Anonymous
06/30/2022 10:55
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looking for college suggestions for DD. She is a rising senior interested in engineering (but could change her mind and also likes the liberal arts).
Looking for: in or near a city, mid-sized, preferably not in the Midwest.
3.9 UW GPA at private school, moderately rigorous courses, 32 ACT (may apply TO)
No hooks
Possible candidates: Northeastern, U of Miami, Villanova, BU, BC, Wake Forest, Lehigh, LMU, USC, Santa Clara
Any feedback or other ideas?
NU engineering is super tough to get into - always has been, just be forewarned, OP.
Northwestern (NU) is not Northeastern (NEU). Their marketing is confusing.
no, https://www.nu.edu/
They may be trying to change to NU from NEU, but ask most people who are familiar with Top 50 universities, and NU is Northwestern.
Northeastern has been NU since at least the 70's. But let's not make this thread about that, shall we? Since it is obviously one of the schools that DCUM likes to go off on.
Anonymous
06/30/2022 09:53
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Retake ACT?
She has taken several times already and is getting burned out on retakes.
Op, I say this as an engineer but engineering is hard. Some would even say it's very hard. If your daughter's top test score is 32, I'd select a school that offers variety of majors in case she changes her mind. Most kids usually change majors anyway. Don't be single focused.
Anonymous
06/30/2022 09:29
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Look into the 3+2 engineering programs. That's what I did. 3 years at SUNY and 2 years at Columbia SEAS
Caltech, MIT, Columbia, Dartmouth dual degree programs with liberal arts schools are all competitive and expensive.
Paying 2 years at Columbia better than paying for four
Except the 2 yrs at SUNY looks like 2 years at CC. They probably gave out As like candy.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 22:44
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken NJ). Not sure what she would think of a 70/30, M/F ratio? View of Manhattan. Private but I believe generous with financial. Bet they would GLADLY accept your DD.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 22:27
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Gmu has an xlnt engineering department
Anonymous
06/29/2022 22:15
Subject: Re:Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvey Mudd
Lafayette
Smith
Swarthmore
Trinity
Union
Rowan
Olin
Bucknell
Clarkson
Rice
A lot of above schools will be reach for her score.
I don't know how the ACT converts to SAT, but my DD, interested in engineering with a 1390ish SAT (I think 710 in math?), was accepted to Union, WPI, Lafayette, U of Rochester & Pitt Engineering. She ended up choosing a larger state school, but it seems the engineering schools like female candidates. FWIW we were also full pay, but DD got fabulous merit aid from WPI and Union.
True, but OP said she might want to switch to liberal arts, so the pure engineering schools would leave her stuck.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 22:03
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looking for college suggestions for DD. She is a rising senior interested in engineering (but could change her mind and also likes the liberal arts).
Looking for: in or near a city, mid-sized, preferably not in the Midwest.
3.9 UW GPA at private school, moderately rigorous courses, 32 ACT (may apply TO)
No hooks
Possible candidates: Northeastern, U of Miami, Villanova, BU, BC, Wake Forest, Lehigh, LMU, USC, Santa Clara
Any feedback or other ideas?
NU engineering is super tough to get into - always has been, just be forewarned, OP.
She doesn't have NU on her list.
She does. Look again.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 20:54
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Look into the 3+2 engineering programs. That's what I did. 3 years at SUNY and 2 years at Columbia SEAS
Caltech, MIT, Columbia, Dartmouth dual degree programs with liberal arts schools are all competitive and expensive.
Paying 2 years at Columbia better than paying for four
That's if a student can get in. Columbia, or Caltech, or MIT is not guaranteed. Three years of hard work - and a rejection. It's heartbreaking. Go read college confidential stories of students who were rejected.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 20:51
Subject: Re:Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvey Mudd
Lafayette
Smith
Swarthmore
Trinity
Union
Rowan
Olin
Bucknell
Clarkson
Rice
A lot of above schools will be reach for her score.
I don't know how the ACT converts to SAT, but my DD, interested in engineering with a 1390ish SAT (I think 710 in math?), was accepted to Union, WPI, Lafayette, U of Rochester & Pitt Engineering. She ended up choosing a larger state school, but it seems the engineering schools like female candidates. FWIW we were also full pay, but DD got fabulous merit aid from WPI and Union.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 20:47
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with the Midwest?
She just doesn't want it - think it's too cold, too boring.
Too bad because Purdue is huge. You should take her to visit
Anonymous
06/29/2022 20:41
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Look into the 3+2 engineering programs. That's what I did. 3 years at SUNY and 2 years at Columbia SEAS
Caltech, MIT, Columbia, Dartmouth dual degree programs with liberal arts schools are all competitive and expensive.
Paying 2 years at Columbia better than paying for four
Anonymous
06/29/2022 20:17
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looking for college suggestions for DD. She is a rising senior interested in engineering (but could change her mind and also likes the liberal arts).
Looking for: in or near a city, mid-sized, preferably not in the Midwest.
3.9 UW GPA at private school, moderately rigorous courses, 32 ACT (may apply TO)
No hooks
Possible candidates: Northeastern, U of Miami, Villanova, BU, BC, Wake Forest, Lehigh, LMU, USC, Santa Clara
Any feedback or other ideas?
NU engineering is super tough to get into - always has been, just be forewarned, OP.
She doesn't have NU on her list.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 20:07
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looking for college suggestions for DD. She is a rising senior interested in engineering (but could change her mind and also likes the liberal arts).
Looking for: in or near a city, mid-sized, preferably not in the Midwest.
3.9 UW GPA at private school, moderately rigorous courses, 32 ACT (may apply TO)
No hooks
Possible candidates: Northeastern, U of Miami, Villanova, BU, BC, Wake Forest, Lehigh, LMU, USC, Santa Clara
Any feedback or other ideas?
NU engineering is super tough to get into - always has been, just be forewarned, OP.
Northwestern (NU) is not Northeastern (NEU). Their marketing is confusing.
no, https://www.nu.edu/
They may be trying to change to NU from NEU, but ask most people who are familiar with Top 50 universities, and NU is Northwestern.
Anonymous
06/29/2022 20:01
Subject: Re:Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:This may be an ignorant question, but... does being a female applicant offer any advantage in admissions?
Yes
Also check out Stevens in NJ
Anonymous
06/29/2022 19:41
Subject: Undergrad engineering suggestions
Anonymous wrote:Look into the 3+2 engineering programs. That's what I did. 3 years at SUNY and 2 years at Columbia SEAS
Caltech, MIT, Columbia, Dartmouth dual degree programs with liberal arts schools are all competitive and expensive.