<p>Um, I am a rising senior, and my unweighted gpa through junior year is roughly 3.32 ish, and weighted gpa is 4.08 (maybe 4.12? ) ish w/ 2230 SAT(1560 on the math/verb) I go to a top ten ranked high school in Virginia, and was wondering what would be a good school to apply to if I wanted to work in the aerospace industry, particularly, any type of engineering. So far, I have been looking at schools like UVA, and Vtech, but am worried that I will not be able to get in. So basically, what schools am I likely to get into that I can get into an engineering program within the first two years? And where am I likely to get a decent merit scholarship on this account? (soso EC's, mostly long term things, with very little leadership however)
(shoot, wrong forum..QQ New...., any chance to get this thread moved?)</p>
<p>You might also want to post your questions on the Engineering Major forum.</p>
<p>University of Arizona. Great school, lots of aerospace going on. They were a major part of the Phoenix Mars expedition. UC-Boulder also has a good aerospace reputation.</p>
<p>Also (this might seem like a strange suggestion, but I’m from the Dayton area), the University of Dayton has a lot of connections with Wright-Patterson AFB, and the aerospace industry is taking flight (ha, punny) in this area. Lots of internship opportunities to be had. The school also offers a boatload of financial aid.</p>
<p>U of F has a partnership with Kennedy Space Center, so that would be pretty cool.</p>
<p>Try going to the web sites of aerospace companies and their suppliers, and NASA, look at their locations and jobs and career sections, to get an idea of which schools are near those areas.</p>
<p>Note that your stats give you a [near-full</a> ride](<a href=“http://www.uah.edu/images/admissions/Financial%20Aid/Documents/scholarship.pdf]near-full”>http://www.uah.edu/images/admissions/Financial%20Aid/Documents/scholarship.pdf) to the University of Alabama - Huntsville, which offers aerospace, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, mechanical, and optical [url=<a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=361]engineering[/url”>http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=361]engineering[/url</a>]. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is in Huntsville.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech, Cornell, UMich, USC are all phenomenal for aerospace.</p>
<p>purdue university is one of the best choices possible. one of purdue’s alumni is Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on moon! how great is that??</p>
<p>Purdue will not offer much of a merit scholarship so it would be expensive. UMich would be full pay. Alabama is a good recommendation. Dayton would work but I’m not sure how they would view that GPA for merit aid. Wright State also works closely with Wright-Patt.</p>
<p>This: [Mechanical</a> and Aerospace Engineering | Excellence * Impact * Innovation](<a href=“http://mae.osu.edu/]Mechanical”>http://mae.osu.edu/)</p>
<p>With our own school operated airport nearby and recently received $20-million anonymous donation to the program.</p>
<p>TOSU Airport: <a href=“http://www.osuairport.org/[/url]”>http://www.osuairport.org/</a></p>
<p>UPDATED: September 08, 2011 02:09 pm </p>
<p>“The Ohio State University has received a transformational gift of $20 million to support one of the biggest undertakings imaginable: the exploration of outer space. The gift will provide funding to create the Space Exploration Research Fund for student fellowships to support promising research that will lead to the furtherance of space exploration, and for a faculty chair in engineering, named in honor of former astronaut and U. S. Senator John Glenn.” And more…</p>
<p>Source: [$20</a> million Space Discovery Gift to Create Glenn Chair in Engineering | College of Engineering](<a href=“http://engineering.osu.edu/news/2007/12/20-million-space-discovery-gift-create-glenn-chair-engineering]$20”>http://engineering.osu.edu/news/2007/12/20-million-space-discovery-gift-create-glenn-chair-engineering)</p>
<p>Best of Luck & Go Bucks!! :)</p>