reaches for you. And they are not going to give you any of their money.

The only things you might get from the federal government are the. PELL grant, subsidized loans and possible work study. PELL maxes out at about $6k and if your parents have assets that can pay out $50k a year , I don’t see how you’ll qualify. The loans are for $5500 freshman year, some of that interest subsidized till you graduate if you qualify. Yes, you can work, through work study or otherwise, but as a full time student, that will be limited. All of that is not going to add up to enough.

You can do a lot more than just hope. You can research these schools’ selectivity, cost and state residency. You can see that they are not good possibilities in any of those departments. You want to gamble a little, and apply to them, fine. But recognize them for what they are and if you are serious about studying here in the US , get some realistic affordable choices on your list too.

If your family seriously can and are willing to pay $50k a year for your education , there are plenty of schools that are possibilities. If you are serious about getting the cost down by obtaining state residency, there are states where this is possible. Not the ones you have chosen.

Also your major is highly selective. My close friend son was shut out of Purdue’s very prestigious Aerospace Engineering Program when he applied there. He was shocked as he got his app in early and more than made the upper quarter of students at Purdue. The accept rate back then was in the high 70%. As it turned out, this program is probably the most selective of its kind in the country. It had about a 10% select rate. It’s not easy to get info on select programs at schools, but it’s something you should know because your stats are not way up there. You need to research further. Engineering itself is highly selective with accept rates often lower than the composite given to a college.

Start looking at schools where your stats stand out the other direction— as a good pick, and some where it’s easier on your parents’ bank account. Advice is to add Alabama ( check out the various campuses) on list, note if any merit at any would come your way. Look at less selective schools , possibly in states other members have recommended as possibilities to get state residency. Keep these original schools on your list if you do please. No reason not to have lottery tickets too.