<p>Ok so i am a senior and sending applications right now. I live in Illinois.</p>
<p>Right now, i want to major in engineering, preferably chemical or civil. I have a few colleges already ready to send applications to like Purdue, IIT, Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Milwaukee school of engineering. </p>
<p>Took many AP classes - us history, government, econ, AP calc AB + BC, physics, junior english and senior english, taking AP psych next semester.</p>
<p>ACT score is 27, reading brought me down a little. The best colleges i would like to apply to are around the midwest and hopefully get some good scholarships (have a twin brother so parents will not be likely to pay for much). </p>
<p>So what other good schools can i apply to and get in with scholarships? If you can please include some safety schools and other schools that are reaches. Are the schools I am ready to apply to good choices for me? Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>UIUC would obviously be a good place to apply to seeing as it’s really strong for engineering majors.</p>
<p>Also, I’m not sure if you would get any good scholarships (if any at all) at universities like UW Madison since they’re OOS. Perhaps it would be a good idea to apply to a few private schools as well (not sure which)</p>
<p>I would apply to UIUC, but since its really hard to get into and rarely give scholarships, i am deciding not to apply. My ACT isn’t the highest and just getting into it would be a struggle.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, do you think i have a good chance of getting into some of these schools, should i get a safety or is one on my list already a safety?</p>
<p>*ACT score is 27, reading brought me down a little. The best colleges i would like to apply to are around the midwest and hopefully get some good scholarships (have a twin brother so parents will not be likely to pay for much). *</p>
<p>Take off Purdue and Wisconsin. You’re OOS and won’t get scholarships there. Your ACT isn’t high enough. </p>
<p>Even though UMinnTC is “lower cost” as an OOS student, your parents would be expected to pay all costs (about $30k per year). You wouldn’t get scholarships there.</p>
<p>Even UIUC may not be affordable since it gives lousy aid and won’t give you scholarships.</p>
<p>You really need to use the Net Price Calculators on various schools’ websites to see what’s affordable. Have your parents sit down with you while you do those to get accurate info. </p>
<p>For you to get scholarships, your test scores need to be well within the upper 25% of the school (that awards scholarships). Your ACT 27 is well below the upper 25% at those schools. For example, to get about $9k per year from Purdue, your ACT would have to be about a 32+.</p>
<p>Look at your Illinois publics (not UIUC) where your ACT 27 is high for the school. At those schools you might get merit.</p>
<p>I was also looking into UIC, decent engineering program, my act is higher than their top 25%
Any news about how good their engineering program really is?
Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>I just noticed i was replying to comments with a different account, i forgot my username for this account but somehow logged in with it. Well this is the same user as JStane99</p>
<p>To determine safeties, run the net price calculator on each school to determine if it is affordable, in addition to checking its admissions selectivity. Your twin brother should do the same. Both of you should talk to your parents about what the college budget actually is, and show them net price calculator results for colleges under consideration.</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve U, U of Akron, Illinois Inst of Technology, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, U of Rochester. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Rensalaer Polytechnic Institute, U of Maryland-Baltimore County.</p>
<p>At WPI you can apply without using the ACT scores, using their Flex Admissions program. You do have to send supplemental materials. They are the only test optional engineering school.</p>
<p>Many of the above mentioned schools will NOT work because they either don’t meet need or are OOS publics that will expect full payment. Stats aren’t high enough for much/any merit, and any merit awarded would get applied to “need”…so wouldn’t reduce what the family has to pay.</p>
<p>hopefully get some good scholarships (have a twin brother so parents will not be likely to pay for much</p>
<p>This student (and twin) need to ask the parents how much they can pay each year for each twin. If it truly isn’t much, then the twins may have to commute to their local public univ or CC…or if UIC gives enough merit, go there.</p>
<p>If I recall, UIC’s tuition/fees alone is about $13k per year. Adding another $13k+ for room, board, books, etc, would mean paying at least $26k per year. Even if the student were awarded some merit, that school may still not be affordable. His stats are just at the bottom of the upper quartile, so merit might be awarded, but not a large amount.</p>
<p>Before the student wastes time/money doing apps at schools that will not work out, his parents need to do the NPCs on various schools’ websites.</p>
<p>He can look at the merit scholarships at schools like Miss St. With a 27, I think he may get instate rates (which are lower than UIC). He may also get a small Eng’g award.</p>
<p>If you want a really good school but can pay a little bit extra (it’s worth it) look at Missouri S & T. Great reputation and you would easily get in. For cheaper schools, look at SIUE, SIUC, and Bradley.</p>
<p>How about Iowa State? I looked there and it may be a good school (hows their engineering program?). I can automatically get $5500 dollars scholarship per year by just applying there also, which total cost are around 30k, with scholarship less than 25k</p>
<p>Iowa state is a good school but they do not lock in their tuition. As ACThater suggested look at SIUC, ABET accredited in Civil, and total cost of approx 25K with out any scholarships. Its not the party school it used to be. My son attends there in the college of science and loves it. Lots of contact with Professsors, lots of opportunites to do research even as a freshman. You should consider applying for thier Research Rookies program.</p>
<p>AS UCBalumnus stated you really need to kno what the maximum out of pocket price you can afford to pay is, so you know where you should look. It doesn’t matter where you are accepted if you can’t afford to go.</p>
<p>Whatever amount the University board of regents agrees upon. From 2012-13 to 2013-14 it went up just over 6% and that does not include any increase in the housing/meal cost if you continue to live in university student housing.</p>