Help Finding Safeties #2--comp sci/engineering

[Anonymous]

Looking into WVU I found this post that mentioned Syracuse gives merit aid: https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/west-virginia-university/2104081-wvu-school-of-engineering.html

[Anonymous]

Is NC State really an option -- price????

They aren't going to give much aid, and they are $29K for OOS tuition. Other expenses are going to add up to more than $35K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools to look at -
Stevens Institute of Tech in NJ
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
RPI
RIT
UMBC
Penn State
Drexel
Delaware

I will second UMBC. I work at NASA's G*ddard Space Flight Center and we have a lot of people that come to GSFC on contracts in programming, system administration, and various engineering specialties who came from UMBC. It is a great hidden gem and the graduates have a very good background to build on. I've hired several people with UMBC degrees over the years and have not been disappointed by them. Each of the ones that I've hired have been bright and hard workers who often started a little behind the financial curve and that's been fine with me.

Same, I've been very impressed with my UMBC hires.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No application fee at Oberlin — can’t hurt to apply.

Seems like an odd choice for engineering

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought they still had that 3/2 program with Columbia? It’s no more?

Not sure about specific schools but the 3/2 programs have about a 2-5% success rate. Most kids just don't do end up doing it. If you can get your masters in engineering in 5 years at many private schools like Stevens, WPI, Rose-Hulman, etc... then why bother with a 3/2 program? Most end up just getting a BA in a non STEM field. So private colleges may look pricy, but when you take FA and merit into play and move off campus, the numbers go down dramatically. When you go into big schools, many kids take 5 years just for their BA. It is something to be very aware of. When we went to Ohio State, all 4 kids doing the tours were 5th year undergrad engineering students. One admitted after the tour one on one, that it was very hard to get the exact classes each semester to graduate on time. His scholarship was for only 4 years so he had a lot of loans his 5th year. Many kids also do summer classes to keep up and that costs money too and keeps your child from working and earning money. So going to a smaller more specialized school can get you to graduate quicker and in the end may be cheaper. So I would never rule them out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is NC State really an option -- price????

They aren't going to give much aid, and they are $29K for OOS tuition. Other expenses are going to add up to more than $35K.

My daughter received $12K scholarship from NC State. Also a free ride at UA Huntsville, $13K off ASU, $10K off Pitt, and nothing for Purdue, VT, UMD, or Ohio State. Just to give you an idea. She ended up not going to any of those though. Came very close to Purdue. Their tuition is reasonable, off campus housing is dirt cheap, and they have had a tuition freeze for 7 years I think and guaranteed it until at least 2021.

[Anonymous]

Were these results from last admissions cycle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is NC State really an option -- price????

They aren't going to give much aid, and they are $29K for OOS tuition. Other expenses are going to add up to more than $35K.

My daughter received $12K scholarship from NC State. Also a free ride at UA Huntsville, $13K off ASU, $10K off Pitt, and nothing for Purdue, VT, UMD, or Ohio State. Just to give you an idea. She ended up not going to any of those though. Came very close to Purdue. Their tuition is reasonable, off campus housing is dirt cheap, and they have had a tuition freeze for 7 years I think and guaranteed it until at least 2021.

Not OP but thank you for the info!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought they still had that 3/2 program with Columbia? It’s no more?

Not sure about specific schools but the 3/2 programs have about a 2-5% success rate. Most kids just don't do end up doing it. If you can get your masters in engineering in 5 years at many private schools like Stevens, WPI, Rose-Hulman, etc... then why bother with a 3/2 program? Most end up just getting a BA in a non STEM field. So private colleges may look pricy, but when you take FA and merit into play and move off campus, the numbers go down dramatically. When you go into big schools, many kids take 5 years just for their BA. It is something to be very aware of. When we went to Ohio State, all 4 kids doing the tours were 5th year undergrad engineering students. One admitted after the tour one on one, that it was very hard to get the exact classes each semester to graduate on time. His scholarship was for only 4 years so he had a lot of loans his 5th year. Many kids also do summer classes to keep up and that costs money too and keeps your child from working and earning money. So going to a smaller more specialized school can get you to graduate quicker and in the end may be cheaper. So I would never rule them out.

These are some of the smaller schools to which you are referring? These are excellent points, thanks.

[Anonymous]

GW prof here

I think your DC would be a great candidate at GW's school of engineering. The average tuition at engineering is 50% off the list price.

[Anonymous]

Penn State would be good too

[Anonymous]

Michigan State has a page devoted to out of state scholarships.
https://admissions.msu.edu/cost-aid/merit-based-aid/freshman/out-of-state.aspx