<p>“What would you be missing? $30,000 is consistent with the EFC = 0 and net prices the OP listed.”</p>
<p>The part where the OP thinks that is a lot of money (income)…Maybe I misunderstood the statement.</p>
<p>Didn’t really mean it literally, just trying to be humble (and as far as life quality, I don’t feel like I’m missing out on a lot). But I do get that it is not a lot compared to most people.</p>
<p>That’s ok martkanayee. I was just trying to understand where you were coming from. ;-)</p>
<p>No problem and I appreciate everyone here taking the time to read my long posts and help me. If you can give an opinion on whether I should add another safety or just stick to what I have. :)</p>
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<p>The OP mentioned coming from a country where the per capita income is about 1/8 of $30,000 per year.</p>
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I entered a random liberal arts college, likely without an engineering programming. There are some schools on the list with excellent engineering programs that are significantly less selective than Stanford or MIT (for example, Rice and Northwestern), but they still may be a reach for you. I’m surprised you didn’t do better on your math SAT since you did well on the AMC exam and are a 4.0 student in advanced math classes. Taking the SATs again might open up some opportunities.</p>
<p>As far as safeties go, which schools were you thinking of?</p>
<p>With your current stats, it looks like Clemson might not be a safety on admissions, while USC looks more likely for admissions but less affordable (i.e. not really a safety due to cost). Raising the ACT or SAT scores next fall may push Clemson into the safety range and/or become eligible for some of the automatic full ride scholarships.</p>
<p>[CollegeData:</a> College Search, Financial Aid, College Application, College Scholarship, Student Loan, FAFSA Info, Common Application](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com%5DCollegeData:”>http://www.collegedata.com) can give you hints about what kind of high school grades, ACT scores, and SAT scores students at various colleges tend to come in with.</p>
<p>I was kind of hoping that clemson is a sure bet just because I know people who got in who are super lazy and have bad grades (idk about test scores). So I don’t have anything lower.</p>
<p>@Data10, I’m really bad with time, I am always the last one to finish on tests, so that’s what killed me the most (and careless mistakes). But I didn’t study, so I’m studying now so I can take the first test date next year.</p>
<p>One last question. So I really need to work on my test scores and then I’ll be in good shape, right? Now what if I only brought my scores up to 600 CR and 700 M, thus being at bottom 25% at WUSTL, would I still have a chance? I’m really liking the idea of WUSTL, so it’s my top choice now.</p>
<p>“The OP mentioned coming from a country where the per capita income is about 1/8 of $30,000 per year.”</p>
<p>Yes I realize that. He has been here for five years. He was just trying to be humble, as he clearly explained. A very admirable trait and rare to see here on CC.</p>
<p>Thanks!!!
Let’s hope more people start acting nicely on here.</p>
<p>Oh and I just posted a thread on the chances section about College Admission prediction tools and whether they work or not, if you want to go there and chime in. :)</p>
<p>If you are really interested in nanoscience, UAlbany might be the place to be. It isn’t really a great school in most respects, but it has a new nanotechnolegy department and alot of resources heading there way towards research in that area. There is actually an undergraduate major in nano-engineering (or some variant of that) that students have to apply into from high school. </p>
<p>Its another OOS Public so I’m not sure what there financial aid is like, but its worth checking out if you are interested in nanotech: [Welcome</a> to College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering](<a href=“http://cnse.albany.edu/Home.aspx]Welcome”>http://cnse.albany.edu/Home.aspx)</p>
<p>One big negative about the program that an undergraduate degree in nano-engineering might be very limiting if you decide to go into another engineering field post graduation</p>
<p>Just checked out the NPC, and 22k net price. So that kinda puts it off. Plus I don’t like the cold. But thanks for telling me about the undergrad nanotech degree. Is that the only one or are there more colleges starting a BS in Nanotech degree. Drexel somewhat has one, but I had to rule it out because it cost in the upwards of 30k.
But thanks!</p>
<p>Re: SAT II - some engineering colleges require SAT II tests in Math and a natural science (usually bio, chem or physics). You will need to check the admissions websites for each school to find out.</p>
<p>WPI is** the only** test-optional engineering school, and they do offer merit scholarships. Might be worth considering.
[Undergraduate</a> Admissions: Flex Path Information - WPI](<a href=“http://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/policy-qa.html]Undergraduate”>http://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/policy-qa.html)</p>
<p>Thanks for the heads up. Not having test requirement would be great. I did NPC on WPI and it still came out with 28k net price, so a no go. But thanks for the help.</p>