<p>Hi, CC. I know this is last minute, but could anyone suggest some colleges that I could look into that are realistic for my application? My GPA is about 3.1 unweighted (not sure what it is weighted, but I've taken 8 AP's and the rest honors); My SAT is decent: 750CR, 740M, 710W; I have ok extracurriculars but nothing extraordinary, some are: initiated my school's terra-cycle program, recycling chair of Science Club, Varsity Wrestler, Part of a volunteer peer court & trained to participate in juvenile trials; essay is pretty good and reflects me well; and I am a National Merit Commended scholar and AP scholar. I was also diagnosed with ADHD recently and brought my grades up to all A's this semester, if that's worth anything.</p>
<p>I'm looking for schools that offer environmental engineering, are in the southeast, are primarily liberal, and have a vibe similar to Vanderbilt, Davidson, Sewanee, or UNC Chapel Hill (these are some schools I'm applying to.) Thanks for any suggestions!</p>
<p>Georgia, but I think I want to leave the state because there’s not much for me here. I’m applying to UGA and GA Tech but neither is really the environment I’m looking for, although tech is a fantastic engineering school. I’m not interested in Barry and haven’t really looked into Emory</p>
<p>Louisiana Tech’s Presidential scholarship is automatic with a 3.0 HS GPA and 1400 SAT CR+M and covers tuition, fees, room, and board for four years (i.e. full ride except for personal/misc. and travel costs). Deadline is January 5 to apply. Louisiana Tech does not have environmental engineering, but does have civil engineering, so you may want to see if environmental is enough of a subarea of civil there.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt does have Environmental, it’s just not listed on their website as it is a sub-category of civil. UNC-CH is the same, although I thought theirs was listed, though I may be wrong. Davidson and Sewanee have 3/2 engineering programs with Columbia and Vanderbilt, respectively.</p>
<p>UNC-CH’s environmental science and engineering department offers a bachelor’s degree program in public health in environmental health sciences, not a bachelor’s degree program in environmental engineering. UNC-CH does not have any currently ABET-accredited engineering degree programs (it had an ABET-accredited environmental engineering master’s degree program until 2005).</p>
<p>3+2 engineering programs need to be researched carefully. There is the cost of an extra year, potential transfer admissions and financial aid uncertainty at the “2” school, often limitations on majors at the “3” school, and low actual transfer rates.</p>
<p>I don’t see this student as a candidate for oos admission at UNC or admission at Vandy, Davidson, Georgia Tech, UGeorgia, or Emory. What am I not seeing? I mean no offense, OP, but the GPA has a sharp upward trend in part because it has so far to come from.</p>
<p>jkeil, I know that some of these are reaches, but other than my GPA, my application is strong. There is a space on common app to list any special circumstances in which I have described the adhd situation. Hopefully some of the smaller liberal arts colleges may take that into account as the admissions process is extremely holistic. I agree with you that I am unlikely to be admitted to the schools you listed (with the exception of UGA), which is why I’m asking here for schools with a similar vibe that are more attainable. Thanks for pointing it out, though.</p>
<p>Davidson is a super reach too, it’s one of the best LACs in the country, on par with Emory for example. While they’re very holistic, it still remains a high reach.
Have you looked into Elon, or does its regional status deter you?</p>
<p>OP, I think you’re looking in the right direction in terms of your interest in LACs because they are more likely to take the time to consider the whole package including your adhd. When I</p>
<p>I accidentally hit the wrong button here, and now that I go back and look at what I wrote I don’t know what I was thinking. It’s late here on the east coast. </p>
<p>Bottom line: I don’t know what to suggest other than to make sure you take a look at Louisiana Tech, Louisiana State, and Tulane. They’re doing some cutting edge tidal wetland recovery in Louisiana, and I’d be surprised if CivilE at these schools didn’t have a piece of that action. Your GPA is too low for Tulane but they’re also the kind of school that might be willing to take a look at someone long enough to hear your story. Good luck.</p>