@aquapt although he really, really likes lafayette, he does not have a clear favorite where he would forego questbridge. Applying at questbridge means he can not apply ED or EA to any non partner schools, with a few exceptions.
Thanks for the suggestion of Wake Forest, it is not on his list for a few reasons, having a general engineering major vs computer or electrical engineering was a big one for him, along with the feel when he visited. Unfortuate though, because location is great for him. MIT is the one geographic exception on his list, but I will pass along Tufts to him to see if he is interested.
I would like to update everyone that has followed this thread and/or helped us in this journey.
He winded up retaking his ACT right after the SAT before he got his score back, and it was a good thing he did. He did really well on his ACT, a composite of 34, 30M, 35E, 36S,36R and on his SAT he only missed TWO questions on the math, however it was a super harsh curve so he got 750M,720EWR, still a good score but overall his ACT was better, so he sent both scores to all schools he applied to.
He applied to NC A&T,(accepted), GA Tech, NC State
He also applied to Questbridge and will be withdrawing his other applications, because he was matched to his first choice, Duke!!! We are so excited!!!
If you look at my thread post and where we are now, I feel like its night and day, I was so naive. Thank you everyone for your help in letting me give my son the information he needed to make an informed choice in schools
Omigosh, huge congrats - that is awesome!!! Well done on both the application strategy, and bringing up the test scores which I’m sure helped him to match. Thrilled for you guys!
To make a more informed placement decision after he chooses a college to attend, he can try the old final exams of the courses he is allowed to skip with transfer credit, so that he can check his knowledge based on the college’s standards.
Placing ahead if he knows the material well will give him more freedom to start upper level course work early and take more free electives (whether additional advanced courses in his major, or anything else in any other subject that interests him). Having more advanced course work earlier may give some knowledge advantage when seeking major-related jobs and internships for summers. It may also give the option of graduating earlier, or completing a coterminal master’s degree without needing additional semesters if offered at the college. Or the advanced placement and credit could just let him avoid needing more than eight semesters if he wants to take lighter course loads than the sample eight semester schedule for his major lists (in many cases, the sample schedules for engineering majors show more than the usual 15-16 credits per semester).
