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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haven’t seen anyone mention Rice - strong engineering programs, including BioE and Aerospace[/quote]

I have one at Rice engineering - mechanical. Excellent overall. And the internships he's been getting from freshman year on have been outstanding.  [/quote]

My impression is that rice is a hard admit—is that right?  So not as hard as mit, caltech but harder than Pitt, Delaware, WPI, Stevens, right?  
Not sure if it’s too much of a reach for my kid who has mostly Bs in math.[/quote]

The reality check is that any student with mostly Bs in math is going to have a tough time getting admitted to any engineering program.

And yes, Rice is a reach for everyone.  [/quote]

I know.  He doesn’t want to hear it since it’s been his dream for years.  He will have a close to perfect math sat and probably a 5 (at least a 4) on the BC calc exam plus taking multivariate as a senior.  We have tons of engineers in my family so I know he’s capable of it but he just doesn’t have the best grades for a variety of reasons.   I’m wondering if places like Delaware, Arizona, Connecticut  etc are possible.  Ideas welcome.   [/quote]
He's totally fine in engineering.  Look at schools like RPI, Clarkson and RH.[/quote]
Just to add, engineering schools are better for support and study groups.  It's easier to get lost in the crowd at large state schools.  He wants to be at a school where he can email the prof with a question and have others on his hall in the class who can commiserate when studying for a hard test or completing a hard problem set.[/quote]

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