<p>Also, shouldn’t you take physics as an SATII as well as the math? I remember being told physics was required for some schools. Math 2 is also easier than Math 1, I don’t know why I thought it was the other way?</p>
<p>I’m going to Carnegie in the fall, it’s a cool place but I think if money is a factor and you don’t get that good of a financial aid package then going anywhere else for mechE wouldn’t make that big of a difference prestige wise (unless you want to go more into robotics). It is a very good school though. </p>
<p>Also I was very much into RPI and then Cornell for a bit for aerospace/mechE. I think you could easily get into RPI though Cornell is a reach for everyone. I always keep kicking myself for not looking more into Purdue, Georgie Tech, or california schools like Berkley and Stanford. Harvey Mudd but I hear it kills you and they only offer general engineering but you can specialize.</p>
<p>Also region does matter, south? Look at UT, Rice (though I’d go there for civil over mechE), A&M, Texas Tech is like a smaller version of UT and A&M, Tulane is somewhere I forgot I needed to apply to.</p>
<p>If you want something small, fancier named and less of an engineering-centered school try looking at Tufts and Northwestern which were all places I should have applied (I had freakin’ free applications!).</p>
<p>UPitt is also cool since you’ll be in Pitts. Lehigh is also in Pennsylvania and is a good engineering school. Lafayette is right next door to Lehigh. I’m sure you’d get into those.</p>
<p>Apply to U of Ill and Mich. </p>
<p>God, I hate to think of all the damn places I should have applied. I only applied to 5? 6? And I had free applications and fee waivers from my school and I had a good SAT score and grades and I’m a girl. I mean, Carnegie was where I wanted to go anyway, it’s the art + engineering deal that I love, also just the oddities. But I mean, I should have in case I didn’t get in. Though, my safety was UT/RPI which isn’t bad at all. Still, I got lazy so don’t do that. Applications are annoying, I know.</p>
<p>Also, don’t forget all those engineering and STEM scholarships out there. APPLY! FOR THE LOVE OF TESLA APPLY!</p>