Chance Me Chem E U Mich and more [PA or DE resident, 4.0 GPA, 1560 SAT]

I think your profile is great - but your ECs seem to lack tenure - so you have many but only 1-2 years.

So you can certainly get into U Mich - but will you - I can’t say.

So you don’t want to say your income - and it doesn’t matter. But you need a budget.

Tuition, room and board (no books, transport, pizzas) this year is $76,500 for the first two years and $80,500 the last two years.

Again, that’s just tuition, room and board - not football games, nights out, ubers transportation from home.

Can you family afford that -well over $300K over four years. If so, do they want to afford that?

So your income doesn’t matter - but your budget does.

Now for less than half the price (after merit), UMN is also one of the top ChemE colleges in the country - so that’d be a safe alternative. It’s tied in US News with U Michigan at 11 and both are behind Delaware - on your list.

UDel is a safety - but for ChemE, I don’t know. Likely but you might find out given it’s ranking if it’s a tougher admit than the rest of the school. But I’d still expect you to get in.

So get with your folks or folk and get a $$ figure - how much they are willing to spend per year. You might find yourself applying to schools they’re unwilling to afford. And that would change your list.

I think your classifications are great.

Best of luck.

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