Chance me for Boston University (ED) and NYU (ED2). 3.5 UW, 1400 (extra test pending), Aerospace Engineering. Nontraditional transcript [FL resident, <$20k]

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Like others, I worry about budget.

Budgets are not flexible - if you can only afford $20K, then that’s what you can afford?

If you got into MIT but it’s $90K, how would you afford it?

So you need a # and to hit it. Also, on the in-state schools, are you Bright Futures eligible?

So another question - is the 1400 an actual and you’re hoping in October to go higher or it’s what you are predicting. For engineering, the math score will matter.

It’s hard to chance you given I don’t understand the UK system - but based on #s provided including the 1400:

  1. BU - no and not accredited for Aero
  2. NYU - no - please note NYUs engineering campus is in Brooklyn, not Manhattan and not accredited for aero
  3. U Michigan - no - and I can’t see you getting close to cost here
  4. UF - no
  5. RPI - maybe - but not at your cost. They will need/want more $$
  6. RIT - maybe - but not at your cost. They will need/want more $$. Not accredited for aero.
  7. FSU - no - and you know, it’s campus is a few miles from the main campus. Not accredited for aero.
  8. USF - 50/50 - doesn’t have accredited aero.
  9. ERAU - yes but much more than $20K

While don’t you have meets need in-state Miami, which has accredited Aero on your list (did you check the NPC). And you have ERAU - it won’t work - but you might look at Florida Tech too.

USF isn’t accredited for aero. But UCF is - so if you want aero, you need to sub those two. Of course, you can do MechE (and that won’t hurt you for aero) at FAU (likely), FIU (reach), Florida Polytechnic (target), UNF (likely), and UWF (likely).

So in my mind, you need another list. If you get a 1420 SAT and have a 3.5 (not 3.49), U of Alabama will be $20K-ish. So that’s your UF/FSU sub. It’s ABET accredited in Aero so you’ll get the same job or same outcome at least as UF. UAH - which is smaller and surrounded by Aero Companies and Miss State are two others you can look into that might get to budget - if you deliver on the SAT.

So you need to redo your list.

You’ve done like many - you’ve built a list based on desire - but desire doesn’t get you in or more importantly an affordable in.

You have few options - and if you don’t have an SAT yet (you noted a 690 but not other scores - like you don’t have English???), you have even less.

If you deliver on the SAT, you will have some out of state at $20K-ish.

But in the end, you need a firm budget - maybe it’s higher than $20K and it will open up more doors?

But you can’t “check” later - that might mean community college.

Good luck.

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