<p>As we look at transfer possibilities due to Tulane's phase-out of Engineering programs, this U has come up on our radar screen. DS has begun to develop an interest in aerospace engineering instead of/in addition to Electrical/Computer Engineering. This school pops up as #5 USN&WR non-doctoral Us in Aerospace Engineering.</p>
<p>Its overall acceptance rate of 80% (!) and SAT range of 1080-1305 would make it a slam-dunk type of safety for DS. But with that ranking in AE, I'd have to assume the stats for that program are much stiffer. Haven't been able to find any info via Internet search.</p>
<p>Anyone have any info on admission to this major at SLU? Any other info re the school also welcomed. I am quite familiar with Jesuit education and familiar with several Jesuit U's, but really know nothing re this one.</p>
<p>Their transfer app is pleasingly simple. Free, online, just the facts, ma'am. Transcripts, no essays, no recs. (My new favorite type of school).</p>
<p>Jmmom, You might want to PM Arizonamom about her impressions of SLU. Her daughter applied, but didn't visit until after she was admitted and offered a merit scholarship. (She wasn't looking at aerospace though). Her daughter is now elsewhere, but as I recall Arizonamom and her daughter had some impressions of the campus and student body that might interest you.</p>
<p>SLU's aerospace program does have a good reputation in the industry from what I have been able to determine. I think they would be very happy to get a transfer application from your son based on what I remember of his stats.</p>
<p>Thanks, carolyn. I thought you might chime in. (Challenge to the rest of us: is there a school anywhere which is not in carolyn's memory bank one way or another :rolleyes: )?</p>
<p>1down - I was thinking that could be the case.
Thanks also to those who have PMd me with impressons/ideas.</p>
<p>jmmom, strangely this subject came up the other days with friends of mine. From what I heard Western Michigan and Purdue have good aerospace engineering programs. I have no idea, my S is not interested in aerospace but I hear that these are good programs and there are not many places that have aerospace engineering.</p>
<p>Although I PM'd this to jmmom, I'll post here also for completeness. We have a family friend who is a sophomore at Univ. of Colorado at Boulder in the Aerospace Engineering department. He seems to have had a lot of opportunities to get involved with some big NASA projects even in his first 3 semesters. They claim to be the "12th ranked aerospace engineering program in the country (U.S. News and World Report, 2005)".</p>
<p>I just thought of something I forgot to mention in my other message. My D visited some freshman classes and was disappointed in the lack of students prepared for class ie hadn't read assignments hence there were not those lively discussuins she was used to from AP classes. These was especially apparant in the English class she visited one of her favorite subjects. The sciences and research in the PT program seemed interesting but there were a lot of large lecture style classes. I do remember the coach offered her an extra 4,000 to go there and my impression was that came from admissions. We asked for more money and there was none left, late April but then 1 hr later the coach offered her that, so again they are quite generous with money and very pleasant in admissions. My son's girlfriend was not familiar with the engineering program but will ask her dad who is a professor there about it.</p>
<p>My D's teamate from her H.S. X-country team goes to the one in Prescott and loves it. She already has her pilots license. They do meteorology there as well and the program is quite challenging. She is currently a sophomore and is very happy with her experience.</p>