Have you done the net price calculator for Rice? If so, does it show a large discount.
UCB and U T are in the same boat - over priced for out of state.
UIUC is as well but it’s a great school. Purdue is a “value” home run - but it’s still $40K-ish.
Clemson and Va Tech are near or at $60K-ish. So it again - depends on if you truly mean the statement i posted.
If you do, then apply to Ga schools like others noted (for Civil in Georgia, it’s only Ga Tech, UGA, Georgia Southern, and Kennesaw that are ABET) with the three minus Ga Southern Environmental and you are done.
But if costs does matter and you want options, in addition to Bama, add UAH, Mississippi State, and Florida State (where you’d get a tuition waiver). These will all be $25K per year (Florida State) or less all in with the first three $20K per year or less.
Then you are covered - you’re going to a cheap college in Georgia, but if you change your mind, you have very good colleges at a near equally low cost out of state.
I have no issue with you applying to Rice and UT - you mentioned the why before - but you brought back budget into the equation and it’s a fair comment you made - and in that case, your list wouldn’t equalize your thoughts.
UC-Berkeley will come nowhere close to budget. You’re probably looking at around $75k for it.
I’d add a bucket called “Likelies” and put Clemson and UGA in it. U. of Alabama would be a safety, and I’d move Virginia Tech to the target category. Reading through some of the results threads for engineering is pretty mind-blowing in terms of the caliber of student who hasn’t gotten in.
If you add in Georgia State, that would be a safety, and I don’t think you’d necessarily need to replace Cal with this list.
My concern with Ga State - I suppose for transferability it’s fine - but it does not have engineering at all and what if the student couldn’t transfer?
Other Georgia publics do - including Kennesaw, Ga Southern, and more.
A friend’s daughter transferred from GSU to GT and just graduated with either an engineering or computer science degree (I can double check). It is, doable, @frenchclasher.
That’s a valid point. I think I was thinking about Georgia State more in terms of 1) @frenchclasher expressed a preference for it, and 2) it’s only 1.9 miles from Georgia Tech and is part of the ARCHE consortium, so OP could take classes there and probably have an easier social transition if a transfer was necessary.
It is automatic for legacy who applied and were not admitted (at least that what I was told when I called admissions 4 years ago). My daughter was in panic mode when it was not written on her deferral (EA) or waitlist. She was admitted from waitlist, so we never did pathway.
You do not need Engineering at GSU. You need carefully review transfer requirements for your major and satisfy them (all spelled on GT website). That is it. No Engineering classes are required for pathway transfer after first year.
You technically can go to Dekalb College and transfer even from there.
Problem is, the parents will not tell the OP what the cost constraints are until next April.
This means that a safety must be an automatic full ride (not just full tuition) or close to it, to account for the risk that the parents will tell the OP next April that they can contribute nothing.
My friend’s child was admitted to an engineering major when they transferred to GT, but ultimately chose to get their degree in CS.
As for the transfer pathway, would it be automatically offered to a legacy student who was not otherwise qualified to be accepted to GT (ie denied, not WL)? I am not referring to this poster (or to your daughter, @momsearcheng) but would it be offered to a student who is a denied candidate? If they attended another GA school and met the requirements for transfer, they might still have difficulty with the rigor of GT if GT didn’t initially feel they were a candidate for admission (well, many students even the direct admits could be challenged by the rigor!). I am just thinking out loud. Will have to look again at their transfer policy.
Addendum-- Dekalb college?? Isn’t that now part of GA Perimeter which is now part of GSU?
Possible :). I left Atlanta 25 years ago.
Point that I tried to make - student can transfer from any college in the USA and Community College too. No strings attached but GPA and required classes/hours for major. Also need to have certain number of credits taken during first year. Credits can be taken in Summer prior to freshman year, but should be completed by Spring semester.
Looks like if they qualify, they will be offered a spot in the summer semester “Students who apply to transfer and meet all the requirements of the Conditional Pathway program below will receive an offer of transfer admission for the specific summer term and academic major.” but now there are further criteria for transfer to CS.
" Computer Science Major Restriction (effective December 2023)
All Georgia Tech majors except for Computer Science are eligible for students when applying to transfer as part of the Conditional Pathway program. Due to high CS demand, we use a selective, holistic review process that considers a variety of comparative factors as part of the admission selection process for all CS transfer applicant"
Yes- but what if they can’t transfer - that would be my concern.
It’s a personal choice but I would want to be where I can stay for four years as a just in case…
According to the common data set, legacy is not considered.
Now, the CDS is not always right and perhaps the transfer portion is different…I don’t know.
This is what the Ga Tech website says - note the word “may” - so does that mean 100% of the legacies get this…I don’t know. Obviously, OP is very strong and most on this thread think they are getting into Ga Tech to begin with…so this is debating a worst case scenario (but I do think that is important):
Conditional Transfer Pathway Program
First-Year applicants not offered first-year admission may receive a Conditional Pathway program offer to apply as a transfer student if they meet the following eligibility:
GT first-year applicant not offered first-year admission.
Pre-Calculus Math Completion (High School or Dual Enrollment)
Have a family member (grandparent, parent, sibling, or GT employee) affiliated with Georgia Tech listed within their first-year application.
Students who apply to transfer and meet all the requirements of the Conditional Pathway program below will receive an offer of transfer admission for the specific summer term and academic major.
As a Georgia resident, I would focus on GT with UGA as a backup. You would qualify for the top $ at Auburn, but be sure to apply early. Throw in a few private reach schools and list is done. If you qualify for need based aid, then some merit + need based may get some privates down to Auburn price.
Will remove UCB (added originally due to its appeal as a good civil engineering program)
The rest I will keep and I’ll probably just throw in an Ivy or some private school for reach. GSU was going to get added, not because of civil engineering, but allowing me to complete general requirements before transferring.