Undergrad Engineering Schools for the 3.5 GPA student

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<p>What are some good strong engineering schools where a student with a 3.5 GPA and 80th percentile test scores can get in AND get a great education.</p>

<p>It seems like many of the top 20 programs are now pretty tough to get into unless you have a high class rank--top 10% and high test scores like 700+ in each section.</p>

<p>Where does the kid in the top third with decent scores and GPA who has taken a challenging curriculum fit in?</p>

<p>Many of the state publics are no longer accessible to students like this and the smaller schools like RPI, Lehigh and Harvey Mudd have low acceptance rates and have a very strong applicant pool.</p>

<p>Any suggestions of schools to look at in the northeast or midwest in particular? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>How about Michigan State or Michigan Tech?</p>

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<p>Missouri University of Science and Technology, try Worcester Polytechnic, it is a SAT?ACT optional school.</p>

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<p>What state do you live in? Many state flagships have good engineering programs and I believe that those stats are good for many (besides of course Berkeley, UIUC, Michigan, GA Tech, etc). Also, I know that Oklahoma State University is pretty OOS friendly and has a good engineering program.</p>

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<p>virginia tech is also pretty good</p>

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<p>Purdue has a great program and is relatively easy to get into. I’ve heard they’re really good with aid, and it’s in the Midwest.</p>

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<p>Apply to minnesota, michigan, and madison even though they are pretty hard to get in. Purdue is a little easier. Iowa state is good and super easy to get in.</p>

<p>Sent from my LS670 using CC App</p>

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<p>I had a 3.5 GPA with a 2070 SAT and got into Georgia Tech, WPI, RPI, University of Illinois, UMD, etc. So don’t be afraid to aim higher than you think you can get into, you might surprise yourself (I know I did).</p>

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<p>My S is at UMass Amherst, he was less than a 3.5 but with higher test scores.</p>

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<p>How’s Drexel, University of Virgina, or RIT programs for chemical engineering. I was looking at them to possibly apply to with a lower gpa 3.6 and close to 2100 sat’s.</p>

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<p>Howsitgoing, my S applied & was accepted to Drexel, but was offered little merit aid, and we couldn’t see paying close to 50K a year out of pocket.</p>

<p>I think RIT would have been a good school for him to apply to, but he wasn’t interested. A friend of his went there but is transferring out after the first year. I don’t think that says anything about the school, I think it just wasn’t a good fit.</p>

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<p>Michigan would be a reach but other Big Ten schools like Purdue would work out</p>

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<p>I had a 3.2 when I went to purdue. I did bust my ass and come out with a very nice gpa and recently a very nice GRE score :)</p>