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[quote=Anonymous]If he's trending toward 7s in HL physics and AA, then his 700 on the SAT math section is fluke-low. Since it sounds like you have the means, he should do a few individual prep sessions with a tutor from Prep Matters or the like and get that math score closer to 800. (A 750 verbal score for an engineering applicant already is great; don't worry about prepping the verbal side, focus on math.) At that point, he'll be a credible engineering candidate anywhere.

Note, though, that there's a significant difference between being "credible" and being "admitted." Many engineering programs are brutally selective, and there's no guarantee that the numbers will break in your favor no matter how great you look on paper. So he should be sure to find a few schools with less daunting odds that he'd still be psyched to attend. UMN, for instance, offers strong AE (along with most other disciplines), a cool (some might even say cold) urban location, and rolling admissions that can turn it into a true safety and give you a great option in hand by September.[/quote]

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