For the Florida schools I’d watch the pending legislation about oos appkicants. If passed will turn a safety into a reach.

Anonymous wrote:Looking for engineering safety school for high stat kid (1580, 3.96, TJ with better than average ECs but I don't think ECs matter much for safeties). Looking for ABET school where kids are happy, athletic, offers a broad range of engineering disciplines, good weather, good employment prospects. I have VT but looking for somewhere that might offer good merit aid.

Colorado School of Mines

Anonymous wrote:Looking for engineering safety school for high stat kid (1580, 3.96, TJ with better than average ECs but I don't think ECs matter much for safeties). Looking for ABET school where kids are happy, athletic, offers a broad range of engineering disciplines, good weather, good employment prospects. I have VT but looking for somewhere that might offer good merit aid.

3.96 weighted or unweighted

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Anonymous wrote:UF if kid likes Florida

OP asked for a safely. This isn’t for anyone.

Sure it is. This kid has high stats. Every single one of my kid's high stats friends/peers from an OOS public HS (at least 7 students) got into UF with merit including those interesting in engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:Is he national merit finalist?

Yes.

Full ride merit for NMF at U South Florida (plenty of sunshine), NJIT (less so) and a couple other schools.

All gave lots of merit to my DC this year:
Auburn
Univ of South Carolina
Penn State

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UF if kid likes Florida

OP asked for a safely. This isn’t for anyone.

No but UCF might be.

Originally a tech school, it’s got a solid college of engineering & lots of job connections in the Orlando area (when I went there, also with NASA on Space Coast. Not sure if still does). Sports have gotten a bigger following and buildings are largely new.

Downside: FL. It’s also kind of in the suburbs? Like, it’s in city limits but it’s very need-a-car-to-do-anything-off-campus vibes

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Anonymous wrote:National merit?

A&M!

no-brainer

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Another vote for A&M. Fun SEC school and great engineering! The 12th Man!

Nuclear Engineering - go to New Mexico and will get full ride

Univ of Washington
Colorado
Arizona
Auburn

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:National merit?

A&M!

no-brainer

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College station, warm (hot!), very, very good engineering school (ABET), SEC sports.
And auto-merit for National Merit finalists: non-resident tuition waiver PLUS guaranteed additional scholarships.

https://aggie.tamu.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/undergraduate-scholarships/national-scholars

Might not be the Dream, but it's a great safety for this student. Fun, warm, solid academics -- and the price is right.

Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech. All offer automatic merit aid based on grades & test scores. Texas Tech also waives the out-of-state portion of tuition if you qualify for merit aid.

East Texas tech?

Anonymous wrote:UF if kid likes Florida

OP asked for a safely. This isn’t for anyone.

Anonymous wrote:UF if kid likes Florida

Please say more.

Anonymous wrote:National merit?

A&M!

no-brainer

Tell me more?

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Anonymous wrote:Cal Poly?

Cal Poly is a freaking DREAM SCHOOL but a harder admit outside of state and not sure how much merit they would offer. The kid is a NMSF so definitely would put cal poly on his list.

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