What engineering schools would be a fit for me?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm planning on going into engineering (specifically mechanical, although that may change) and I'm completely stumped on what schools to look at. My GPA's decent (~3.8 unweighted), my SAT I scores are good (CR:800 M:770 W:710, 2280 total) and my SAT II scores are decent (American history: 740, Math 2: 700, will be taking physics and retaking math this fall). </p>

<p>By the time I graduate I'll have taken 7 AP courses. I think my extracurriculars are decent, I have lots of involvement with Girl Scouts (I have my Gold Award), the school orchestra, and various robotics programs which are very time-intensive and also offer good scholarships.</p>

<p>So, where should I apply? I have a few schools I'm looking at, but nothing decisive yet.</p>

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<p>What’s your home state? Will you need financial aid?</p>

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<p>California and no.</p>

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<p>You sound like a good fit for Cornell, the best engineering program in the Ivy League and one of the best in the country.</p>

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<p>There are lots of Engineering schools. You have to answer several other questions for yourself to narrow down the options, such as:
How far do you want to live from home? A day’s drive or a plane ride?
How big a school do you want to go to?
What kind of school do you want? Mostly other engineers, or a mixture of students from other majors?
Do you want to live in a city or is a rural location what you want or something in between?</p>

<p>You can find many schools that meet your requirements. My son is going into Engineering, and started with a list of 20 schools, visited about 10 of them, then applied to 7, and finally chose one after a year of self-discovery.</p>

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<p>Some suggestions: Caltech, Harvey Mudd, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, UCs.</p>

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<p>Stanford, MIT, Cornell, U of I, UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>Cornell seems to be a definite fit for you.</p>