Undergrad engineering suggestions

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, DD did a tour of U Miami last week, and she really liked it. The school seems to offer a lot of flexibility to change majors, double major, etc. It also has become very popular in the past few years.

Staying on topic, OP (thank you!!) - what did you like about it?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, DD did a tour of U Miami last week, and she really liked it. The school seems to offer a lot of flexibility to change majors, double major, etc. It also has become very popular in the past few years.

Staying on topic, OP (thank you!!) - what did you like about it?

DD liked size of student body, warm weather, proximity to a city, academic flexibility (including the ability to change majors), strong school spirit but Greek life not dominant. Also, DD enjoys Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Lafayette. DD was impressed by their mechanical engineering program. They didn't give us any FA or merit, so she's going somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has she considered Pitt?

DD liked Pitt, accepted to honors engineering, but they gave her no merit aid, so crossed off the list.

[Anonymous]

While in the Midwest, seriously consider Purdue and Michigan. Both have outstanding programs offering a variety of engineering options. Purdue has not raised tuition in 11 years and won’t for 2 more and produced 22 astronauts thus far.

[Anonymous]

Wait - I want to follow up on an earlier comment. Do people really think that a student with a 32 ACT is incapable of getting through an engineering program? Really?

[Anonymous]

ED to Northeastern

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid got 50% tuition scholarship and very happy in USC
Kid also got 100% tuition from UF, but we chose USC.
Toyota camry does fine job but some people pay extra to get BMW Benz Porsche. Nothing is wrong with either choice all depends on your preference and situation

100% tuition at school ranked #30 vs full pay at USC ranked #27. Toyota vs Honda is the more accurate comparison.

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-engineering

USC is a couple steps up.

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Santa Clara for engineering is nobody’s safety. Here are stats of kids currently gaining admission: https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/these-...lass-of-2027/3633801
You’ll notice that those in STEM have higher than a 4.0 GPA and score in the 1500s on their SAT.

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https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/these-students-were-accepted-at-santa-clara-class-of-2027/3633801
Working link.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking for college suggestions for DD. She is a rising senior interested in engineering (but could change her mind and also likes the liberal arts).

Looking for: in or near a city, mid-sized, preferably not in the Midwest.
3.9 UW GPA at private school, moderately rigorous courses, 32 ACT (may apply TO)
No hooks

Possible candidates: Northeastern, U of Miami, Villanova, BU, BC, Wake Forest, Lehigh, LMU, USC, Santa Clara

Any feedback or other ideas?

Univ of Rhode Island

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GA Tech?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait - I want to follow up on an earlier comment. Do people really think that a student with a 32 ACT is incapable of getting through an engineering program? Really?

Tough for any kids. 50/50 chance of getting thru but certainly won’t be a high gpa kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: USC Viturbi is is #15 (undergrad engineering) and has a 9-10% acceptance rate. Extraordinary recruiting to Silicon Valley. Beautiful campus. Exciting social and athletic scene. Lots of investment (new building under construction). On and on. USC is an extraordinary place.

Also, USC Viterbi is a huge feeder school of EE/CompE students into Qualcomm in San Diego or Apple in San Diego or to Broadcom or to other less well known tech companies. San Diego County is the world capital for “digital communications” design & implementation. It also has a LOT of high-salary silicon design work (e.g., on ARM CPUs and also on RF chips). (Aside: Qualcomm’s entire business was built on the “Viterbi decoder”.)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait - I want to follow up on an earlier comment. Do people really think that a student with a 32 ACT is incapable of getting through an engineering program? Really?

Tough for any kids. 50/50 chance of getting thru but certainly won’t be a high gpa kid

So stupid! Plenty of kids with lower ACT/SAT get thru engineering with a good gpa.