engineering school for B+ student?

[Anonymous]

A PP. My friend who is a devout Catholic and is also a wealth advisor/financial planner is sending her older kid to Marquette (out of state for them). This followed on a prestige Catholic boy's high school.

They wanted a smaller school with more personalized attention. Marquette is working out great so far. The kid enjoys the program and is having success at lining up internships.

[Anonymous]

I think there are some great recommendations here. I just want to say that it's really cool that your kid is already interested in international development. And there is a looming shortage of civil engineers, so that is a solid choice. With their interests and strong service work, they might be a stronger applicant than their grades suggest.

-- Aerospace engineer

[Anonymous]

Here is a link to all ABET-accredited civil engineering programs in the U.S. You can further narrow it down by state, or search for other engineering disciplines.

https://amspub.abet.org/aps/category-search?disciplines=15&countries=US" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://amspub.abet.org/aps/category-search?disciplines=15&countries=US

[Anonymous]

Penn State and Georgia Tech

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Size? Geographic preference? Pitt, Dayton, Marquette, SLU, Union, RIT, Clarkson, maybe Lafayette, Lehigh, Bucknell, case Western, Santa Clara. For bigger schools WVU, Penn State, Delaware, Boulder

not Santa Clara and maybe not CWRU but agree with rest.

Mine with very similar profile got into both of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:private school.

92 average (no weighting at the school and our gpa is weird, we have ap and honors and regular - and they're not always in a tier - some classes only have regular, some AP/regular, some honors, some regular not honors or AP).

Hoping AP PreCalc is a 5 which might be meaningful.

civiil engineering

I think jesuit would be good fit, but I dont want to limit anything now.

doesnt want greek heavy

northeast or midwest preferred. medium size but open. will need FA but our finances are heavy in retirement and low on assets outside retirement so maybe that's helpful

You can pull from retirement or state school. Most will want calc.

doing Calc senior year.

I can pull from retirement, just saying the NPCs right now all look affordable.

How are you paying for private?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:private school.

92 average (no weighting at the school and our gpa is weird, we have ap and honors and regular - and they're not always in a tier - some classes only have regular, some AP/regular, some honors, some regular not honors or AP).

Hoping AP PreCalc is a 5 which might be meaningful.

civiil engineering

I think jesuit would be good fit, but I dont want to limit anything now.

doesnt want greek heavy

northeast or midwest preferred. medium size but open. will need FA but our finances are heavy in retirement and low on assets outside retirement so maybe that's helpful

You can pull from retirement or state school. Most will want calc.

doing Calc senior year.

I can pull from retirement, just saying the NPCs right now all look affordable.

How are you paying for private?

I’m not op but outside the dmv there are good Catholic schools with tuition under $20k. That’s a world apart from $90k private college tuitions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1450 SAT. Lots and lots of service. Looking to get into engineering for international development kind of stuff. Not aerospace or anything like that.

I don’t follow what that means. Engineering is engineering. You can look for a job in that area after you graduate but what difference does it make at this point?

- engineer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1450 SAT. Lots and lots of service. Looking to get into engineering for international development kind of stuff. Not aerospace or anything like that.

I don’t follow what that means. Engineering is engineering. You can look for a job in that area after you graduate but what difference does it make at this point?

- engineer

My son applied to RIT for MechE. He did not get a spot for that but was offered a spot for a few other options...can't recall maybe civil? He had lots of other MechE choices so he declined RIT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1450 SAT. Lots and lots of service. Looking to get into engineering for international development kind of stuff. Not aerospace or anything like that.

I don’t follow what that means. Engineering is engineering. You can look for a job in that area after you graduate but what difference does it make at this point?

- engineer

A PP. Schools may differ based on host institution. I suggested looking for a school that offers non-engineering international courses and majors that are relevant. The environment in which an engineering college operates can enhance the experience.

I chose my MBA program for a strong focus on applied, onsite projects, including the possibility of international work. Through my program, I got two chances to work abroad. One in the Czech Republic over a spring break researching the environmental best practices of Czech companies. And a summer fellowship in Russia and Ukraine looking at machinery spare parts market development. There was a South American guy who was a Civil Engineering Master's student working with me on the latter. Many large R1 universities, like mine, have ties to various international initiatives through faculty. By researching the engineering faculty members' interests, and whether there are engineering-specific study abroad opportunities, you can learn about some possible added dimensions to the undergrad experience. This will differ by school.

I don't think Pitt, my undergrad university, is a guaranteed fit for this student as a pure engineering school. But Pitt has a high focus on study abroad and the Public Policy school has graduated a fair number of professionals from less-developed countries. It might be possible to create a very interesting self-directed program of study there, through Pitt Honors and the Engineering College. Pitt likes students who enter with a clear vision/proposal of what they are interested in exploring through their education. It might bring a little added merit aid. Definitely help qualify for Pitt Honors. The SAT is in range. They may not know how to account for 92 = B+ so well.

[Anonymous]

Rowan University, UNC Charlotte, maybe Virginia Tech if out of state

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:private school.

92 average (no weighting at the school and our gpa is weird, we have ap and honors and regular - and they're not always in a tier - some classes only have regular, some AP/regular, some honors, some regular not honors or AP).

Hoping AP PreCalc is a 5 which might be meaningful.

civiil engineering

I think jesuit would be good fit, but I dont want to limit anything now.

doesnt want greek heavy

northeast or midwest preferred. medium size but open. will need FA but our finances are heavy in retirement and low on assets outside retirement so maybe that's helpful

You can pull from retirement or state school. Most will want calc.

doing Calc senior year.

I can pull from retirement, just saying the NPCs right now all look affordable.

How are you paying for private?

I’m not op but outside the dmv there are good Catholic schools with tuition under $20k. That’s a world apart from $90k private college tuitions.

Twelve years of private pays for a state school and grad school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Penn State and Georgia Tech

Are you sure Georgia Tech is B+ for OOS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Penn State and Georgia Tech

Penn State is a possibility. Georgia Tech definitely is not! Georgia Tech is a little lenient with admitting in state students. Out of state students need higher stats in order to gain admission.

[Anonymous]

Towson, large state schools with engineering - u of Arizona, Minnesota, Michigan state, or schools Purdue, rose hulman, RPI, NJIT, WPI. So many good options.