<p>If I were to get a 25 on ACT math, would I be looking at the same schools or what schools should I consider? ( they don’t necessarily have to be in Cali also rt?)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t want to speculate whether a 25 would make all that big a difference, OP. If you’re not strong in math, then you should re-think your major because not only do you have to take several calc courses but you have to use that math in every engg course and some others. Then you have to use it for the rest of your engg career.</p>
<p>I encourage you to speak to your guidance counselor and your parents about your interests and strengths & weaknesses.</p>
<p>Do study for the ACT again, because even with another major you would still benefit from raising your score. </p>
<p>Ok I really do appreciate all of the advice. Thank you guys a ton!</p>
<p>U of Portland
Saint Louis University
Case Western Reserve University
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
U of Rochester
Texas Christian University</p>
<p>By the way, Iowa State engineering is excellent but the place is a notorious weeder school.</p>
<p>UTSA could be an option </p>
<p>Will UTSA provide any financial aid to a non-Texas resident? Not likely.</p>
<p>come all the way across the country, Wentworth IT is a good fit.</p>
<p>@LakeWashington, huh? OP has a 23 ACT.</p>
<p>UPortland middle 50 SAT Math 550-640
SLU middle 50 ACT 25-30
CWRU 29-33
SD M&T 24-29
Rose-Hulman 27-32
URochester 28-32
TCU 25-30</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.collegesimply.com/guides/23-on-the-act/#.VAU88WK9KK0”>http://www.collegesimply.com/guides/23-on-the-act/#.VAU88WK9KK0</a></p>
<p>Of course those stats do not apply to every applicant at those colleges. I know students at Portland, Rochester and Rose Hulman whom were admitted with good GPAs but not at the very top of their graduating classes. Like the OP, each was a varsity athlete in high school, including a young woman.</p>
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<p>Ok reality check time. </p>
<p>You need to worry about money NOW…why are you wasting time gathering names of schools that absolutely won’t be affordable? Do you have unlimited time to waste on apps? Do you have money to waste on applications that will lead to nothing.</p>
<p>Are you low income? If so, then you need to apply to your CSUs and lower UCs. </p>
<p>Your ACT and math score suggest that you will not make it thru engineering…the math will likely weed you out. </p>
<p>With your GPA apply to any/all lower UCs (do they all have eng’g? I think so, but not sure.)</p>
<p>Your stats are not close to being high enough to get into the OOS schools that will give you enough money to attend. </p>
<p>If you are not low income, then you will need to apply to the local schools that you can commute to. </p>
<p>What is your financial situation? This is app time, you need to focus on a list that will WORK. </p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestion and I know that I should worry about money, I am. I really just do.didn’t want to be like those people that post questions which the answers could be found easily to on the colleges website or google. I am simply looking for a list of possible schools that could fit me academically and I will go in by myself and compare prices and see which ones I can afford. </p>
<p>^ Then use the Supermatch engine on the left side of this page.</p>
<p>OP, that’s fine for you as a strategy, but what we’re saying is that there are hundreds of schools we could recommend, and we don’t want to use our time doing that since you can easily use a search engine like SuperMatch to do it. If you won’t narrow the parameters for us, you’ll not get much help.</p>
<p>@Avery87
I know of a student with similar stats (same ACT & slightly higher GPA) who is doing great at a public regional college as a mechanical eng. student. Concentrating on applying at the Cal State schools is good advice. By all means take the ACT in Sept., Oct., and Dec. to improve on that 23. Having pre-calc now is going to help. Work ahead if you can. Take real ACT practice tests. Go over the ones you’re getting wrong. Most engineering students I know have math ACT scores in the high 20’s and 30’s, but you can improve quite a bit with hard work. Good luck!</p>
<p>The problem with supermatch is it uses the average of students admitted. I want to engineer so scores will be lower than I need but idk by how much</p>
<p>Thanks @Mominwis</p>
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<p>CSUs with mechanical engineering include CPSLO, CPP, CSUC, CSUFresno, CSUFullerton, CSULB, CSULA, CSUN, CSUSac, SDSU, SFSU, SJSU. All of them have some level of impaction, but CSUC, CSUFresno, CSULA, CSUN, and CSUSac are probably the least impacted.</p>
<p>The UCs other than UCSC have mechanical engineering, although UCM does not show up in the ABET list yet because it is a new program. UCR and UCM are probably your most realistic chances there, though hardly assured.</p>
<p>Taking the ACT and SAT to try for higher scores may help.</p>
<p>You need to run net price calculators on each school.</p>