<p>world changer:</p>
<p>I know Harvey Mudd is a top engineering school, but from what I've read, they only offer a Bachelor's Degree in general engineering. I really want to major in ChemE.</p>
<p>poozislove:</p>
<p>I looked on Collegeboard but can't find a place where I can "check to see if a school meets 100% of need-based aid".</p>
<p>Notre Dame has chemical engineering, they call it pre-business because of the difficulty, and they are building a new engineering building now. It's not too far from Ohio. One of my roomates is an innercity minority engineering major and he fanagled some deal where by he doesn't pay tuition and just writes thank you notes to benefactors. I also know a grad who was chemical engineering and she moved to SoCal from Michigan to work in biotech so whatever she makes its enough to live in SoCal.</p>
<p>The usual suspects. MIT, Caltech, Cal, Stanford, Princeton, UIUC, Michigan, Cornell, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Harvey Mudd, Rice. You should get into at least 5 of those schools, probably all of them. Michigan, UIUC and Wisconsin will probably give you sizeable merit scholarships.</p>
<p>LOL Alexandre you couldn't help but sway the guy towards the big 10.</p>
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<p>Sound like a good thing to me.</p>
<p>Yeah, the thing is I don't really want to go to a Big 10 school. I know the ChemE programs at Minn, Wisc, UIUC, and Mich are all very good, but I don't think I could cope with the HUGE campus. I'm not that interest in Texas for the same reason.</p>
<p>I've eliminated Stanford and Cornell. The size of Stanford's campus is just way too huge for me (8000 acres is just ridiculous), and I've heard that the Greek scene is really big at Cornell, which is a turn-off for me.</p>
<p>I don't want to go with Harvey Mudd b/c they don't offer a degree in ChemE.</p>
<p>Right now I think I'm definitely going to apply to:</p>
<p>MIT
Princeton
Caltech
Case Western</p>
<p>The main reasons I chose Princeton, MIT, and Caltech were the smaller student body, smaller campus size, and most importantly, the number of undergraduates living on campus (at least 90% for all of them). Also, I love the fact that the "Avg. % of Need Met for Undergraduates Receiving Aid" was 100% for all three.</p>
<p>Some colleges I'm still considering are GT, Rice, Delaware, CMU, Vandy, UPenn, and Johns Hopkins (yeah, I know they're not all at the same level, but each one somewhat attracts me)</p>
<p>Edit: Is the list I have right now a bad idea? Should I apply to at least one college that's a there's-no-way-they-won't-accept-me shoe-in?</p>
<p>Go for Duke or Princeton or MIT. Though Duke and Princeton will probably give you more money, MIT costs less. U Delaware doesn't sound as impressive unless you are going to work in a Chemical Engineering field, but it is a very good and absolutely beautiful school.</p>
<p>"I don't want to go with Harvey Mudd b/c they don't offer a degree in ChemE."</p>
<p>Uhh...General Engineer is pretty darn close to Chemical Engineering if you take chemE stuff as your tech electives. Seems like a lame reason to opt out of a strong engineering program.</p>
<p>Ray - I suggest you post your question with your list you now have over on the Parent board. There are a number of experienced parents over there who can give you info about where you might get the best fit and fin aid</p>
<p>Add Lafayette & Lehigh in there as "safeties" for you. MIT/Princeton etc are in the 10% admission range, so although your resume is very impressive there are NO sure things at those schools. Also, Lafayette offers generous merit scholarships as well as financial aid, since your resume is so strong you'd stand a good chance of being offered a merit scholarship there. Might not have the "national" reputation among the general public, but both Lafayette & Lehigh are very well respected among engineers and med schools. And they are both well under 10,000 students.</p>
<p>Remember, at a school with no grad students you'll get much better opportunities to do undergrad research with professors and even get published.</p>