I need to find some "safeties" urgently.

College Search & Selection
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<p>Let's define a safety as one school for which the acceptance rates are higher than Ivy Leagues, good engineering schools, and Rice and Vanderbilt.</p>

<p>First of all a basic profile:
SAT I: around 2210 to 2230.
SAT IIs: Haven't given them yet. I usually get around 750 in mocks.
GPA: we dont have a GPA, but if we did, I'd have a 4.0.
A host of national highest awards in board exams over the years.
Rank is 1/156.
International from third world country. Qualify for a lot of aid, which I obviously need.<br>
ECAs: list has something like 8. ONe of which is something I have invested a lot of time and effort for the past 2 years, and is something I will write about.
Some school clubs. leadership in all.
Paid work experience.(3 in the last 2 years)<br>
Unpublished economics research. </p>

<p>So, I have a list of reaches, from which I am expecting to get rejected(eternal pessimist). Thus, I need to find some "safeties". Just suggest some names, so that I can look them up and see if I am fit for those colleges.</p>

<p>Thank you, in advance.</p>

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<p>Oh I want to major in electrical engineering. and study economics, and some social sciences as well. Plus I would relly like a good math dept. But I know you cant cant always get what you want, so I can settle.</p>

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<p>how about Bucknell or Lehigh?</p>

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<p>Lehigh is a quality school for engineering, and would probably be a safety.</p>

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<p>If you are looking for good financial aid as an international student then your choices will be more limited. </p>

<p>The international threads will have tons of great info. for you, here you go:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/799495-universities-offering-full-need-need-blind-financial-aid-international-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/799495-universities-offering-full-need-need-blind-financial-aid-international-students.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Carnegie Mellon maybe?</p>

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<p>Mellon does not give ANY aid to international students, which is really sad. Furthermore, Mellon might not really be a safety as it is one of the best in engineering.</p>

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<p>Lehigh looks very good, especially for engineering. Any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>RPI, Stonybrook, Michigan, Chapelhill, G Tech…along that line, Olin should be on the high list as well as Coopers</p>

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<p>I second RPI. The student caliber is very high (25th -75th percentile SAT of 1280-1450 on 1600 scale). The acceptance rate is competitve at 38% but not insane like MIT at <10%. </p>

<p>Georgia Tech is also outstanding and has acceptance rate in the high 40s.</p>

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<p>Just looked at Lehigh and RPI sites for international aid. Lehigh offers aid on a “very limited basis” to internationals. Didn’t see anything on RPI site.</p>

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<p>You have no safeties as an international requesting aid. What’s more, there are dozens of schools whose acceptance rates for aid-seeking internationals are around and below 10%. Which makes looking for schools with acceptance rates that “are higher than Ivy Leagues,” whatever that means, extremely difficult.</p>

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<p>Add USC [ Southern Calif] to your list. they have a great Engineering program, excellent STEM classes overall, and offer some scholarships to top International students-
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/1112/uscScholarships1213.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/1112/uscScholarships1213.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
[International</a> Students - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/inter_students.html]International”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/inter_students.html)</p>

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<p>If you are on a budget, University of Texas at Austin is one. Cockrell School of Engineering at UT isn’t bad and if you get a scholarship of more than $1,000 a year (which you very likely to) they will probably charge you in-state tuition.</p>

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<p>Ok, if you’re looking at engineering, look at Georgia tech. It’s a state school, but something like top 10 for engineering and #2 for biomed.</p>

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<p>Rutgers, Purdue, UMiami, Bucknell, WPI, RPI, Tufts, Brandeis, Washington U., UMichigan, UFlorida, Carnegie-Mellon, Drew, UVA, VA Tech. I honestly cannot see you getting denied anywhere, including the Ivies-just spread yourself thick.</p>

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<p>I haven’t seen mention of Rennsalaer Polytech or Worcester Polytech</p>

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<p>sorry, I see it now, reading too fast. How about Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, a free ride.</p>

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<p>@CORDIE I thought Tufts was a reach for me.</p>

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<p>Ghostt is absolutely correct. As an international applicant with significant financial need, you have no safeties or matches in the US. Every single institution here is a reach. Your safeties are in your home country.</p>

<p>Please spend some time in the International Student Forum, and check out the threads there on finding the kind of financial aid that you will need. Look for anything by b@r!um. She is the resident expert on that subject.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>