Looking for STEM Matches/Safeties?

College Search & Selection
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Here’s my current list:

  • MIT
  • Princeton
  • Stanford
  • Caltech
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • Cornell
  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
  • RPI

I would really appreciate any suggestions of schools I could add that I would have a better likelihood of getting into/have a chance at merit scholarships.

I will probably be majoring in (in order of probability) math, computer science, physics, or computer/electrical engineering, and currently I would like to go on to do a phd.

SAT: 1550 - 790M + 760R (essay was 5/3/4 rip)
SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 800
ACT: n/a
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.8/5.0
AP Classes: all 5’s: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C (mech), AP Spanish Language, AP Human Geo, AP Psych
Rank: 1/400
Senior Courseload: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Comp. Sci. Prin., other AP?

EC’s:

  • FRC Robotics Programmer 4 years
  • Academic team 4 years
  • Mu Alpha Theta (just started at my school this year) 1 year
    Volunteered at the national cancer institute one summer (130 hours?)

Awards
-AIME qualifier x1
-UMD math competition part II qualifier x2
-AP award

State: Maryland
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000-$150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

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Check out WPI. I think there is automatic merit for valedictorians, among other merit awards.

3

National Merit Semi Finalist? If so, check here: http://nmfscholarships.yolasite.com/

If not, check these:

http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
http://competitivefulltuition.yolasite.com/

4

Seconding WPI. Northeastern and BU also both offer good STEM programs overall and competitive merit scholarships.

5

I second those ^.

You’ll also almost certainly receive merit from RPI.

A good shot at all the others but the first 4 on your list don’t give merit. CMU does give some, though I don’t know if it does for CS (which is as competitive as Stanford/Caltech/MIT).