Suggest some colleges for me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a junior and I'm not really sure where to apply.</p>

<p>My stats (so far)
GPA: 3.9/4.17
ACT: 32
SAT: 1880
Rank: My school doesn't rank
Currently taking 2 AP's (Calculus BC and Lang), planning to take 3 or 4 next year
In French Honor Society (10th grade/11th grade), Asian American Students Association, Environmental Club, and French Club (9th grade)
100 hours of volunteering</p>

<p>I plan to major in electrical engineering and I'd like to stay on the East Coast.</p>

<p>So...any suggestions?</p>

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<p>You should have some reaches matches and safeties.
Princeton, Yale, Brown, Colombia, Tufts, Brandeis, and many more have your major in the East coast.
Best of Luck!</p>

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<p>Rensselear Polytechnic Institute (Match…good match!) (Note: If you’re a female, then this school will be especially welcoming. They need girls.)</p>

<p>Tufts University School of Engineering (Low Reach/High Match.)</p>

<p>Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Definitely a safety for you.)</p>

<p>Cornell University School of Engineering (Eh…reach. But with your ACT (Don’t send your SAT) worth a shot.)</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon University (Match…I’d say this is extremely good. Well ranked engineering and wonderful campus as well.)</p>

<p>Hope this helps! I hope others can offer you more choices! Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Do you have any cost constraints?</p>

<p>EE is a pretty common major; you can find lots of schools which have in the [ABET</a> accreditation listings](<a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramSearch.aspx/AccreditationSearch.aspx]ABET”>http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramSearch.aspx/AccreditationSearch.aspx).</p>

<p>From one of your other posts, it looks like you are a Virginia resident. UVa and VT should be fine options at in-state discounted tuition.</p>

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<p>STEPHWONG: Although those colleges are kinda up there and I’m not really planning to go to them, thanks! </p>

<p>DesiCollegeGal: Yeah, I was looking at Rensselear and Carnegie Mellon. My mom’s WAY protective about me going anywhere other than Va and DC, though… </p>

<p>ucbalumnus: Well, I have to ask my mom again, but last time I think she said no more than $25,000…</p>

<p>Yeah, I wasn’t considering VT as much, but I am now! :)</p>

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<p>Virginia yearly cost of attendance for in-state is about $24,000, while Virginia Tech yearly cost of attendance for in-state is about $20,000. So both would fit under the $25,000 price limit even if you got no financial aid or scholarships (though any such aid or scholarships would certainly be desirable to reduce the costs). The private schools mentioned are likely to be far over the price limit at list price, though some may offer enough financial aid, depending on your situation.</p>

<p>Put “net price calculator” into each candidate school’s web site to get an estimate of financial aid and net cost after applying estimated financial aid.</p>

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<p>Yeah, my mother and I weren’t really looking into the private schools.</p>

<p>But thanks for your advice. That was really helpful!</p>

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<p>Try for these: </p>

<p>UVA
Cornell
Penn State
University of Maryland (college park and baltimore county)
UNC
Carnegie Mellon
Tufts
Virginia Tech</p>

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<p>Thanks, rd1023!</p>

<p>Cornell seems like a bit of a stretch for me, but the other schools, I’ll definitely look into! </p>

<p>I’ll probably end up re-taking my SAT, and see what I get in May or June anyway.</p>

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<p>I agree, don’t send the SAT, just the ACT. That score seems high enough that you don’t really need to bother taking the SAT again.
All of the suggestions are very good.
Maybe also look up GW, URochester, Lehigh, Bucknell, Lafayette</p>