I have only read the description of DD. Look at University of Oregon

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone for the feedback. I really appreciate it. I will share what I learned with DD and save her hours of research on these schools. She'll have some thinking to do on what factors to prioritize.

Any thoughts on LSU?

My cousin's daughter is there for engineering (she's from Virginia) and loves it. They gave her a lot of merit aid too.

Anonymous wrote:NC State is full of athletes and NC residents. If you aren’t either category, I would suggest looking for a better school.

Do what?

NC native here and NC State alum (Go Pack!). NC State is about 82% NC resident, which is mandated by the state. Same for UNC.

But the other 18% as athletes is nonsense. Two of my boyfriends were not-even-close to being an "athlete" and both were out-of-state (MD, FL).

To the OP - NC State sounds like it might be a nice fit for your daughter, but definitely check the admissions statistics. If she is going test-optional, she'll need a high rigor and GPA. The UNC System hasn't yet decided whether the schools will be test optional after this year.
https://www.northcarolina.edu/standard-test-requirement-waiver/
https://admissions.ncsu.edu/apply/first-year/#:~:text=As%20a%20part%20of%20the,made%20by%20the%20UNC%20System

I would not recommend ECU, at all.

You really need to visit these schools. For example, UNC Charlotte is way out of town -- basically in the next county. It is far from downtown Charlotte.

The % out-of-state kids at Charlotte and UNCW is about 8%. I don't know about ECU, but there is no way I'd send my kid there from out-of-state.