baseball27

hey guys,

I am a white junior at a medium sized public school in northern nj. I am starting to look at colleges and im really unsure about what colleges i could get into and what colleges would be a good fit.

GRADES:
-GPA UW 3.75
-SAT Math- 790
-SAT Writing- 730
-SAT Verbal- 740
-SAT2 Math II- 790
-SAT2 Physics- 780
-SAT2 US History- 760

COURSES:
-All honors classes and AP biology, AP chemistry, AP physics, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, AP language, AP Spanish Language, and AP Law and Politics

EXTRACURRICULARS:
-FBLA, made states in grades 9th/10th/11th....Nationals 9th/11th
-Chess Club President (founder)
-Key Club President (founder)
-Math League
-Debate Team Negative leader
-All clubs 9th-12th grade
-Varsity Baseball 10th-12th grade (captain 11th-12th)

AWARDS:
-Baseball 2012 NJ All-State Team

I plan to study either computer science, mathematics, aerospace engineering, or electrical engineering

Thanks in advance guys!!!

BeanTownGirl

Your search will be easier because Aerospace engineering can be used as a limiting factor.
A school that has aerospace will also have EE,math and CS. Here is a list of all 66 colleges with "Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/SpaceEngineering" according to the College Navigator.

College Navigator - Search Results

You can use the additional options on the left to narrow the list by including locations, sizes, selectivity etc.
You can gets tons of data on each school (research expenditures, degree granted by major etc.etc.) at the American Society for Engineering Education -
ASEE.org - ASEE - Publications - College Profiles - Search the Profiles

Erin's Dad

What can your family afford? Any chance you will be a Nat'l Merit Finalist or that you'll be recruited for baseball? If you need merit $ you can look here: Automatic Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships

zobroward

Denison University

BeanTownGirl

Denison does not have any engineering.

mom2collegekids

how much will your parents spend? If you don't know, ask.

Also, if you're going to need merit scholarships to help pay for college, you need to get some apps in VERY soon since many have scholarship deadlines between now and early Dec.

Creekland

^^ The OP is a junior so has plenty of time. I agree that they ought to look based upon AE schools and go from there.

OP - do update based on finances (merit? need? full pay ok?).

Excavalier

I think you would be competitive among the top aerospace engineering schools. What you look for in a school or what you can afford is important though

zobroward

denison for math and computers

baseball27

Thanks for all the info guys....to answer your questions

I have not applied for any scholarships i honestly am extremely new to the college search and i would definitely need help paying for college...there is a good chance i could be recruited for baseball....but could anybody give me a list of colleges that would be worth applying to? Thanks

BeanTownGirl

There are only 66 schools with aero, and I posted the link to the search results in my post above.
Start looking through the list and do some research on your own.
Come back here for feedback on your ideas.
Don't allow total strangers to make your list for you. This is your future. Only YOU can define what makes a college "worth applying to".

M's Mom

Beantowngirl gave you a starting point, but be careful of your search terms. I notice Stanford isn't listed but: Aeronautics & Astronautics Home Could be the case with many others as well.

In the meantime, what other criteria do you have for selection a school besides those majors and good financial aid and/or scholarships? For example, how do you feel about being at a tech school (like MIT or Caltech) vs. a non-tech (like Stanford). Is there a part of the country you care about? School size? Do you want to be on the team or just play rec?