Undergrad engineering suggestions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

NU engineering is super tough to get into - always has been, just be forewarned, OP.

Northwestern (NU) is not Northeastern (NEU). Their marketing is confusing.

NU

Use only in the following contexts: social media icons, student groups, and informal correspondence. Never use NEU, which is an outdated abbreviation.

(source) - NU Parent

[Anonymous]

What about Bucknell? It's rural, I know, but it has a great alumni network and jobs pipeline after graduation.

[Anonymous]

Retake ACT?

[Anonymous]

WPI?

[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?

Bucknell has Engineering.

[Anonymous]

Villanova is a reach bc of low acceptance rate
How about large flagships like University of Maryland?
Some of the SUNY schools,
James Madison, Virginia Tech
Wishing you the best!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Retake ACT?

She has taken several times already and is getting burned out on retakes.

[Anonymous]

Harvey Mudd
Lafayette
Smith
Swarthmore
Trinity
Union
Rowan
Olin
Bucknell
Clarkson
Rice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Villanova is a reach bc of low acceptance rate
How about large flagships like University of Maryland?
Some of the SUNY schools,
James Madison, Virginia Tech
Wishing you the best!

good idea, thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvey Mudd
Lafayette
Smith
Swarthmore
Trinity
Union
Rowan
Olin
Bucknell
Clarkson
Rice

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvey Mudd
Lafayette
Smith
Swarthmore
Trinity
Union
Rowan
Olin
Bucknell
Clarkson
Rice

A lot of above schools will be reach for her score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

NU engineering is super tough to get into - always has been, just be forewarned, OP.

Northwestern (NU) is not Northeastern (NEU). Their marketing is confusing.

NU

Use only in the following contexts: social media icons, student groups, and informal correspondence. Never use NEU, which is an outdated abbreviation.

(source) - NU Parent

Gaming abbreviations now. How gauche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

NU engineering is super tough to get into - always has been, just be forewarned, OP.

Northwestern (NU) is not Northeastern (NEU). Their marketing is confusing.

NU

Use only in the following contexts: social media icons, student groups, and informal correspondence. Never use NEU, which is an outdated abbreviation.

(source) - NU Parent

Gaming abbreviations now. How gauche.

There are a few schools using the same NU colloquial names
National University (owns www.nu.edu)
Norwich University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Niagara University
etc.

There are other cases too such as BU, OU, etc.
If one school claimes sole ownership of the colloquial name, that would be rude and arrogant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colloquial_names_for_universities_and_colleges_in_the_United_States

[Anonymous]

This may be an ignorant question, but... does being a female applicant offer any advantage in admissions?

[Anonymous]

Look into the 3+2 engineering programs. That's what I did. 3 years at SUNY and 2 years at Columbia SEAS