Anonymous
11/11/2025 01:47
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Undecided engineering major, BioE or chemE/materials; only applying to top schools that allow deciding later and easy to switch:
Penn ED
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard
Hopkins
MIT
WashU
UVA(safety—100% accepted from past 6yrs with class rank and SAT, regardless of rigor and ours is top kid in everything)
Mich OOS(match from our private for top kids)
You are missing some heavy hitters for Engineering and specifically BioE, Chem or Materials off that list that rank well above what you've listed.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 23:30
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:In case it's helpful, my kid, HS class of '25, applied to:
Cornell (reach)
Hopkins (reach)
CMU (low reach)
UMD in-state (target)
VT (safety)
Attending UMD with honors and merit. Accepted at VT, WL at CMU, and rejected from Cornell & Hopkins.
He applied as engineering, undecided. If the university required a specific major within eng, I'm not sure what he put.
Very helpful, thanks! Can you share grade and score, and what kind of high school? And which you applied EA/Ed if any?
Anonymous
11/10/2025 23:27
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Electrical Engineering
Pitt (accepted)
Delaware (accepted)
Auburn (accepted)
Penn State
NC State
OSU
UConn
Clemson
South Carolina
UMD
VT - in state
UVA - in state
GT - huge reach OOS
Pitt (accepted)
Delaware (accepted)
Auburn (accepted)
Penn State
NC State
OSU
UConn
Clemson
South Carolina
UMD
VT - in state
UVA - in state
GT - huge reach OOS
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:54
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!
Is he looking at Stevens? My DD toured there, and was not initially sold on a city environment, but really liked the school and their placement seems really good.
Would he or is he considering maritime schools?
Not Stevens, but he is looking at Webb. And yes, some of the maritime schools are on the table.
Webb is incredible, best of luck to him!
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:52
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!
Is he looking at Stevens? My DD toured there, and was not initially sold on a city environment, but really liked the school and their placement seems really good.
Would he or is he considering maritime schools?
Not Stevens, but he is looking at Webb. And yes, some of the maritime schools are on the table.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:28
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!
Is he looking at Stevens? My DD toured there, and was not initially sold on a city environment, but really liked the school and their placement seems really good.
Would he or is he considering maritime schools?
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:22
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Undecided engineering major, BioE or chemE/materials; only applying to top schools that allow deciding later and easy to switch:
Penn ED
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard
Hopkins
MIT
WashU
UVA(safety—100% accepted from past 6yrs with class rank and SAT, regardless of rigor and ours is top kid in everything)
Mich OOS(match from our private for top kids)
Penn ED
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard
Hopkins
MIT
WashU
UVA(safety—100% accepted from past 6yrs with class rank and SAT, regardless of rigor and ours is top kid in everything)
Mich OOS(match from our private for top kids)
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:10
Subject: Re:Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Mechanical - Duke, USC, UVA and VT (in state), UT Austin, Penn State (accepted last week). Good luck to the class of '26!
Anonymous
11/10/2025 13:09
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Apps submitted so far:
Duke
UT Austin
Florida
VT (in state)
UMD
Penn State
UIUC
Purdue
Michigan
NC State
Engineering undeclared/mechnical when major required
Duke
UT Austin
Florida
VT (in state)
UMD
Penn State
UIUC
Purdue
Michigan
NC State
Engineering undeclared/mechnical when major required
Anonymous
11/10/2025 12:55
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anyone have a DC applying for Naval Arch & Marine Engineering? DS' dream, but so few schools offer it!
Anonymous
11/10/2025 12:46
Subject: Re:Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:DC (mech e) is applying to many of these. Plus Rose Hulman which I don’t see listed yet
Rose Hulman is fantastic. The students get a lot of attention and have access to amazing opportunities. My nephew went there.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 12:03
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not send my kid to Villanova for engineering.
A kid who can get into Villanova can probably get into Penn State or U Pitt.
A kid would have a preference. These three schools are so different. If your kid liked Villanova, they would be miserable at Pitt or Penn State.
This is PP who asked the question. This, exactly. He has a Villanova personality but wants to do engineering.
If the west is a possibility, check out Santa Clara and Gonzaga, which may each be match and safety, respectively, if the kid has high enough stats.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 11:57
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not send my kid to Villanova for engineering.
A kid who can get into Villanova can probably get into Penn State or U Pitt.
A kid would have a preference. These three schools are so different. If your kid liked Villanova, they would be miserable at Pitt or Penn State.
This is PP who asked the question. This, exactly. He has a Villanova personality but wants to do engineering.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 11:09
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:GT is a great choice! The campus was the athletic village for the 1996 summer Olympics. So much has changed since I was there from 1998 to 2003. Lots of new buildings. And part of the movie Road Trip was filmed on campus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Trip_(2000_film)
And Tech Square!
Anonymous
11/10/2025 10:35
Subject: Which engineering programs is your DC applying to?
Anonymous wrote:I would not send my kid to Villanova for engineering.
A kid who can get into Villanova can probably get into Penn State or U Pitt.
A kid would have a preference. These three schools are so different. If your kid liked Villanova, they would be miserable at Pitt or Penn State.