Is anyone out there a B- Student ?

LucieTheLakie
Fri, 21 Oct 2016 15:10:12 +0000

Just to clarify, when I was suggesting applying early, it was for a REGULAR decision application, especially for schools with ROLLING admissions, like Penn State.

I totally understand the challenges, believe me. My older son was looking for a small, private LAC experience and had good scores all around, but he always excelled in math. He was ambivalent about science, in general, but I thought he should give engineering a look because the one thing he was sure about was that he didn’t want to HAVE to go to grad school after earning his bachelor’s. He ended up choosing between large flagship unis that have both engineering programs and good arts & sciences, so he’d have options. He never wanted a “techy” campus experience, so that eliminated a lot of really good schools, but he’s truly excelled in mechanical engineering and is really enjoying it.

My younger son would LOVE to attend the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (“Penn College”), but it’s now under the Penn State umbrella and is priced accordingly. It does sound like it has a lot of that traditional college experience, so we may visit at some point. If ONLY he had stats as good as your son’s!

https://www.pct.edu/

Check out this list too, which may give you some names you haven’t considered yet: http://www.findengineeringschools.org/Search/by_state.htm.

The key with engineering is ABET accreditation. Any school that has that will provide a very good education.