Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Reaches
MIT
Georgia Tech (OOS)
Cal Tech
Berkely (OOS)
Michigan (OOS)
UT- Austin (OOS)

Targets
Purdue
Maryland
Wisconsin

I'm surprised that UMD is a "target." It's pretty competitive, even for top students.

I'm surprised that you're surprised. Compared to the reach schools listed, it absolutely is a target.

My nephew in state MD was rejected UMD-but accepted VT

I know several high stat engineering kids who were rejected in state UMD but accepted to reaches. UMD was brutal for our public school last year.

And wait until this year when the impact of US gov't job losses drive even more students to apply....

[Anonymous]

2025 admissions snapshot:

MD (MCPS) magnet student
1590 SAT, 14 AP+ classes, 4.9/5.0 WGPA (top 5% at worst), great reccs, good essays/ECs
MechE major on applications

Reach:
MIT - deferred EA / rejected RD
NW - waitlist RD
Duke - denied RD

Target:
GT - deferred EA / accepted RD
CMU - denied RD
Michigan - waitlisted EA

Safety:
UMD - accepted EA Honors + $20K
VT - waitlisted EA / accepted RD (LOL)
Purdue - accepted EA
Pitt - accepted EA $80K

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In case it's helpful, my kid, HS class of '25, applied to:

Cornell (reach)
Hopkins (reach)
CMU (low reach)
UMD in-state (target)
VT (safety)

Attending UMD with honors and merit. Accepted at VT, WL at CMU, and rejected from Cornell & Hopkins.

He applied as engineering, undecided. If the university required a specific major within eng, I'm not sure what he put.

Very helpful, thanks! Can you share grade and score, and what kind of high school? And which you applied EA/Ed if any?

Public high school. Applied ED to Cornell.
4.9 UW/1550 SAT (800 M)/Mostly 5s on ~12 APs/took MVC in HS.
Other kids in his HS were rejected at UMD for Eng but accepted at VT for Eng.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2025 admissions snapshot:

MD (MCPS) magnet student
1590 SAT, 14 AP+ classes, 4.9/5.0 WGPA (top 5% at worst), great reccs, good essays/ECs
MechE major on applications

Reach:
MIT - deferred EA / rejected RD
NW - waitlist RD
Duke - denied RD

Target:
GT - deferred EA / accepted RD
CMU - denied RD
Michigan - waitlisted EA

Safety:
UMD - accepted EA Honors + $20K
VT - waitlisted EA / accepted RD (LOL)
Purdue - accepted EA
Pitt - accepted EA $80K

Georgia Tech is an absolutely outstanding result for a kid applying to engineering. So are Maryland and Purdue. Clearly a bright kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2025 admissions snapshot:

MD (MCPS) magnet student
1590 SAT, 14 AP+ classes, 4.9/5.0 WGPA (top 5% at worst), great reccs, good essays/ECs
MechE major on applications

Reach:
MIT - deferred EA / rejected RD
NW - waitlist RD
Duke - denied RD

Target:
GT - deferred EA / accepted RD
CMU - denied RD
Michigan - waitlisted EA

Safety:
UMD - accepted EA Honors + $20K
VT - waitlisted EA / accepted RD (LOL)
Purdue - accepted EA
Pitt - accepted EA $80K

Georgia Tech is an absolutely outstanding result for a kid applying to engineering. So are Maryland and Purdue. Clearly a bright kid.

Agree. Bet they would have gotten into NW or Duke if ED-ed there but UMd or GT is a better result for the money. No need to spend all that money on NU or Duke, given those other options. Congrats!

[Anonymous]

Would love to see some snapshots from kids who aren’t tippy top applicants….

[Anonymous]

Our kid has below average GPA and EC's; But SAT is very high. Admits so far:

Penn State, Oregon State and Texas A&M - electrical engineering.

All safeties.

Like all others on this post - he has applied to VT ( dream school in-state), UMD, Purdue, GT, Wisconsin, UIUC, Minnesota and the UC's.

Really, folks need to apply beyond these 7-8 schools. The chances of admit are so much higher, and education/opportunities are almost as good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2025 admissions snapshot:

MD (MCPS) magnet student
1590 SAT, 14 AP+ classes, 4.9/5.0 WGPA (top 5% at worst), great reccs, good essays/ECs
MechE major on applications

Reach:
MIT - deferred EA / rejected RD
NW - waitlist RD
Duke - denied RD

Target:
GT - deferred EA / accepted RD
CMU - denied RD
Michigan - waitlisted EA

Safety:
UMD - accepted EA Honors + $20K
VT - waitlisted EA / accepted RD (LOL)
Purdue - accepted EA
Pitt - accepted EA $80K

Georgia Tech is an absolutely outstanding result for a kid applying to engineering. So are Maryland and Purdue. Clearly a bright kid.

Agree. Bet they would have gotten into NW or Duke if ED-ed there but UMd or GT is a better result for the money. No need to spend all that money on NU or Duke, given those other options. Congrats!

EXACTLY how we felt given that IB/consulting are not targets for DD - she's been exposed through parent's experiences

[Anonymous]

My DS last cycle

Deferred then admitted Notre Dame
Deferred then admitted Northwestern
Deferred then admitted Georgia Tech.


Currently finishing his first semester at Georgia Tech Engineering. Deferred does not mean rejected. So, don't lose hope.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stanford
MIT
Northwestern
Duke
CMU
Vandy
BU
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pitt
UDel
UMD (in-state)

for BME

whoops forgot GaTech their #1 choice

No JHU? It’s highly ranked for BME.

I think Tech caught her eye in particular because she has a friend there who's very happy.

My DS is a Freshman at GaTech this year and absolutely loves it! Engineering major as well.

Same here. DD is a first year and GT was her #2 choice (after MIT LOL) and she is happy to very happy depending on the day so far.

Awesome!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS last cycle

Deferred then admitted Notre Dame
Deferred then admitted Northwestern
Deferred then admitted Georgia Tech.


Currently finishing his first semester at Georgia Tech Engineering. Deferred does not mean rejected. So, don't lose hope.

Can you share stats for your child? Did he or she apply to any of them in the ED round?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DS last cycle

Deferred then admitted Notre Dame
Deferred then admitted Northwestern
Deferred then admitted Georgia Tech.


Currently finishing his first semester at Georgia Tech Engineering. Deferred does not mean rejected. So, don't lose hope.

Can you share stats for your child? Did he or she apply to any of them in the ED round?

Regular Decision at Northwestern and neither Notre Dame or GT have ED. Non-binding REA at Notre Dame and EA2 (OOS) for Georgia Tech.

[Anonymous]

Target:
Northwestern: Applied broadly to McCormick; didn't specify which engineering discipline
Illinois: MechE /1st choice major

Safeties:
Illinois: Econ + CS (not a direct admit to Grainger but can apply to engineering as a sophomore)
Alabama : Didn't specify a major (applied as NMSF); accepted today

Will apply to hard reaches (Princeton & Stanford), reach (Michigan) and maybe another safety (?) if he doesn't get in NU ED.

[Anonymous]

2025 grad:
4.0 UW/4.4W, APS (VA) public
1510 SAT (790M, 720V)
11 AP, 3 DE (all math)
Good EC's, not terribly unique, school-level leadership, varsity sports, jobs, nonprofit internship, volunteer math tutor

Applied for Systems/Industrial engineering:
Michigan: deferred EA, accepted RD
UVA: deferred EA, waitlist RD
VT: accepted EA
GT: deferred EA, waitlist RD
Cornell: waitlist RD
Penn State: accepted EA
Ohio State: accepted EA
UF: Accepted EA
Columbia: rejected
UCBerkeley: rejected
USC (CA): rejected

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS last cycle

Deferred then admitted Notre Dame
Deferred then admitted Northwestern
Deferred then admitted Georgia Tech.


Currently finishing his first semester at Georgia Tech Engineering. Deferred does not mean rejected. So, don't lose hope.

If deferred, when do you hear they’ve been accepted?