saftey schools science/engineering

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<p>I need help figuring out some safety/match schools to apply to</p>

<p>I have a ~3.8 unweighted GPA</p>

<p>2140 SAT, 33 ACT</p>

<p>haven't taken any AP tests yet but will take physics, chem, computer science, lit, language, spanish, world history</p>

<p>member of an FTC robotics team for two years, marching band, jazz band, concert band throughout high school, brown belt in karate, vice president of the school's gay straight alliance</p>

<p>what are some east coast safety schools that have good science/computer science/engineering programs?</p>

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<p>There are a lot, so I suggest you start your search by compiling a comprehensive list in a good college search tool such as College Navigator, the College Board or here on CC [College</a> Search - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/index.htm]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/index.htm)
You can specify all sorts of criteria to narrow your search. Navigator lets you download your list into a spreadsheet which is very convenient.
The CC tool lets you put in your gpa and test scores and will try to find the best “fit” schools. Be sure to expand the number of results at the top (20 by default) and be sure to select “must have” for any important criteria, otherwise it may come up with some odd matches. It represents the fit as percentage and when you click on the “why?” underneath the fit number it shows you how/why you compare. </p>

<p>Then start researching the schools on the list online and through college guide books (Fiske or Princeton Review).
Come back here and search for threads on schools you are still considering. CS and CE schools get debated here all the time…</p>

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<p>Thanks!! :)</p>

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<p>Don’t forget to try the net price calculators on each school’s web site to make sure that you can afford the school. A safety must be certainly affordable at list price or with pessimistic financial aid assumptions (or guaranteed-for-stats merit scholarships like the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt; ).</p>

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<p>Safety schools often don’t give much need-based aid, so for a school to be a safety for YOU, it has to be affordable. What is your budget? How much will your family spend each year?</p>

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<p>UMass Amherst would be a good safety for you. Strong engineering and sciences, great college town. Not too badly priced for OOS and you might get some merit aid.</p>

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<p>Safeties:
Purdue
Iowa State
UT Austin
Rose Hullman</p>

<p>Matches:
UIUC
UMich
UC Berkeley
Georgia Tech</p>

<p>I think those are all schools you should consider looking into.</p>

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<p>Well, you mentioned east coast schools, so it might be worth it to look at:</p>

<p>Drexel
RIT
WPI
RPI
Stevens
Lehigh</p>

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<p>@Pat1120, how is Purdue a safety? I heard it is the engineering department alone is incredibly hard to get into…</p>

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<p>Until we know what his budget is, we really can’t say what his safeties are. Most of the mentioned OOS publics would be costly. The privates might be costly if they don’t give much aid or the OP has an unaffordable EFC.</p>

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<p>I go to a school where 10+ students are accepted to Purdue every year. 33 and 3.8 UW = accepted. </p>

<p>And as said above, it all depends on whether or not the OP can afford these schools. I’m guessing he has a reasonably high budget due to the sole purpose that he did not state that money is a primary factor.</p>