So next year i apply to college, and so I’m stressing out a lot , naturally. Just wanted to ask, what good engineering/business schools can i get into with these stats:
-3.7 unweighted gpa
-2150 SAT
-32 ACT
-12 AP classes by the end of senior year
-4’s and 5’s on all the AP tests
-captain of the wrestling team
-3 subject tests (physics, math 1, literature) still waiting on scores
A lot. Where do you live?
I can answer for just a few schools. An idea of what you’re considering will be helpful as well as your class rank. For instance, if you are in Texas, and top 7% of your class, you are a good candidate for the University of Texas Cockrell school of Engineering. If you are in Texas, even with your good stats, but not in top 7%, your chances are very, very slim for UT.
Based on your SAT and your ACT, you are an academic auto admit for A&M if you are in state and a good candidate for Look college of engineering. If you are out of state, your chances for UT or A&M are drastically reduced.
UT Arlington, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech are probabilities.
Don’t stress where you can get in. Apply to those where you can likely afford it and where you will be happy.Are you looking in state or out of state?
Getting accepted to a school that you have no way of paying for, that offers little in the way of merit aid and scholarships, will add more stress. Prestige is all nice and good for show but there is a whole lot more to college than a name.
I know a student who is in engineering at UT Arlington, his hometown university. This student was accepted into Cockrell at UT. But when it was all said and done, he could not afford to attend. It was just too expensive once everything was added up and he and his family elected not to take on that much debt, when he could live at home and attend a fine school. He just moved into an apartment with 2 roommates for summer and summer school and it is still cheaper for an entire year than one semester at UT. It’s not all about money though. He would have loved Austin too but he’s thriving at his home university, won’t be saddled with tons of debt upon graduation and he satisfies his love of football by attending TCU games. And he drove down to Austin to attend SXSW and Austin City Limits. Find where you will be happy all the way around and apply there. You need to visit campuses as well.
Connecticut
And i am like top 3%
What is your financial situation?
Parents make $48k combined, and I have a job at Panera Bread, kinda new to the whole college thing
Lehigh has a great combined business/engineering program and a good reputation with aid.
Your school guidance counselor should be able to direct you to schools - and should be able to answer man y of your questions also.
With a 32 and financial need, Roll Tide. Free tuition!
I wanted to address the “stressing out” part of your post. Yes, to some degree, applying to colleges can be stressful. But it can be controlled, limited. For most situations, with a little bit of work – gathering of information, honest assessment of your qualifications and preferences, planning for various possibilities – you can come up with a plan that will give you some good college options (and that includes affordability). Just go into it realistic and positive, and willing to do some work, and you’ll come out fine.
And you’re starting on that. You’ve posted a nice little synopsis of your qualifications. I’d say that based on that info, while getting into some of the tippy top colleges might be a stretch, you can certainly get into many very good schools, and likely with some good financial aid. People will suggest schools, and give you information about costs and aid. And they’ll ask you questions – like what state you live in (important for considering state schools), your financial situation (important for determining your options for how you can make school affordable), your preferences and constraints, other aspects of your qualifications and profile (e.g., are you an URM, first gen. college student, athlete). All of this will go into your gathering of information and making a plan.
Yes, as @Zinhead says, look at Alabama. They will give a lot of merit for your stats.
You need to start by finding match and safety schools. Schools you know you can afford and you want to attend. Every school has a net price calculator on their website, You should run that and see what you would be expected to pay. Start with UConn, as it is your state flagship. Check out the Alabama website and see if it is affordable with the automatic scholarships.
Here is a list of schools that meet need.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission
Yes, it is Wikipedia, but I like the way they break down need blind vs. not need blind. If you apply to schools that are not need blind and you need a lot of aid, your chances of acceptance are lower. Also, be careful about state schools that give pretty good aid – some of them are a lot harder for OOS students to get into (they draw a lot of applicants partly because of good aid – UNC, UVA, and Michigan to some extent). I’d agree that Lehigh is a good school to look at, and maybe University of Rochester. Both may be matches for you, and (at least by their definition) meet need. Run the net price calculators for both of them.