<p>Don’t know about northeast schools, but my brother & son in law are engineers, and I know several socially.
(It’s also often assumed my husband is an engineer. ? )
There are many types of engineering.
Mechanical, electrical, nano…actually about 200 types!
My opinion has always been that students are better off in the long term saving work related degrees for post BA.
That means business, education & engineering.
Just something to consider.
My brother has a bachelors in electrical ( that he finished in the military) & my SIL, a masters in environmental, both from public schools.
SIL was hired by the federal govt, less than a week after he graduated.
You’ve never heard of his school, either.
;)</p>
<p>Sax: Ok, but clearly not typical. As I said, my son had much higher SAT and decent GPA and piddling amt of merit in the same time frame.</p>
<p>Thanks again everyone. I have passed on the info so they can investigate their options. </p>
<p>Random thoughts, being from NJ, a Civil PE myself and just sending my son off to a school with a well-regarded engineering program way down south as an ME major. He had a HS GPA of around 3.4 UW/3.6 weighted, and CR+Math SAT’s of 1200:</p>
<p>NJ state schools are tough acceptances and not all that cheap. Rutgers definitely a reach, and I personally do not find the multi-campus set-up all over New Brunswick and Piscataway all that attractive. Rowan says they are looking for and getting close to 4.0’s for acceptances into the engineering program there. Which is a huge dichotomy to the students in the rest of the place. Definitely two schools and student bodies on one campus there. Many of the instructors and engineering program admins are ex-Drexel, FWIW. NJIT is in the match range, but I can speak as an alumnus, what was a great education 30 years ago with lots of bang for the buck is much less so now, especially for ME. Civil is still a decent program there as is Electrical. The campus life is better than it was in the mid-80’s when I was a student, but it is in Newark which might be a turn off for some.</p>
<p>Drexel is probably a match; but keep in mind it is a coop based program and they still charge tuition even when the student is on a work cycle and not attending class. I’d say RIT is a similar match and program structure, with the advantage that they do not make one pay while working. We found that campus kind of dreary though, and that visit was in July. Rochester in the winter is going to be an acquired taste. </p>
<p>The 4-hour driving limit eliminates a lot of possibilities. As said, U of Hartford is a match; U Mass-Amherst likely as well.</p>
<p>And I would not expect much merit aid with a 3.5 GPA. We did not see a dime from anywhere with similar stats.</p>
<p>@sax
that award is highly unusual for those stats. If Drexel gives that for such a modest test score, then they would be giving everyone an award. Did he have a talent, such a music?</p>
<p>How about George Mason University (in Virginia, just outside DC) or Manhattan College?</p>
<p>Goucher College (outside Baltimore) has a 3/2 engineering program with Johns Hopkins: </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.goucher.edu/academics/physics-and-astronomy/programs-of-study/32-physics-engineering-dual-degree-at-johns-hopkins”>http://www.goucher.edu/academics/physics-and-astronomy/programs-of-study/32-physics-engineering-dual-degree-at-johns-hopkins</a></p>
<p>I’m also looking for an decently priced engineering school about a 4 hr drive from NJ. I’ve found temple has great automatic scholarships. <a href=“http://admissions.temple.edu/sites/admissions/files/uploads/010-1415_Scholarship-Info_FINAL-ADA_508%20(1).pdf”>http://admissions.temple.edu/sites/admissions/files/uploads/010-1415_Scholarship-Info_FINAL-ADA_508%20(1).pdf</a>
it’s in a dangerous part of Philly though. </p>
<p>No special other talent, but fairly strong golfer that a D3 coach might find interesting.</p>
<p>Julianna5522, that is the delemma with Temple. It is a good school and has great scholarship opportunity, but the area is a real problem. A lot of people will defend the school, say the area right around the school is OK, but I am not one of those people LOL. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t feel comfortable recommending the school because if there ever was a problem with safety I would feel responsible! That being said I do know students who went to the school and loved it. </p>
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Drexel is probably a match; but keep in mind it is a coop based program and they still charge tuition even when the student is on a work cycle and not attending class.>>></p>
<p>Really wow. How long does it take these coop kids to graduate? 5years plus? and paying tuition the whole time?</p>
<p>My husband did a coop engineering program at University of Hartford. I don’t know if that is still an option or not. After his first term junior year, he did a coop every other term…including summers. He earned enough money in the coop term to pay a good chunk of the tuition for the following term. He ended up co-oping with the same company each time. In addition, at the end of each coop term, they gave him a gift of cash that paid for,his books. </p>
<p>And they also offered him his first job.</p>
<p>And NO, he didn’t pay tuition during the coop term. </p>
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<p>Typical co-op arrangements result in longer calendar time to graduation, but only 4 academic years’ worth of tuition-paying attendance at school (if one graduates “on time” and does not need extra semesters or quarters of school).</p>
<p>Drexel charges no tuition in a co-op quarter, but does charge a $790 fee per co-op quarter (though the student should be earning a lot more than that in the co-op job). Tuition and fees in a school quarter are $14,882 + $790. If Drexel is unaffordable, it would be because of normal cost and financial aid, not co-ops.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/drexelcentral/billing/billing/1415_rates/1415_prospective/prospective_undergrad_ft/”>http://www.drexel.edu/drexelcentral/billing/billing/1415_rates/1415_prospective/prospective_undergrad_ft/</a></p>
<p>Drexel used to charge tuition during co-op, but you were basically paying their 4 year tuition over 5 years.</p>
<p>If tuition was $45,000 a year for a four year program at Drexel ($180,000 over the four years) , then tuition was $36,000 a year in a five year program ($180,000 over five years).</p>
<p>I have seen a lot of threads on this over the years, with a lot of misunderstanding (and a lot of unwarranted comments like, “That’s outrageous!! I wouldn’t go to a school that charges tuition when on co-op.”). </p>
<p>As usual, @ucbalumnus is correct - Drexel has now ended that system and just charges tuition for the semesters that you are at the school taking academic classes.</p>
<p>Post #43: The only way he would get into UMass-Amherst with those stats (for engineering) is because he is from OOS. UHartford has Div. I golf, must have club or intramurals too. Western New England has Div. III golf. Wentworth (in Boston) also has co-ops, same as Drexel and RIT. Did poster look into Stevens Institute in Hoboken, NJ? </p>
<p>If the student is so set on golf, he needs to do a little research. He might be able to do it with all his requirements of being within 4 hours of home, etc, but it may cost him more. It would seem logical that someone who wanted to play a lot of golf would look south from NJ, not north.</p>
<p>My daughter eliminated a lot of schools because of her sport, but also eliminated a lot of recruiting calls because of the academics at the school (didn’t want an LAC). He needs to list out all the things he wants and decide which are the most important. Is driving 8 hours to a school that has everything else just out of the question? Is club golf okay at the perfect school rather than D-3? Is he willing to borrow or pay more? You also listed one the kid probably doesn’t care about, safety, that the parents do care about.</p>
<p>There is probably going to have to be a compromise.</p>
<p>^^Excellent point! Looking south of NJ within 4 hours for golf & engineering makes a lot of sense! 
That’s where VA tech could come into play…</p>
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<p>Yes, they looked into the NJ schools that everyone around here knows about. Rutgers, Rowan, Stevens, NJIT, etc. I should have mentioned that in OP. We were looking for suggestions that are not normally on the radar of people around here.</p>
<p>I agree about going south being a better choice if golf is a priority. </p>
<p>York, the safety, is actually one the student is very excited about so that works. They are just looking for other schools to look at that they may not have known existed and could be possibilities. </p>
<p>He is at the beginning of putting together a list. Right now, he knows that he needs to get a list of schools together that meet all or most of his “wants”. Then he can apply to ones that he thinks will work etc. but the list is the first place to start and why not throw out all the ideal things when trying to get that list together? </p>
<p>He can see what is available, and what he is willing to give up in order to get something else once he sees what each of the schools have to offer. But he has to start somewhere. </p>
<p>Virginia Tech is more than a 4 hour drive from NJ and would likely not offer merit aid.</p>
<p>Another option might be Manhattan College in Riverdale.</p>