Looking For Safety/Match Schools

College Search & Selection
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Hello everyone, I was just rejected from Stanford REA, so I am looking for some safety or match schools that I can apply to for regular decision. I got into UGA, but I do not know about its engineering program much (my intended major is electrical engineering). I feel as though the other colleges that I have applied to are mostly reaches, so maybe you guys can help?

I have applied to:
Georgia Tech (early action, awaiting decision)
Stanford (rejected REA)
UGA (accepted early action)
UC-Berkeley (awaiting decision)

I will be applying to:
Rice
MIT
Caltech

My stats:
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1 out of 984
SAT: 2220
SAT Math:740
SAT Reading: 800
SAT Writing: 680
Will have taken 12 AP classes in high school (other classes were mostly honors level)
Captain of Science Olympiad, President of Spanish Honors Society, Founder and Captain of school cricket club, in Beta Club, Technology Student Association, Basketball league, National Honor Society, National Science Honors Society
AP Scholar with Distinction

My intended major is electrical engineering, so I am looking for a strong engineering program if possible. Also, if the school has generous financial aid, that would definitely be a plus. Otherwise, a location in a warmer state near a city would be nice, but that is not as important right now (I am in Georgia by the way).

Thanks!

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UCSD, UCI, Texas A&M, UT Austin (matches or safeties)
&
Harvey Mudd (reach)

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I guess this thread is a bit late because all 4 of those matches/safeties application deadlines have passed. Also, I was considering applying to UT Austin but became hesitant because I researched and heard they do not give much financial aid to out-of-state students. Thanks for the help though!

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UIUC, Purdue, U Michigan (sorry, I realize they’re all in cold states)

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For your academic interests, RPI would be very strong.

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Check out Lehigh. Not as warm as Georgia, but not terrible. Known for engineering, students seem to really like it.

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Pitt’s merit deadline is not until next week.

Were you NMSF?

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What are your parents saying about how much they’ll pay each year? No OOS aid for UCs.

You qualify for Zell MIller, right?

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I second Pitt and RPI. Also WPI, Lafayette, and Case Western. Perhaps Stony Brook? All strong engineering and you should get merit $$$. Alas, also snow and cold.

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I think it’s too late to apply to UPitt and get merit. Seems like I recall that early applicants with high stats get merit.

Seriously, until the OP tells us how much his family will pay each year, we can’t say what schools will be match/safeties.

If his parents will pay $65k per year for any school, then fine. However, many parents won’t pay $50k+ for an OOS public.

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RIT. Not in a warm climate but strong EE program and good chance for merit.

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Does this mean you’re low income so would qualify for FA? If so UCB is a non-starter. If not you should be looking at schools with good merit aid.

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I was a commended student.

I do qualify for Zell Miller, so my parents would like to pay about 10-15 K a year since that is how much it would cost to stay in-state. Just to put in perspective, according to net price calculators, MIT, Rice, and Harvey Mudd would cost about the same as Georgia Tech per year.

Also, I applied to UCB before realizing that public out of state schools do not give much financial aid.