<p>I'm going to be a senior this fall and I have a very short list of colleges. I'm interested in Aerospace Engineering and Environmental Engineering and the schools I'm looking at are Illinois Inst Tech (specifically offers Aero), Lehigh (Envir), and the Ohio State University (both). Now is it a bad thing to only consider these three schools? I'm not dead set on any of them but they're all that I've seen that appeals to me. I would look for other schools, but I wouldn't really know where to begin. I wouldn't go out of state (Ohio) for a public school ($$$$$$$) and OSU is the only public in Ohio that interests me. As for private schools in Ohio, not a lot have respectable engineering programs, especially with my desire majors. If this helps at all, I'm looking for personal schools. I visited Dartmouth earlier this year and I loved the atmosphere there and I got the feeling that it was a very "personal" school if you catch my drift. Lehigh seemed similar to this so that is why I'm checking it out. Can anyone offer some possible suggestions?</p>
<p>You said you’re in-state for OSU, right?</p>
<p>So, if your parents can afford OSU and if you have a really solid chance of being admitted to OSU, then OSU can be your safety school. But note, without your stats, it’s impossible for me or anybody else to venture to guess whether OSU is an academic match or safety for you.</p>
<p>As long as you’ve nailed down one sure-fire admittance to a school that you’re both happy and financially able to attend, the rest of your list does not need to be ridiculously long. Contrary to the students who post here on CC, most high school seniors still apply to no more than about four or five colleges. Three really well targeted apps at schools that are clearly matches and safeties that you’re excited about going to should be sufficient.</p>
<p>Well, right now I’m not so concerned about what I can get into but just what’s out there.</p>
<p>It is OK to have a college list of only ONE if that place offers the major you want, is affordable for your family, and guarantees admissions for a student with your stats. My nephew applied to Iowa State the day after Thanksgiving and had his acceptance in hand the second week of December. He’s been very happy there. His application strategy (ISU and only ISU) saved him a lot of time and money.</p>
<p>Nothing wrong with a short list. Makes things easier.</p>
<p>Two of my kids applied to only 4 schools and had excellent results. You should be fine if you think you are likely to be admitted to at least one of the schools.</p>
<p>If you qualify Purdue is excellent and has some OOS scholarships.</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year for your education? What are your stats?</p>
<p>Some schools do give merit scholarships for OOS students, but some schools don’t give much money (at least not enough to make the school comparable to your instate school.)</p>
<p>And, some schools’ scholarships are competitive and some are “assured” for certain stats. </p>
<p>For instance, Purdue’s scholarships are NOT assured, and the scholarships range from $2k to $16k per year . The Cost of Attendance at Purdue for an OOS student is about $40k, so that may still be more than instate in Ohio - even with a scholarship. [Purdue</a> University - Merit_Scholarships](<a href=“Learn about Purdue University - Undergraduate Admissions - Purdue University”>Learn about Purdue University - Undergraduate Admissions - Purdue University)</p>
<p>However, there are schools that will give you assured scholarships for your stats and some of them could be cheaper than an Ohio state school.</p>
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<p>So, give us more info and we can better make recommendations.</p>