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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apply to state flagships in South and Midwest. [/quote]

A quick look at US News has many public universities as top programs in chemical engineering and/or chemistry including
East Coast/Mid Atlantic : Penn State, University of Delaware, SUNY-Buffalo, University of Pittsburgh, UMD, Virginia Tech (including here with DMV)
Midwest: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Ohio State,  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan State (MSU), University of Michigan (reach), University of Illinois-Urbana (maybe reach)
South:  Texas A&M, UT Knoxville, NC State, UT Austin (reach), Georgia Tech (reach)

I am sure there are even more options for your son, probably too many, but the chemical engineering, strong chemistry programs was one way to narrow. Add cost constraints that might narrow even more.  If you add geographic locations and urban, rural, suburban preferences that would narrow even more.  His profile is a strong one and there are many schools that would be likely or targets in general.  But for schools where chemistry or chemical engineering is an impacted major or where 80% have to be in-state, or it’s a reach school for all, the 1430 SAT and not having as many APs might not be as competitive a profile.  In those cases, maybe they apply undecided and have to weigh if TO, assuming offered, would be more likely to help or hurt.  Also, sometimes being in that EA applicant pool could be a boost - like UMD is very clear it’s a disadvantage if you don’t apply by EA Nov 1 deadline and I’ve read that Pitt gets more competitive to get an offer (and merit) if you apply much later in the cycle.[/quote]

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