<p>I am a sophomore in high school and I've been starting to look for colleges with my program in mind. I'm looking to go to a college for aerospace engineering but I don't know the specifics. Any help in: Colleges that consistently excel in aerospace engineering, rate of acceptance/requirements, and the odds of getting an internship near or through that college.
GPA: 3.9
Core Classes: Biology CP Advanced (highest offered), Precalculas (They had to create a new class for me so I could be able to take it), Honors English (highest offered).
Extracurricular: A large variety of sports (in school and out), Participation in NASA camps through online courses and on site summer research with NASA</p>
<p>For aero your top publics are Michigan, Georgia Tech, UMDCP, and UT-Austin. Top privates are going to be MIT, Stanford, Purdue, and Princeton. These are all falling in the top 10 rankings. To be honest, Virginia Tech is in your backyard and ranked 15th in aerospace, one of their strongest programs. I would not overlook it. It’s an excellent education at a great price. Depending on where you are in Virginia the admission is quite competitive and for the most part stat based, so keep your gpa and course rigor high. They host an Engineering Open House in the Spring that would be a good opportunity to look at the school and get an idea of what they offer. Your sophomore year is not too early to attend, however admission is limited and some years do fill up quickly so I’d look into that.</p>
<p>The schools most frequently recruited from where I work, on the west coast, are:</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO & Pomona
Missouri S&T
Embry-Riddle (Prescott)
UC Davis
Purdue
GT
Washington State University
UT Austin
Texas A&M
Cal State Long Beach</p>
<p>I have been starting to look into Cal Poly and Georgia Tech (Because MIT and Caltech are very hard to get into), so what can I expect the requirements for said colleges to be like?</p>
<p>To find entrance stats for any school you can look at their Common Data Set. You’ll find it on their website, however it’s often easier to simply google the same of the school + Common Data Set. Make sure you are looking at the most up to date year. Keep in mind they are reporting the students that accepted the offer of admission, not the students that were offered admission. Generally the second number, which is really more relevant to applicants, is going to be slightly higher with the exception of the most highly competitive schools where few turn down for a ‘better offer’ (MIT, etc.).</p>
I understand it may not matter to you if you’re in or out of state but the cost will matter to your parents. For example, UMich, one of the schools mentioned upthread will cost $50K/year. Are your parents willing to pay that? As Blueiguana mentioned you have a great in-state option in VTech.</p>