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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

:roll:  You can absolutely email professors at large state schools, in addition to forming study groups and having dorm mates to commiserate with.  Many large state schools have LLC dorms specifically for engineering students (and other disciplines) for precisely this reason.  [/quote]

DP.  It definitely can work at a large school. I also could win the lottery. It is much more widespread and common at smaller schools than at larger schools. [/quote]

What is "more widespread and common" at smaller schools?  [/quote]

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