Additional colleges for aerospace major

VirginiaBelle
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 02:28:58 +0000

I may consider adding Virginia Tech given his rock climbing hobby. My son applied (big mountain biker) because of all the outdoors opportunities. Plus it is beautiful, although in a tiny town. I wouldn’t “scramble” to apply early to the listed schools unless he is a great writer who can knock out top notch essays quickly. Better to have a few great applications than a lot of mediocre and the schools he is applying to will be looking for great/exceptional. Might narrow the list (Michigan came off for us (although my oldest got in and loved Ann Arbor) because we couldn’t justify price (over 70k at the time full pay)) Same with UVA - over 80k for engineering. I was told VT may be reachy for my kid (crazy based on our experience in 2019) but still might be worth adding. My kid is a great writer so he can knock out these essays with humor and personality pretty quick. Still it is a LOT! The VT ones were quick - 250 words - honors app is based on initial application, and he could recycle essays from other schools with sharp editing and a little research to add specific VT things.