Roughly limited to the east side of the country; she would like a medium sized school.
As for the service academies; I really don’t think you could ‘order’ her to do anything…LOL.
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“I am not sure that I would recommend that a daughter attend a “hard partying” school.”
Could you elaborate on why? Just curious.
After Duke then Wake and UMiami fit the bill. Medium sized schools and known for “play time”. Georgia Tech could fit the bill…it’s a public school but only about 16k undergrads. S20 is there now and likes it. We visited Wake and Miami pre-Covid. Both are beautiful campuses. Our friend’s daughter is graduating from Miami this year and has loved it there. She’s a work hard, play hard type.
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Lehigh and Union might fit the bill. Duke immediately came to mind but I think you are wise to find some that are less selective as well.
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If she wants to be an engineering major, “work hard, party harder” is a bad motto to live by. That’s a hard degree that requires a lot of discipline to be competitive. Very rarely do engineering students get to have it both ways. Internships and job prospects are often very dependent on strong academic performance.
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Lehigh, Bucknell, Dartmouth.
University of Pennsylvania should definitely be on her list as a reach school. Great Engineering, and a lot of social life, including Greek life (if she wants it, but there’s plenty besides Greek life, too). My friends from Princeton used to come to Penn to play. Plus there are all the benefits of being in Philly.
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Considering her academics, OSU seems closer to a safety, even for engineering. Engineering acceptance rates at OSU last year were 43%, and the OP’s D22’s stats look to be in the top 25% of admitted students to engineering.
Good choice, though - COVID 19 rates among off-campus students indicate a good amount of partying…
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FWIW, my nephew was accepted ED to Duke with 35ACT as was his sister previously with a 36 ACT with similar GPA’s to your daughter. How did your D22 do on the PSAT? Suggest she take SAT/ACT as that may narrow or expand the list of school possibilities. A great score even at a TO school can only help. Same with getting 4’s or 5’s on AP tests. Also, recommendations are very important especially from Math or Science teachers since she wants engineering. Agree with Vanderbilt and University of Florida and University of Miami as other good options.
You cannot be serious - you ARE lost. Rude awakening will happen at most schools while pursing an Engineering degree for even the brightest and most talented. It’s hardcore work. Balance is a must but she is going to have to be realistic as are you. Did someone really characterize Duke as “somewhat selective” ? Funny post.
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Indeed. Cannot be a ligit original post …
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Friend’s D22 is in the same category with a bit lower stats. They’re looking at Vandy, Tulane, SMU and Richmond. Duke is spot on as a step up. What about Georgetown? Some celebs attend NYU and Columbia but that’s a rarefied group.
Duke a party school? Anyone who thinks that is seriously misguided. That’s actually comical. It might have been 30 years, but it’s 100 percent academics now. Maybe they used to travel to chapel hill and hold up the bar walls on Franklin st, but they’re all closed now too.
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It may be better for such a student to attend a school where the parties and social life are readily available, but are not so dominant that it is hard to stay away from them when study time is needed (especially in a higher-workload-than-typical major).
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Exactly. I think this original post is a fraud …
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Some background- 5 siblings, 3 went eng. path. 2/3 were similarly socially-minded and excelled. I agree there is a balance- however it is not impossible.
BTW, no one characterized duke as “somewhat selective”. We are aware it is incredibly difficult to get into.
Oh right, apologies … you actually characterized Duke as “pretty selective” (in stark contrast to “somewhat selective”) in your post above. My bad. Party on !!