Engineering Programs with Generous Merit Aid for Women?

mom2collegekids
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:57:10 +0000

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New Mexico, Utah, and FIU. (No interest in Alabama, despite my efforts.)

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She’ll consider New Mexico, Utah, and FIU, but not Alabama??? lol She really has no idea what Alabama would be like, nor does she have ANY idea what UNM, Utah, or FIU are like.

Seriously, she would find Alabama much more attractive than any of those three. Hands down.

Since you’re chasing merit, you all may find yourself in a bad situation at some point during frosh year when she decides that she doesn’t like her school, wants to leave, and then she will have lost her opportunities at better schools with merit that will have classmates that are as strong a student as she is.

She’s an eng’g major. At Alabama, the top 30% of the school has an ACT 30+. Those other three do not come close to having a student body that strong. Not even close. Plus, half the school is from OOS.

UNM… Only 27% have a GPA of 3.75+ It’s upper 30% has an ACT of about ACT 24+
Only 6% have an ACT of 30+

Utah…not only does it admit nearly every applicant, but its upper 30% has an ACT of about 26+
Only 17% have an ACT of 30+.

FIU…only 9% have an ACT 30+. 97% are instate. This is a commuter/suitcase school.

I can’t believe that she’s even considering those schools when she won’t consider a much stronger school, with stronger engineering.

Alabama is not some haven of backwards rednecks. Did you ever get in touch with @malanai ? They are also from Hawai’i and their son had amazing successes at Alabama. I will contact him and ask him to post.

@palm715