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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where would you look:

Strong enough GPA, test scores and rigor that taking a shot at a T10 makes sense.

Good EC’s that support what he wants to do in and after college.

Wants to study civil engineering and geoscience or hydrology, with a goal on working on water related issues in international development.

Would like a school that takes a lot of AP credit, and that offers non-Western languages.

Needs to stay under 40K so the school needs to either meet need, or give good merit.

ChatGPT suggested Princeton.  [/quote]

Georgia Tech is the best fit.  
1.  It takes a lot of AP credits so DC can graduate in 2.5 years.
2.  Georgia Tech is a T10 engineering.  And broadly speaking, Georgia Tech is not worse than any of T10s, perhaps better than a couple of T10.
3.  OOS tuition is low, you don't need merit if going to Georgia Tech.  Under 40K.
The only thing is OOS acceptance rate is low, so DC may not be accepted.  Good luck.[/quote]

GA tech cost of attendance out of state is $53K and OOS aid is very limited. It seems better to use the reach spot for a school where, if accepted, he could afford to go, which means a meets need school.

— OP[/quote]

Most T20 private schools will not count AP classes as credit. AP scores may be used to get out of intro classes, but you still need to take the traditional four years of classes to graduate. I'm a little surprised that Georgia Tech will allow AP credits to be used to graduate with an engineering degree in 2.5 years. I really doubt it. But it is a public school, and public schools are much more generous with applying AP credits. But if that's the case, even if Georgia Tech is more than $40,000 a year, it'll be far cheaper in the end if those AP credits are knocking off a year and half of tuition.

But engineering everywhere is a very regimented degree, so I find it very unlikely anyone anywhere can graduate in less than 4 years. But if that is the case at Georgia Tech, it's worth looking into.

There are about 20-30 schools that genuinely meet all financial need. For people interested in engineering, that would be schools like Princeton, CalTech, Rice, Stanford, MIT, probably Harvey Mudd, Olin, and Cooper Union too even though are very small. Almost no one is saying no these schools because they are unaffordable. [/quote]

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