Schools for engineering?????

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<p>I am a junior in high school and my gpa as of now is about a 3.4-3.5. I go to a very competitive high school in New york. I would like to know what sat scores I would need to possibly get into these schools. I specifically would like to major in engineering. I am taking honors physics right now and plan to take AP physics next year. At the U of Miami i know someone that works there... if i got a letter of recommendation from him would it increase my chances of admission or if i had that person speak with the office of admission. I really would like to get into one of these so please tell me what you would recommend to do.
I am taking a 2 year pre- engineering course that i get college credits for. I am a first generation and also hispanic</p>

<p>schools:
Umiami
Penn State
North Carolina State
Uccon
RIT</p>

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<p>Can you afford all those OOS and private schools? $50K/year.</p>

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<p>Check the college search websites for SAT ranges. Check the college’s websites for a student profile of freshmen entering class’s stats. </p>

<p>Erin’s Dad is right, will you require financial aid? Did your parents estimate their EFC?
(Expected Family Contribution) or will you be a full pay student?</p>

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<p>I live with a single mother so I guess i qualify.</p>

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<p>What is your home state? “Qualifying” for FA is not necessarily a good thing unless you get into one of the schools that meet full need. [Colleges</a> That Claim to Meet the Full Financial Needs of Students - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/02/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-the-full-financial-needs-of-students]Colleges”>http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/02/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-the-full-financial-needs-of-students) None of the schools on your list do. OOS public Us like Penn State will not be able to offer much aid beyond that offered from the Federal Gov’t (which only goes as high as $5.5K for a Pell Grant and $5.5K in loans for a freshman). Where are you going to get the remainder? In-state public Us tend to be less expensive due to in-state rates. And most states tend to have at least one good engineering school.</p>

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<p>my home state is New York and I will get remainder from my other parent.</p>

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<p>Have you actually mentioned the financial requirements to your other parent? S/he may be thinking of $10K rather than $40K. U of Buffalo has a good engineering program and would be more affordable.</p>

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<p>According to PSU Admission’s “bubble chart” you would need a 2200 SAT with a (weighted) GPA of 3.5 to get into University Park.
<a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^ yeah, I was thinking about the same: 750+ Math, 700+ in CR and 650+ in W for Engineering in top 75 ranked Unis. However, that is for non-URM. For URM/hispanic, I would subtract 50 from each test part and still be competitive.</p>

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<p>what are some other good engineering schools that i could get into with a minimum of 1800 on the SAT</p>

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<p>Look into the NYU and CUNY systems.</p>

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<p>i would prefer out of state schools but i have looked at schools like Stony Brook and University at Buffalo</p>

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<p>If you actually CAN afford $50K/year, Purdue would be a slight reach, as would Ohio State. Slightly smaller, U Dayton.</p>

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<p>Bang for your buck I recomend looking at University of Utah and Utah State as the out of state tuition rates are 1/2 to 1/3 what they are at some of the more expensive schools. IMO Purdue Engineering is out of reach with a 3.5 but not Purdue as a whole.</p>

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<p>You might take a look at Lehigh in Pennsylvania. Smaller than RIT, well-regarded engineering program. It might click, if you were able to visit. Possibility for some nice financial aid.</p>

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<p>By the way does that 3.5 put you in the top 10% of your class?</p>

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<p>No a 3.5 puts me in the bottom half of the top 50%</p>

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<p>where can i find a list of the top 100 or so engineering schools?</p>

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<p>is Ohio State very difficult to get into? Lehigh?</p>

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<p>Lehigh will be very difficult to get into with a standing outside the top quarter. Ohio State will be a reach if you are in the top half but not top quarter. You may want to get familiar with the common data sets for the schools you are looking at. The college board college search tool can give you the data (though a couple years old in some cases) in easier to find manner than most schools have it so that may be a place to start searching. Also check and see what schools are abet acredited on the ABET website.</p>