<p>hello everybody :) this is my first post on cc, although i've been reading for a year or so. </p>
<p>my boyfriend is looking for schools to visit/apply to (he's a junior) and i told him i'd ask you wonderful experts for recommendations. here's the scoop:</p>
<p>--must offer engineering (mechanical/civil)
--he wants to go to a good engineering program (ie top 50 or so), but his SAT right now is 500/660/480. he's studying to retake it in the fall and will probably get 500/700/500 at least. so 1640-1900 SAT range. gpa is 3.7 uw and 4+ weighted.
--the school should be in the northeast, preferably PA or NY (tuition is paid for at a state school or a school that takes PA TAP credits).
--he will have taken 3 Project Lead the Way (college credit) engineering classes with As as well as mechanical drawing.
--he's interested but not committed to co-op, dual degree, and 3+2 programs. </p>
<p>i can provide details of APs, ECs, etc if that helps at all. </p>
<p>right now penn state, drexel, and RIT are all options. </p>
<p>thanks so much for any suggestions :D</p>
<p>Clarkson University (New York) Union College (New York) Alfred University (New York)
Smaller schools than what you listed above.</p>
<p>My bad, I think Clarkson is the only one that has both those majors, I apologize, did not do my homework.</p>
<p>SUNY Buffalo
NJIT (in NJ, not NY or PA)</p>
<p>thanks everyone! keep the ideas coming. </p>
<p>anyone know about the engineering program at manhattan college? </p>
<p>riverschoice, that’s ok…he’s just not entirely sure which he wants to do yet. :)</p>
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Undergrad engineering programs are acredited by ABET, so you study the same subjects no matter where you go. Consequently engineering schools tend to fall into broad tiers; those at the very top, a huge bunch in the middle, then some where just about any student who wants can enter engineering (and they have to simplify the challenge level to match). At almost every engineering college, the grads are in good demand with regards to future employers. He should worry more about getting thru the program than getting into a top 50 program, since nationally between 1/3 and 1/2 of those starting out in engineering end up dropping out.</p>
<p>more advice: forget about the 3+2 programs since few people ever actually finish them. If accepted to a coop school, go there; the experience really helps you stand out when applying for jobs, you get a job offer for sure from the places you interned (unless you’re a real screwup), and earning $25/hr while in college isn’t too shabby either!</p>
<p>Pennsylvania State is an attractive choice if in-state, but he’ll want to bring his scores up. Its common data set indicates that his SAT is lower than average, while his GPA is above average, compared to admitted students there. But SAT is easier to raise than GPA at this point in time.</p>
<p>3+2 programs seem like a way to substitute an expensive liberal arts college for a cheap community college before transferring as a junior to a university that offers engineering.</p>