As a matter partially of etiquette, but more so of achieving your desired goal, don’t just bump. Give guidance by replying. No one knows what you liked or didn’t like about the previous suggestions.
Akron engineering is tremendous, but will they offer a non-Ohio resident much financial aid?
@colorado_mom I talked to them and they said there really are no restraints but just to keep it easy on them I do not want to exceed 20K-35K. Maximum would be 40K if anything.
@eyemgh I really like the umass amherst campus, but I do not know how their engineering program is. also, are they good with oos financial aid?
The strongest engineering program at UMass-Amherst is Polymer Science, a field in which UMass-Amherst is a national leader. As for financial aid, UMass has a reputation for being a bit stingy with Massachusetts residents, so you can imagine that aid for non-residents is rather meager. By the way, admission to UMass-Amherst IS NOT EASY.
@1234PJ4321 - As a UMass student I can say that their engineering school is quite well regarded. Grad school wise they are listed in the top 60, above some prestigious schools like Tufts, and ahead of similar schools like University of Connecticut. (Both of which are ranked in the 70’s) (http://■■■■■■■.com/lu6rjc3)
All this being said, this may be a negative as the program is very competitive in undergraduate, I would say that a 2100+ SAT is the standard in the program. This school has the highest average SAT on Campus, higher than the Comp Sci program which has a 1370 (M+R), and much higher than the 1220 (M+R)/(1850+ total) average SAT on campus.
Financial aid wise, Umass is average at best, but they do offer scholarships.
Scholarships & Aid info:
“Each year the college awards approximately 280 scholarships to sophomore, junior, and senior engineering undergraduates. The average scholarship is about $1,500.”
“60% of UMass Amherst College of Engineering undergraduate students qualify for need-based aid. 52% of students enrolled in the UMass Amherst College of Engineering have unmet need. The average unmet need (gap between college expenses and amount of financial aid) is $6,592. The average loan debt upon graduation (class of 2012) is $27,815.”
I mistakenly went with the overall acceptance rate, 61%. Assuming you jump the 100 expected points on your SAT, you’d have a 1300 equivalent. I thought I remembered your GPA being 3.7, correct? That would put you in the hunt, especially as an OOSer. Schools tend to like the extra tuition money.
123 - At some colleges, total cost is more than 60K/year.
Should we assume you family won’t qualify for need-based financial aid? Estimates can be done with online NPC at college websites. If that’s the case (fairly typical on these CC threads), you’ll need to limit your search to schools under 40K/year and/or schools that offer merit scholarships.
@colorado_mom we most likely won’t qualify but my sis is going to pharm school which may help us
Iowa State has a great engineering program. If you’re admitted to the school, you’re admitted to whatever major you pick. Check them out.You want the traditional experience, they have it, it’s a large school and fun environment!
123 - Don’t guess on finances when there are tools available to do estimations. Run the NPC for various schools. Since your sis will be in college some years, run for 1 student in college and then rerun for 2 to see how it varies in the overlap year(s).