Northeast/midwest engineering schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>Help me finalize my list! Top 10%, 2240, 5s on my APs, etc. Good number of ECs</p>

<p>Reach:
Cornell
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Washington University in St. Louis</p>

<p>Match:
Lehigh</p>

<p>Safety:
Rochester
Vermont</p>

<p>I'm interested in all my schools being mid-sized (5k-15k). I love the whole seasonal thing in the fall/winter. D1 sports are a plus but not 100% necessary. Looking for need-based aid but would qualify for good merit at UVM. Feel free to take out whatever doesn't fit and put in whatever may!</p>

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<p>Vermont resident?</p>

<p>Net price limit?</p>

<p>What kind of engineering?</p>

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<p>I’m an MA resident but wasn’t a huge fan of UMass when I visited—too big.
EFC is probably 5-10k.
I’ll be applying undecided but leaning towards EE or compsci.</p>

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<p>One thing that separates Northwestern’s program from many others is its emphasis on design and being hands-on. See my post (#9) here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1396478-most-entreprenerial-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1396478-most-entreprenerial-colleges.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Another selling point is the co-op program.
<a href=“Programs Overview | Engineering Career Development | Northwestern Engineering”>Programs Overview | Engineering Career Development | Northwestern Engineering;

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<p>Thanks, Sam! Got it on my list for sure. Anyone else? I’m trying not to add too many new reaches by the way.</p>

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<p>Case Western Reserve University would be a match for you</p>

<p>Also look at Tufts</p>

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<p>You probably should look at Massachusetts - Amherst (good reputation for your majors), especially if in-state financial aid is enough to make it affordable. Out of state public schools usually are not great with financial aid (possible exceptions of Virginia and North Carolina), but some offer large automatic merit scholarships if you have high enough GPA and ACT or SAT CR+M scores. Examples:</p>

<p>3.0 GPA with 34 ACT => full ride at Alabama - Huntsville
3.0 GPA with 32 ACT => full ride at Louisiana Tech
3.5 GPA with 26 ACT => full ride at Prairie View A&M
3.5 GPA with 30 ACT => full tuition + $2,500 at Alabama - Tuscaloosa (engineering majors; others get full tuition at 3.5 GPA and 32 ACT)
3.0 GPA with 31 ACT => full tuition at Alabama - Huntsville</p>

<p>Given your cost constraints, make sure that you have at least one definitely affordable safety, either with assured need-based aid (check the net price calculator) or assured merit scholarship.</p>

<p>You may want to make sure you apply to the engineering division, since it may be harder to change into the engineering division after enrolling.</p>

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<p>Do you know how much merit you’d get a UVM? If not, then you really can’t call it a safety because you’re OOS and won’t get much/any need-based aid from them besides a $5500 student loan. </p>

<p>The OOS costs at that school are high, so if merit leaves you with too much to pay for, it can’t be a safety.</p>

<p>A $5k-10k FAFSA EFC is too high for federal grants.</p>

<p>You really should try to nail down your EFC and ask your parents how much they’ll pay. </p>

<p>Also, some schools use CSS Profile so your “family contribution” may be higher. </p>

<p>Also, do you have a non-custodial parent? If so, then their income will get considered for top schools . </p>

<p>What is your Math + CR SAT? (from one sitting)</p>

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<p>Did you reject Northeastern and B.U.?
Carnegie Mellon
I agree with the Case Western recommendation.
RIT? Syracuse?</p>

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<p>Maybe too small for you but RPI? WPI?</p>

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<p>WPI has 3,746 undergrads. I don’t think they are Div. 1 in any sports. But I think it is an awesome school!
RPI is a little bigger 5,238 - Div. III except for ice hockey which is Div. 1.</p>

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<p>UMass College of Engineering only has about 1600 students. It’s the highest-rated public engineering program in New England. You can live in the Northeast dorms in red brick quads. And the food is great. Consider taking another look. It’s your best-cost option unless you’ll get great aid somewhere else.</p>

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<p>Maryland College Park? Purdue?</p>

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<p>*UMass College of Engineering only has about 1600 students. *</p>

<p>Just curious…would that be a small CoE? that seems good sized to me, but I have no idea what determines a CoE to be small, med, or large.</p>

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<p>^Small for a public U.</p>

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<p>Not too interested in BU and Northeastern----not an urban guy.
Wow, didn’t know UMass CoE was separated; shows how quick my drive through was.
Is CoE separated from the Greek houses?</p>

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<p>New(er) list:
Cornell, WashU, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Lehigh, Rochester, UMass, UVM, Union(?)</p>

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<p>Have you checked the net price calculators?</p>

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<p>Wow, didn’t know UMass CoE was separated</p>

<p>What do you mean by “separated”?</p>

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<p>You should put Univ Alabama - Tuscaloosa on your list. Assuming you qualify for their top automatic scholarship, UA - Huntsville is about $3k/yr to attend after scholarships, and UA - Tuscaloosa is $13k/yr to attend after scholarships. UA - Tuscaloosa is Division I, and just completed an $800 million expansion of their STEM program. Watch for them to jump in the rankings of Engineering schools in the next few years. You may find that going to a larger school and giving up the change in seasons is worth the savings.</p>