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[quote=Anonymous]I am an engineer.  Almost all Engineering Schools in the US are ABET accredited.  (MIT and Caltech do not bot her with ABET, but obviously they also are academically top.). ABET means the curricula will be similar between one E School and another.

As a SAT score that is sufficient.  A better score is helpful, as for any HS student,

Step 1 is to decide which kind of engineering DC wants.  Not all E schools will offer all engineering degrees.  Then look at the various E Schools which offer DC’s desired degree.

More critical is high school coursework.  Anyone applying to E School should have at least 1 year of Calculus in HS.  Ordinary HS Calculus is sufficient.  Honors Calculus would be better.  AP Calc AB is better than Honors, and AP Calc BC is better than AB.  Try not to take a course which is so advanced that DC cannot get a good grade.

It is also important for DC to take science classes in HS, particularly Physics.  As with math, Honors is preferable to regular, AP is preferable to Honors.  AP scores of 3 and higher give E Schools more confidence that a student actually learned (most, all) the material.

Contrary to what some think, most E Schools also will prefer a HS student who also is solid in English reading and writing (particularly true at UVa Engineering).[/quote]

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