Well I saw my name tagged but then that I want to go for free.
So with a 3.4 unweighted GPA, U of Arizona is out.
U of Alabama will give you $30,500 - $28,000 + $2,500 for the SAT. Now, I thought the award was based on unweighted (you need a 3.5) but someone noted the other day that it’s based on weighted.
So for Alabama, you’d be high teens.
I don’t see a W&L or Va Tech type school happening. I could be wrong. You have to go to a school that you’re a stud for.
In addition to the academies and ROTC, I think you start with in state:
For VA, there’s ten electrical engineering school per ABET:
CNU, GMU, Hampton, LIberty, Norfolk State, ODU, VCU, VMI, Va Tech, UVA.
Mechnical has 7 - GMU, Liberty, ODU, VCU, VMI, Va Tech, UVA
I’d focus on the lesser known names - Norolk State is $21,200 a year all in. But maybe has merit.
CNU is $29K but has merit (not sure if the 3.5 is weighted or not to qualify).
A school like W Carolina is ABET for EE and tuition is $2500 a semester OOS.
I think you have to go through that exercise - school by school.
Free is unlikely.
What we don’t know is affordability. You say they have nothing but will schools agree. I don’t see a low income program for Virginia students but you might talk to a counselor.
If under $65K, you might look at Questbridge (but your unweighted GPA may not work).