<p>I would like to major in computer engineering with some other related minor, I am not sure of what yet. I am wondering what colleges I could get into with my current grades and activities?</p>
<p>GPA (unweighted): 3.8
SAT: 2200
ACT: 33
E.C's: I was a student sponsor of the Model U.N. club, I played varsity tennis, I did social service club, and I volunteered with habitat for humanity. I also design web pages for different people, I know C++, Java, web design, etc. I also build computers for people around my neighborhood and for my friends.
School: Very competitive school in the Chicagoland area.
I also participated in my schools engineering program for 3 years.
I am a junior, I am Caucasian, and I am in a sound financial state.</p>
<p>It all depends on your financial considerations and the kind of school you are interested in. If you are going for a private engineering school, look into the [Association</a> of Independent Technological Universities: AITU](<a href=“http://theaitu.org%5DAssociation”>http://theaitu.org) schools. Some of them (like my university, Illinois Institute of Technology) may offer you merit scholarships. If a bigger school is what you want, then consider the state schools in Illinois which have ABET accredited engineering programs. These include, UIUC, UIC, NIU and SIU.</p>
<p>This list is probably not a good place to ask about your chances for admission. Rather, contact the admissions offices of the universities you are interested in and ask. The smaller privates will probably give you personal attention and the bigger schools will certainly be able to provide you with their admission statistics.</p>
<p>I think you would have lots of choices. You didn’t mention if you took AP classes or honors so it is hard to put your GPA in perspective. Did you take any SAT subject tests? Some engineering schools require those, but not all do.</p>
<p>You should get or borrow a good college guidebook such as the Fiske Guide or Princeton Review to help get an overview of specific colleges.</p>
<p>To start developing a list:
I would suggest that you run several different college-matching search engines, and then compare the lists that come up. Often each of them will pull up slightly different lists. Here are three to start with.
College Navigator - [College</a> Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics](<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator]College”>College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics)</p>
<p>[College</a> Search - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/)
Put in your GPA and test scores (choosing “must-have”) and then any other factors that matter to you and see what comes up. The results are ranked by how closely they fit your criteria. If you click on the “Why” on the fit button, it will show you how well your stats match those of the school in question</p>
<p>That’s a great list. If you wanted to focus on Eastern schools also consider:
Case Western (might get some merit aid)
Bucknell
Columbia - reach
Clemson
Duke
JHU
Lehigh
Northeastern
RPI
WPI
Union
Villanova
Vanderbilt
Tufts</p>
<p>That’s a huge spread in terms of types of schools. At some of these (RPI, WPI etc.) engineering/science dominate, while at others engineering students are a minority (Union, Bucknell, Tufts etc.). So the campus atmosphere is different between these types. Then there are size differences etc.</p>
<p>So you need to start researching to identify what appeals to you the most.</p>
<p>University of Maryland College Park has an excellent engineering school (A. James Clark School of Engineering) and offers both computer engineering and computer science.</p>
<p>If you apply by the Nov 1 priority deadline (not a commitment) you will have a shot at merit money.</p>