Best merit for top students in the East coast

[NJEngineerDad]

@blossom

Rutgers has a fantastic reputation among corporate employers-- especially for math. That’s a great starting point for your son. It saddens me to think that he’d rather shoot for a school with a MUCH weaker reputation (some of the other posters have cited specific rankings from various organizations) if Rutgers could be affordable for you.

I don’t think anybody in this thread think that Rutgers is not a great school, but the OP @Jennyfr1 has stated they are trying to keep things under 25K per year when schools expect them to contribute up to 40K. Going to Rutgers for less than 25K is not easy as large merit scholarships are only given to the top students. It therefore make sense to explore other good but potentially cheaper options as backup…