<p>So out of 10 acceptances we have narrowed our search. Oh, U of Delaware still in contention visiting next week. My s is undecided in which engineering major. Binghamton would be most affordable, in state, but probably the weakest Engineering program. With merit money all of the other schools would cost another 10k annually v. Bing. We have visited all schools and right now leaning towards NEU due to city atmosphere and Co-op program. Just looking for some feedback and other opinions. Thanks.</p>
<p>Well maybe he needs to focus on a particularly major to better help make a decision. Delaware is very strong in Chemical Engineering, no surprise there (thanks to E.I. duPont).</p>
<p>Thanks for the comment, if only it were that easy to have a 17 y.o. Focus. I am aware that Delaware has a strong chem. Engineering, but I’m not sure that would be for him. He is strong in math and physics, so I think maybe mechanical, civil or electrical. If only I had a crystal ball!</p>
<p>Have you determined the GPA needed to keep the merit scholarships? Something to consider?</p>
<p>Yes he has to maintain a 3.0. We spoke about it and he assures me he can. He has always been a good student, so I’ll have to trust him on it. Thanks for reply</p>
<p>@ddotjon - Great point. A lot of people don’t consider that. I have heard of stories of people losing scholarships due to grades.</p>
<p>The reason I mention this is because my son lost his scholarship at Hofstra, and we are in the transfer process right now, UGH!!!</p>
<p>And just an FYI…my son was a HS AP kid, 6 AP classes, all honors, 30 ACT, 1350 SAT’s, and also needed to maintain a 3.0 in college, and also assured me it was no problem…NOT!</p>
<p>An AP kid begins freshman year most of the time, right into all the harder classes Calc 2, physics, chem, bio, due to having all the AP credit for the Gen Eds. So, there is no freshman college adjustment period, where the classes are easy.</p>
<p>Mine is an engineering major.</p>
<p>Thanks for your insight, and sorry about the lost scholarship. My son is an AP kid as well, they sound similar. If you had to do it all again, would you and your son have made the same decision?</p>
<p>It may make sense to repeat AP courses to help pad the GPA. Often Engineering students, especially freshman, have low gpa. For foundation courses like calc and physics, there is also an advantage to taking the course at the college level. </p>
<p>I think the NEU co-op program is a great option. However the decision about being worth an extra $10K/yr depends a lot upon the impact to family finances. If it means $40k in loans, I’d be leery. </p>
<p>CEK…well, now that I see how it turned out, if he could do it again, no he would not have gone to Hofstra on a scholarship, which he lost, and he would have gone to Binghamton where he did not have a scholarship GPA hanging over his head. This certainly does not mean this would happen to your son, and you know many kids keep their scholarships all through. It made me uncomfortable at the time he accepted, and it turned out exactly the way I was afraid it would. No matter though, he will go somewhere else this Fall, not sure where yet?</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback guys. Still struggling with the decision. We visited U of Delaware on Saturday. My son said it made it harder since it has such a nice campus. The extra 10k would most likely be loans that I can help him with down the road. He has told me Binghamton is out!, but can’t make up his mind about the remaining schools. I’m getting frustrated and quite frankly think I should be pushing the in state due to his indecisiveness and ddotjon’s story. Anyone else with suggestions?</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback guys. Still struggling with the decision. We visited U of Delaware on Saturday. My son said it made it harder since it has such a nice campus. The extra 10k would most likely be loans that I can help him with down the road. He has told me Binghamton is out!, but can’t make up his mind about the remaining schools. I’m getting frustrated and quite frankly think I should be pushing the in state due to his indecisiveness and ddotjon’s story. Anyone else with suggestions?</p>
<p>Dropped a deposit on northeastern, wish me luck</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Agree with the decision 100%. All the best.</p>
<p>Good luck! Northeastern is a great choice for engineering due to it’s strong, integrated co-op program. It’s is also surprisingly “campus-y” for school so close to city amenities. </p>