College list for engineering schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No shade on OP's child, but how do you get an A in AP classes and then get below a 3 on the actual exam?

Grade inflation. My kid is the same. But, also, they don't test well, and has learning disabilities that impact reading long text.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No shade on OP's child, but how do you get an A in AP classes and then get below a 3 on the actual exam?

Grade inflation. My kid is the same. But, also, they don't test well, and has learning disabilities that impact reading long text.

My NT kid got a couple of 3s. His SAT one and done was 1430.

Just like SATs, this board is skewed towards parents that report high scores.

Some ways you get 3s are:

1) Not much prep for exam
2) Course was fall semester, exam in May
3) Teacher's class is not pure AP compliant
4) Wide ability levels in the class, resulting in a curve

Somebody has to get the 1s, 2s, and 3s.

ETS has done an analysis that supposedly shows that even students who get a 1 or 2 have an advantage when taking the college class.

[Anonymous]

This article puts things into their proper perspective

https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4953230-parents-misconception-gpa-sat-act/amp/

[Anonymous]

Look at Purdue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at Purdue

Purdue is the 8th best undergraduate engineering school in the country and requires test scores. The scores for OP’s kid are way too low. Far reach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No shade on OP's child, but how do you get an A in AP classes and then get below a 3 on the actual exam?

Grade inflation. My kid is the same. But, also, they don't test well, and has learning disabilities that impact reading long text.

My NT kid got a couple of 3s. His SAT one and done was 1430.

Just like SATs, this board is skewed towards parents that report high scores.

Some ways you get 3s are:

1) Not much prep for exam
2) Course was fall semester, exam in May
3) Teacher's class is not pure AP compliant
4) Wide ability levels in the class, resulting in a curve

Somebody has to get the 1s, 2s, and 3s.

ETS has done an analysis that supposedly shows that even students who get a 1 or 2 have an advantage when taking the college class.

Unless everyone is getting an A in class, the people getting 1s, 2s, and 3s should be the same people getting Bs and Cs in the class. Which isn't to say they shouldn't take the class -- there's value in being challenged, absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No shade on OP's child, but how do you get an A in AP classes and then get below a 3 on the actual exam?

Grade inflation. My kid is the same. But, also, they don't test well, and has learning disabilities that impact reading long text.

My NT kid got a couple of 3s. His SAT one and done was 1430.

Just like SATs, this board is skewed towards parents that report high scores.

Some ways you get 3s are:

1) Not much prep for exam
2) Course was fall semester, exam in May
3) Teacher's class is not pure AP compliant
4) Wide ability levels in the class, resulting in a curve

Somebody has to get the 1s, 2s, and 3s.

ETS has done an analysis that supposedly shows that even students who get a 1 or 2 have an advantage when taking the college class.

Unless everyone is getting an A in class, the people getting 1s, 2s, and 3s should be the same people getting Bs and Cs in the class. Which isn't to say they shouldn't take the class -- there's value in being challenged, absolutely.

I have a kid with an easy A in physics C who squeaked out a 4 on the AP exam with a huge self study effort. His teacher didn’t cover the AP curriculum, not even close.

Kid sailed through all other AP classes with As and no sweat 5s.

So teachers who don’t follow the curriculum are definitely one explanation.

[Anonymous]

Scratching my head. Is the school handing out A’s? Because all the other measures indicate this kid is NOT cut out for engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No shade on OP's child, but how do you get an A in AP classes and then get below a 3 on the actual exam?

Grade inflation. My kid is the same. But, also, they don't test well, and has learning disabilities that impact reading long text.

My NT kid got a couple of 3s. His SAT one and done was 1430.

Just like SATs, this board is skewed towards parents that report high scores.

Some ways you get 3s are:

1) Not much prep for exam
2) Course was fall semester, exam in May
3) Teacher's class is not pure AP compliant
4) Wide ability levels in the class, resulting in a curve

Somebody has to get the 1s, 2s, and 3s.

ETS has done an analysis that supposedly shows that even students who get a 1 or 2 have an advantage when taking the college class.

Unless everyone is getting an A in class, the people getting 1s, 2s, and 3s should be the same people getting Bs and Cs in the class. Which isn't to say they shouldn't take the class -- there's value in being challenged, absolutely.

I have a kid with an easy A in physics C who squeaked out a 4 on the AP exam with a huge self study effort. His teacher didn’t cover the AP curriculum, not even close.

Kid sailed through all other AP classes with As and no sweat 5s.

So teachers who don’t follow the curriculum are definitely one explanation.

New poster here.
I agree. Similar thing happened with my kid in AP chem. He was easily getting an A in class, but after taking the AP exam he said there was a LOT OF things that his teacher had not covered in class. He ended up getting a 3 on the AP exam, and all his classmates that he talked to got a 2 or 3.
On all his other AP exams he got mostly 5s and a couple 4s.

[Anonymous]

Your kid sounds great! Take a look at Pitt!

[Anonymous]

Longwood
Towsend
VMI
CMU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Longwood
Towsend
VMI
CMU

I don't believe Longwood and Towson have engineering.
CMU= Carnegie Mellon? Incredibly competitive, even though it's "test optional."
VMI only if he has a sincere interest in becoming a military officer.

[Anonymous]

What about RPI, WPI or RIT?

ODU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about RPI, WPI or RIT?

ODU?

ODU is a great option.
We visited during one of their open house events in fall 2022 and were very impressed with the caliber of students speaking on the panels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What would you suggest for schools for engineering schools, prefer a diverse school on the east coast, will consider mid-west or Texas but not California (too far). Trying to limit to 6 schools) 2 reach, 2 target, 2 safety.

male minority MCPS
4.0 UW, weighted 4.8
1190 SAT
6 APs by junior year, so far, no scores above a 3) (physics, chemistry, AB calc, lang, apush, world)
2 years HS language (through level 4)

Good extracurriculars — varsity sports, great leadership / community service, peer tutor

Plans to take SAT again, and work over the summer before senior year. The only reason I mentioned he’s a minority is to emphasize his desire to be in a diverse environment

Georgia Tech and Rice are top of list.
What else do you recommend?

New Jersey Institute of Technology: https://www.niche.com/colleges/new-jersey-institute-of-technology/