Is there ANY good school that I can get into???

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am kinda a failure so I am guessing not...
Here is what I want</p>

<ul>
<li>World Class Research University that pumps out research by the load. </li>
<li>Respected around the US and World </li>
<li>Extremely Strong Engineering and Physics program..Aerospace Engineering is huge plus. </li>
<li>Strong Political Science Program</li>
<li>Not important, but I like a strong biology program. </li>
<li>Something similar to MIT Media and AI Lab</li>
<li>5000+ students</li>
<li>Urban Campus preferred or place with lot to do. Sub-Urb is ok.</li>
<li>Northeast preferred especially Boston, West is good too</li>
<li>Techy/Nerd student body that does crazy stuff...a la DARP project or hacking stuff for fun.</li>
<li>Good Study Abroad program</li>
<li>Someplace heavily recruited by engineering companies,consulting firms, and the government.</li>
<li>Someplace I can get the connections need for Politics</li>
</ul>

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<p>stats</p>

<p>GPA- 3.2UW 3.5W(maybe a bit higher or lower)<a href="3.6UW%20without%20freshmen%20year">rising trend</a>
Classes:Mostly APs or Honors
Rank:No Clue...At least Top 25%
SAT:2160, 760CR,720M,680W
EC:Head of Mock Trial,Founded Debate Team,Marching and Concert Band,1st place in state science fair and Math Team</p>

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<p>^^^
i mean any school that meets most of my requirements</p>

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<p>UIUC and Purdue fit most of your requirements besides the locations and the politics. It's going to be hard to find all of that at any school.</p>

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<p>I said most, not all.
Why is it hard?</p>

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<p>Because you're describing MIT and it's a unique place. You don't have the stats for MIT, so you'll have to settle for less.</p>

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<p>Wisconsin would be a good fit except it does not have aero engineering. Closest thing is engineering physics.</p>

<p>Great Poli Sci
Huge Research
Great Bio
Urban campus
Well recruited
Good political connections</p>

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<ul>
<li>World Class Research University that pumps out research by the load. </li>
<li>Respected around the US and World </li>
<li>Extremely Strong Engineering and Physics program..Aerospace Engineering is huge plus. </li>
<li>Not important, but I like a strong biology program. </li>
<li>Something similar to MIT Media and AI Lab</li>
<li>5000+ students</li>
<li>Urban Campus</li>
<li>Techy/Nerd student body that does crazy stuff...a la DARP project or hacking stuff for fun.</li>
<li>Good Study Abroad program</li>
<li>Someplace heavily recruited by engineering companies,consulting firms, and the government.</li>
</ul>

<p>Definitely, Georgia Institute of Technology.</p>

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<p>Tri -- go to any decent state U for your undergrad. Get good grades, do interesting research and then go for the world-class prestige (MIT, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, Cal Tech, Stanford, Berkeley, Rice, etc) for the advanced degree you'll need to pursue a career in the fields of your interest.</p>

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<p>yeah, what katliamom said.</p>

<p>P.S. Isn't Georgia Tech a reach? The SAT is solid but the GPA is iffy for matchiness.</p>

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<p>katliamom, I plan on it,but I don't want to bank on it.</p>

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<p>University of Maryland - College Park</p>

<p>Perfect.</p>

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<p>^^^^
Very Good Option</p>

<p>I agree that GTech may be a high reach, while they have a high acceptance rate, I am OOS and my GPA is low.</p>

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<p>Anyone else have some suggestions?</p>

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<p>USC meets a lot of your requirements and may be a match (slight reach).</p>

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<p>I thought USC was a big reach?</p>

<p>I am from Rhode Island if that matters</p>

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<p>No - I don't believe it's a big reach. Scores are good for it. GPA is the issue - a little short. Get some good engineering work/volunteer experience if you can? D admitted with 3.5 UW, 2130 SAT, 33 ACT</p>

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<p>Not to be a downer, but I think USC is getting harder to get into. Not even in terms of stats, but in how they pick people that would be right for USC. </p>

<p>I had similar stats as yours, with a higher GPA, all the CC regulars (APs, leadership, awards, etc.) and I was rejected. Many people I know with similar stats as me were also rejected, but then a lot of people I know who had lower stats but more of the USC 'fit' were accepted. I mean clearly if you have an outstanding resume they'll accept you, but when it comes to the middle bunch it seems like they took this route. And I was also a OOS applicant. This is all very speculative, so I don't know how true it is, but you might want to keep it in mind.</p>

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<p>U of Iowa. Johns Hopkins. U of Minnesota.</p>

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<p>I agree. I still think it is a reach. Not a Harvard Reach,but a reach none-the-less. It maybe on the same level as Cornell which actually has a higher acceptance rate.</p>