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<p>EngineerHead, Virginia Tech, with 28,000 students would not be considered “mid sized” as is preferred by the OP.</p>

<p>Same for Syracuse and its 19,000 students and Northwestern with its 18,000 students…</p>

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<p>Point taken! My apologies! It is a decent list then. But how far are you (OP) willing to sacrifice the education based on size? You should definitely visit variously (close… couldn’t think of another v____) sized schools and see (alliteration ;)) for yourself whether or not size hits home hard (alliteration ;)) for you - whether or not a big school is not suitable for you, or whether a small school is (or isn’t).</p>

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<p>I think that, regardless of size, Lehigh, Lafayette, and Bucknell are better schools than Virginia Tech.</p>

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<p>yeah, I missed syracuse and northwestern. Those are too big too.</p>

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<p>That IS a long list. You could limit your search to start by only listing schools which fit your criteria. For instance, you have a lot of mega schools you could take off. Those are places where you’re more likely to be able to solicit opinions here on CC or find information elsewhere. Sticking to the other places might be more helpful to you.</p>

<p>You also list a preference for urban locations or college towns. What, then, are places like Missouri S&T or Rose-Hulman doing on your list? I understand that most places won’t perfectly fit all your criteria, but seriously, have you ever been to Rolla? Good school, but certainly not urban or a college town.</p>

<p>When it comes to financial aid, if you’re talking about merit aid, you should be looking at places where you’d be well above the average. Otherwise, find places which meet more of your need (either FAFSA or Profile) or have a lower sticker price.</p>

<p>Using those criteria, a more reasonable list might be:</p>

<p>Bradley
Illinois IT
Marquette
Rowan
Saint Louis
Southern Methodist
Stevens IT
UT-Dallas
Trinity U-Texas
Tulsa (in state)</p>

<p>I’d recommend you look closely at Bradley, Rowan, and Tulsa (probably your best bet) - all good options for engineering, at least, with low(er) costs. You might also consider adding Alabama-Huntsville and (for financial reasons - Rapid City isn’t exacly a metropolis) SD School of Mines.</p>

<p>If this list doesn’t appeal to you, figure out why - what’s important to you, and which schools meet those needs?</p>

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<p>yeah well I still think Clemson with 13,000 students only should be on your list :)</p>

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They certainly accept students of a higher caliber. OP is interested in technical/engineering schools. Lehigh is really the only reasonable school of the three for someone who is 100% sure about going into an engineering or other technical field.</p>

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<p>I have scored 31 on science portion of ACT, but something was up that last time I took the test and science score went down. I didn’t get to study for the SAT but I will definitely be working on it!! I just kinda went in there and took it to see where I was at and what I needed to work on.
I haven’t learned a lot about every school on my list. Some schools I just kinda put on there and am trying to figure out why I did so.
One thing I am really considering is strong sports programs. This is not a huge factor, but I like going to football and basketball games, hence the larger schools on my list.
I put the LACs (Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette,) because I knew they had good engineering programs and have considered engineering at a LAC. But idk right now.</p>

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<p>Two things I just want to point out.

  1. I am a sophomore. My SAT is not the best, and they will definitely raise!
  2. I have taken Missouri S&T, Tufts, and UIUC off my list. So it’s sorta smaller now.</p>
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<p>5pencer, Lehigh is not an LAC. It is a major research university with about 7,000 students</p>

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<p>Thank you JohnAdams12. You have cleared a boo-boo that I have made. :)</p>

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<p>Alright here I’ll make a list for you that I think is pretty good sounding. Obviously that’s still 20 schools but these are all of the schools that have good engineering/science programs and are less than 15,000 students (with the exception of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State which should be an in-state option)</p>

<p>Bradley
Bucknell
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western Reserve
Clemson
Cooper Union
Georgia Tech
Johns Hopkins
Lafayette
Lehigh
Northwestern
Notre Dame
I would replace Oklahoma State with University of Oklahoma.
U Penn
Rice
Rose-Hulman IT
RPI
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Virginia</p>

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<p>I would consider U Oklahoma, but if I go there, it’s going to feel like 4 more years of high school. And I don’t like my high school. I have been there as well, and something about the school just doesn’t click with me.
I actually like Oklahoma State, which is why I have it on my list. It may be the whole “4more years of HS” sorta thing as well, but it’s a nice place and I enjoy being up there.</p>

<p>Thank you everybody for your help!
Please don’t stop!</p>

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<p>gotcha, well Oklahoma State is definitely pretty good too and I definitely understand about the whole “4 more years of HS” because that’s why I didn’t want to go to UMass-Amherst. Keep Oklahoma State on your list then in place of Oklahoma because you need a financial and admissions safety.</p>

<p>By the way, Tulsa is a private school which means it only has one tuition sticker. Very affordable (I was a big fan of the school but it just didn’t have my engineering major, loved it from the propaganda I got in the mail haha).</p>

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<p>Regarding studying engineering at a LAC:<br>
<a href=“http://engineering.lafayette.edu/files/2010/02/LiberalArtsEng.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.lafayette.edu/files/2010/02/LiberalArtsEng.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Engineering at Lafayette:<br>
[Division</a> of Engineering: Introduction](<a href=“http://engineering.lafayette.edu/introduction/]Division”>http://engineering.lafayette.edu/introduction/)
<a href=“http://engineering.lafayette.edu/files/2010/05/Engineering_Magazine_2010.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.lafayette.edu/files/2010/05/Engineering_Magazine_2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’m willing to consider the larger schools, like Northwestern and VA Tech and Syracuse. I like some of the larger schools, but I keep changing my mind all the time and it’s getting difficult for me…</p>

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<p>why don’t you visit some large and small schools around your area? maybe a visit will help you find out what you want.</p>

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<p>I don’t want this thread to die…</p>