Opinions on prospective choices?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>This is my first post.
My stats are:
3.4283 gpa uw
Highest SAT - 670math, 640 critical reading, 610 writing
EC's- Robotics club last year and in senior year. Received statewide recognition after placing first in a competition (Starledger article about our team).</p>

<p>I want to major in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering.</p>

<p>So far I have-</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon University
Cooper Union
Drexel University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Penn State
Purdue University (West Lafayette)
Rose Hulman
WPI
Stevens Institute of Technology
Rutgers </p>

<p>Any comments/opinions you would like to give?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>After having watched “The Last Lecture”, I can’t help but think of CMU as a very special place. Georgia Tech is incredibly strong in EE/CE, and would be a great choice if you want to come south. If you go Big Ten, all I can say is WE ARE PENN STATE!</p>

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<p>It’s a good list and you should do fine with it. Cooper is a reach, but why not try. What state do you live in? Some of these schools are public, and probably have tougher standards for the out of state applicants. Case Western would probably be another good school for you, if you want to look at it.</p>

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<p>I’m assuming the OP is from New Jersey, maybe NJIT as another safety?
I’d check out Rochester Institute of Technology too and maybe Lehigh.</p>

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<p>Yes, NJIT has a great rep. for eng. If you are interested in the NJ/PA area, I’ve also heard great things about Rowan U in Glassboro, NJ. Only about 20 minutes south of Philly and the engineering program is supposed to be highly ranked…especially chemical. Your stats would be a match.</p>

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<p>I was going to suggest RIT also. </p>

<p>We know a graduate from the engineering program at Rowan who has done very well. He went on to graduate school at Virginia Tech. He was very happy with Rowan.</p>

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<p>Looks like a good list. If you can, try to visit the ones you are most interested in. If you go to campus, I think you’ll see distinct differences in the culture at these schools. And, you’ll want to check out what else they offer, since you won’t be spending 100% of your time in your engineering classes. </p>

<p>Are you planning on taking the SAT again? It might be worth it to try to raise you scores for merit aid.</p>