<p>Hello everybody, I don't necessarily know exactly what my major will be, but I thought that I'd try to start with engineering as most of my family has done. </p>
<p>I have only chosen one school so far and have applied since it was the closest to me, and it felt like it was in my range. (NYU Poly)</p>
<p>Now I'm looking for alternatives in case I don't get into that school and since I really don't want to screw up, I would have liked an experienced opinion.</p>
<p>I just want to know my potential choices...I don't know if I have time to retake the SAT at this point to improve my CR score, but honestly if it is a good idea to do so then I will go for it. </p>
<p>I apologize for not submitting all my information, but here’s the rest:</p>
<p>I am a NY resident.
I was actually depending on financial aid and any other aid I could get to assist me.</p>
<p>My father told me he’d be willing to pay $5000 or so a year if necessary. I mostly want a school that isn’t too far, along with a variety of a subjects, but I wouldn’t mind going to a college that would be specialized in engineering. I would also probably look to transfer to a higher level graduate school, that is if the college I attend at first is a school that I really like.</p>
<p>I think you shold consider a comprehensive university with an established engineering school instead if you are not sure whether you want to do engineering. That will be easier for you to change major without moving to another university if you decide that engineering is not your cup of tea.</p>
<p>FYI: I believe at most universities, it is much easier to transfer from an engineering program into another program than to transfer into engineering. In other words, if there is a 50% chance you want to study engineering, start in engineering.</p>
<p>*I think you shold consider a comprehensive university with an established engineering school instead if you are not sure whether you want to do engineering. *</p>
<p>Very true!</p>
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I am a NY resident.
I was actually depending on financial aid and any other aid I could get to assist me.</p>
<p>My father told me** he’d be willing to pay $5000** or so a year if necessary. I mostly want a school that isn’t too far,*</p>
<p>Your budget is going to limit your choices.</p>
<p>Will you QUALIFY for need based aid? If your parents’ income is strong, then you may not get much. ** Aid is NOT based on what your dad SAYS he’ll pay. It’s based on qualifying for aid.** Schools may determine that your family should pay a lot more.</p>
<p>If you are low income and will qualify for Pell and TAP, then you probably need to go to an instate SUNY…like Bing or Buffalo. </p>
<p>NYU-Poly may not be affordable, so **you need to have financial safety schools. **</p>
<p>SUNY Bing has a well regarded engineering program. Also look at Rochester. If you want to go out of state, WPI is known for good merit aid (but maybe not as much as you are looking for).</p>
<p>I don’t know about NY state student aid programs, but if they are anything like PA, a student typically receives more aid if they stay in-state than if they attend an out of state college. In PA, it can often be the difference of about $2,000 a year.</p>
<p>Alfred University (NY), Mechanical, Electrical & Undecided Engineering have Merit Awards listed at $10,500/year. Bear in mind some programs at AU are NYS programs, some are private in the Engineering field. Should you decide Engineering is not for you there is the College of Liberal Arts, School of Art & Design, & School of Business. </p>
<p>Sometimes a private school can give you a better deal than a public in-state school. </p>
<p>NY residents can only receive TAP at NY schools…no OOS schools qualify. Full awards can just about cover the full cost of SUNY tuition (TAP was decreased slightly this year due to budget woes). So, a 0 EFC kid can usually afford to attend a 4 year residential SUNY with TAP, Pell, Stafford/Perkins loans, work study, and few small need or merit based grants.</p>
<p>mndail, have you used any of the online calculators to get an estimated EFC yet? If you are looking for a financial safety, make sure you look at the SUNY university centers, particularly Binghamton, Stony Brook, and Buffalo. Are you male or female? I believe Stony Brook has some very good scholarships for women in engineering.</p>
<p>Alfred is a good school but somewhat difficult to get to from the city. UB has a very good engineering school and plenty of other majors in case you change your mind and you should be competitive for some merit aid there. It’s actually easier to travel to Buffalo than many other SUNY schools.</p>