MIT, Caltech, Harvey Mudd, Colorado School of Mines, and Scholarship Advice?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Colleges/Universities

-Colorado School of Mines (Applied - Given the free online application thingy)
-Caltech
-MIT
-Columbia
-Harvey Mudd
-University of Utah (Fallback School)

Scores and Classes

ACT: 34
SAT: 1460 (720 Read; 740 Math; No Options Tests)
—Composite 32 on ACT
Cumulative GPA (5-Point Scale): 4.1250

International Baccalaureate Program; Predicted to Complete
-On course for:
—3 IB HL Course Completions
—1 IB HL Math course (1 year, uncompleted)
—3 IB SL Course Completions
-CAS 150 hours on track
No Proper Afterschool Club Experience (Only one I was a part of died within its first year.)
Class Rank: 11 out of 124

Other Information
-National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
-I am open to suggestions of other schools.
-Pursuing an engineering degree of some sort, though I have yet to narrow it down from there.

I am also looking at where to go, financially. Particularly, what scholarships should I be looking for; what will help financially; what I may need to know that I potentially do not; what I may need to state in order to receive more help. I’ve been told that, despite my paranoia saying otherwise, my scores are solid enough (though the lack of SAT options tests will hurt in some areas)…

-…So it is mostly on a financial path that I ask for help.

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If you’re looking for excellent technical training on a budget, have you also considered–

  • SD school of mines and tech
  • NM tech
  • SUNY Maritime
  • Webb Institute: "if you can build a ship, you can build anything" http://www.webb.edu/ $0 tuitoin
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You should be able to get into Colorado School of Mines, Harvey Mudd, and Utah, but the rest you won’t know until you get get an acceptance letter. All of those schools are reaches for everyone who applies, but you seem like you have a fighting chance at all of them.

If you haven’t heard, The University of Alabama will give you automatically full tuition and 2500/year to use on room and board for have a 32+ ACT score.

What is your family income? At Colombia, if you make below 75k/year, you will go for free. I’m sure MIT has a similar program.