Strong programs in Wildlife Biology and Engineering?

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<p>My son is a junior and is putting together his college list. We plan to visit many schools this summer and fall.</p>

<p>He is undecided as to major but loves both wildlife biology (ornithology specifically) and engineering. He has strong ECs related to both of those interests. Still waiting on test scores. His GPA has an upward trend ( he had lots of As and Bs his first 2 years of high school). Currently 3.4 UW, 3.6 W. 3 APs junior year, lots of honors courses and 5 APs planned senior year. He has taken a challenging curriculum but grades are all As and Bs. School does not give B+s so many of those Bs are at 88%. We think ACT composite will be around 30 based on practice tests.</p>

<p>What schools do you suggest? Cornell is an extreme reach but is his number one choice and frankly is a great fit especially in CALS where he can do both biological engineering or biology.</p>

<p>Does not want to go west. Would go to the NE, SE, or midwest.</p>

<p>We are also considering Bucknell, Lehigh, Purdue, UIUC, Colorado State University Ft. Collins, Penn State, U Michagan, RPI, etc. I know many of these are big reaches other than Colorado State. Any ideas for other matches?</p>

<p>What other suggestions do you have?</p>

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<p>I’m a senior now and was also looking for wildlife biology (animal behavior). Cornell and Bucknell were the two schools that came to mind and they’re already on the list. Cornell has a lot of ornithology. </p>

<p>I also looked at Hiram which is a very small LAC in Ohio. They have a wildlife station with a few different kinds of endangered bird species. Automatic scholarships. Probably not much engineering (though I wasn’t looking for it) so not that helpful except as a safety.</p>

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<p>A little outside the box, but with some unique programs worth checking out: SUNY ESF, which shares some facilities and classes with Syracuse. Probably a match.</p>