<p>You should get a variety of school visits. Not sure “top 50” should be criteria. </p>
<p>Here are some of my ideas for that geo - Olin, RPI, RIT, Clarkson (but for OP too far out of the way), Northeastern in Boston (great co-op program, merit $) and Case in Cleveland (merit $), Carnegie Mellon. </p>
<p>CA - Cal Tech, Mudd. Cal Poly San Luis Obisco<br>
Midwest- Rose Hulman.
CO - CO School of Mines </p>
<p>Lots of other great engineering schools too. Depends on priorities. Those happen to be some that we know about of have visited.</p>