<p>What are some good engineering schools that I have at least a decent shot to get into in the mid-atlantic region (PA,NY,DE,MD,D.C, or VA) that wouldn't be super expensive? I got an 1850 on the SAT's (660 on CR, 590 M, and 600 W) but i think i can get my math score and writing scores higher by at least 50 each by the next time I take the SAT. I live in PA and have an unweighted GPA of 3.5 and a weighted GPA of 4.1. Thanks in advance</p>
<p>use the SuperMatch link in the column on the left side of this page. Punch in your data and play with the prefs. This will get you started. Then run the net price calculators at three schools that interest you. then come back to us.</p>
<p>I got Penn State, University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse as the three that interest me the most and of the three Syracuse is the only one that would give a good affordable net price</p>
<p>I’d be surprised if Syracuse@58K cost you less than Pitt@31K or PSU@32K if you’re a PA resident. How did you determine this so quickly?</p>
<p>well, it could be that you’d qualify for a lot of meets-need aid at Syracuse, come to think of it. </p>
<p>I used a net price calculator, and Pitt and Penn st. were both around 30k while syracuse ended up being around 18k</p>
<p>what I have noticed is that other states have state schools with good engineering programs that are very cheap for in state students (U of DE, U of MD, U of Buffalo etc) while PA doesn’t, or does it?</p>
<p>no, it doesn’t. PA is one of the most expensive of the state flagships.</p>
<p>I’m glad to have been wrong, esp by this much. did you speak to your parents about what they can afford to provide you each year for college?</p>
<p>Nothing at all, they barely save money throughout the year so they won’t be able to provide much if anything at all.</p>
<p>Then how do you expect to pay for college? You can only borrow 5500 the first year. In fact, that 5500 may already be accounted for in the grant offer from Syracuse. All colleges will expect you or your family to pay something in addition to 5500 in your loans. </p>
<p>that’s the thing, idk how college really works. No one in my family has gone.</p>
<p>If we’re going to help you, I’m going to have to ask you some questions about your family, their income, and their assets. </p>
<p>Are you parents living in the same household? are they your birth parents?
Do they own a business or farm?
Do they make 20-40K, 40-60, 60-80, or more than 80K?
Do you have any savings?
Can you live at home during college?</p>
<p>Yes and yes. No farm. They make in the low sixties. I have about 11k saved up in another country. and I want to live on campus preferably but if i have to live at home so be it but there aren’t many colleges around where i live except lehigh</p>
<p>If you can get the SAT scores up, for safeties, you might get merit at Temple or Widener.
( I think Temple cut-off is 1400 M/R while Widener is 1350)</p>
<p>How much would I get in merit aid?</p>
<p>Your scores aren’t strong enough for merit right now. Temple requires a 3.75 or a 1400 on the SAT to get their automatic tuition scholarship. I don’t know Widner’s cut-offs, but you can go to their merit page to find out.</p>
<p>I want you to run the net price calculator for Lehigh to see what your EFC will be. Your parents’ income is low enough that Lehigh might provide a large amount of need-based aid. Run it once for living on campus and again for living at home. There are an awful lot of colleges in the Bethlehem/Allentown area, OP.</p>
<p>Up to full tuition depending on how high you get your SAT M/CR. Check out their websites under Admissions - Scholarships.</p>
<p>When looking for merit, you need to add your CR + M scores. Right now, yours arent high enough. </p>
<p>For some reason they both end up as 11,450 which is a very manageable amount, and yea i’m currently working pretty hard on trying to raise my SAT score </p>