<p>GPA: 4.0 Unweighted [hardest possible classes]
SAT I: Math: 690 Writing&CR: 590/590. 1870
SAT II: Math2: 740 Physics: 640 US: 650 (not impressive, I know)
ACT: 31
Class Rank: Top 10 of 650+</p>
<p>I want to major in chemical engineering.
What would be a good college that might give me some merit/need based aid. (other than state schools)</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Apply to Houghton College</p>
<p>Thanks but not thanks.
I refuse to go to a school that doesn't have engineering =/</p>
<p>anyone else know schools with decent aid?</p>
<p>Have you looked at WPI? They will consider several alternatives to test scores and offer merit scholarships (as well as need-based aid).</p>
<p>Your ACT score is fantastic. Forget about the SAT.. you could get some merit scholarships at some great places.</p>
<p>thanks. i'm still looking for people to post more school names that they know of.</p>
<p>cause right now, I'm going to be stuck at my state schools even while graduating in the top 1%-2% of my class.</p>
<p>What is your home state? You could get a scholarship at Ohio Northern. It's a small LAC like U with a pretty good engineering program.</p>
<p>WPI, RPI, Case Western, Rose Hulman maybe.</p>
<p>The title of your thread says FA, that implies need based aid. But you want to know about schools where you can get good need or merit based aid, two very different questions. </p>
<p>For need based aid, schools with large endowments will tend to be more generous with FA, so that will likely be the colleges on your list that are a reach given your academic and other qualifications.</p>
<p>For merit, you need to do your homework rather than wait for people to throw names of schools at you. On the Financial Aid and Scholarships forum here on CC, there are several sticky threads at the top of the page that list schools with good merit aid. You need to go to the websites of those schools, check to make sure they have a chem engineering program, read the descriptions of the scholarships to see if you qualify, and look at their acceptance statistics to see if you are in the top 5% of their applicant pool. If those are all positive, then you might have a shot at a merit scholarship at that school.</p>
<p>It takes a lot of work, good luck.</p>
<p>Houghton offers good financial aid and has programs with RIT and Clarkson which are great schools. You get the math and sciences at Houghton then go to RIT or Clarkson and get the Engineering... you leave with a degree from both schools. </p>
<p>Houghton is small class sizes which helps you to further your understanding and prepares you well for engineering.</p>
<p>It also depends on what you're looking for in terms of the social scene.</p>
<p>My D got some nice merit-based scholarship $ from RIT. They also have need-based aid.</p>
<p>Louisiana State University has a very good engineiring program. They offer many scholarships and have reputation of the best sports and academics. The web page is Louisiana</a> State University</p>
<p>If you are a female in engineering, RPI will give you $.</p>