<p>Hello,
I am a senior in highschool. </p>
<p>I do pretty good in school academically, with 3.9 ish GPA
I scored a 5 on my AP chem and 4 on my AP Us History
and I am currently taking AP Calc and AP English hoping to score high enough to get college credits.</p>
<p>I am thinking about going into mechanical engineering. However, I would like to keep studying music somehow. I was doing some research and found out that liberal arts schools typically offer good arts/music programs while helping you figure out what you REALLY want to do in your life. Only downside is that they are so ridiculously expensive. </p>
<p>So, if you guys could suggest some liberal arts schools with substantial amount of financial aide and scholarships, I would really appreciate it. The school should have a strong engineering/music program.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>The reason to attend a LAC is for the increased undergraduate focus, including small faculty-led classes at the lower division level (the tradeoff is usually fewer upper division courses, less frequent offering of upper division courses, or fewer course offerings overall).</p>
<p>Engineering degree programs do require some humanities and social studies breadth courses; you may want to see if these breadth requirements and free electives in the engineering degree programs will accommodate your music studies, whether at a LAC or research university.</p>
<p>I wonder if OP is mixing up liberal arts colleges (LACs) with universities that have liberal arts (as opposed to tech schools like MIT, Georgia Tech and CalTech.) I have the feeling that OP is not lookig for a LAC - few of which have engineering anyway - but rather the latter kind of school.</p>
<p>We also need to know how much you can pay. “A substantial amount” of scholarships and financial aid could mean different things to different people.</p>
<p>Why didn’t you bump your other thread on the same topic? Did you not like the responses?</p>
<p>So, if you guys could suggest some liberal arts schools with substantial amount of financial aide and scholarships, I would really appreciate it. The school should have a strong engineering/music program.</p>
<p>I think it’s a mistake to limit to LACs. Most don’t have eng’g and some have limited eng’g. </p>
<p>There’s no way that we can know which would give YOU financial aid or merit scholarships because:</p>
<p>1) We have NO IDEA what your family’s income/asset situation is. If they have a strong income, you may not qualify for ANY aid or enough aid.</p>
<p>2) You didn’t list your SAT or ACT scores so we have no idea of where you might be accepted.</p>
<p>3) Without test scores, we don’t know where you might get merit scholarships. </p>
<p>What is your home state? how much will your family pay?</p>
<p>It’s not a good idea to have 3 threads about the same issue. </p>
<p>In one thread you mention that you have an ACT 28 and that your family can’t afford to pay anything.</p>
<p>And…you live in Alaska.</p>
<p>Have you retested?</p>
<p>Are you low-income? Or does your family have a good income, but can’t pay much? Don’t Alaska residents get some kind of “per capita” annual pay-out? If so, that will get included with income for determining aid. Just checked…I think each resident gets about $1200 per year. </p>
<p>You have a couple of issues.</p>
<p>1) Living in Alaska means HIGH transportation costs to the Lower 48. </p>
<p>2) Your ACT 28 won’t likely get you enough merit scholarship money at schools with good Engineering. And, it’s not likely going to get you admitted to the better schools with eng’g that give great aid. </p>
<p>If your family has an unaffordable EFC, then that will be an additional problem.</p>
<p>What schools would work in your home state?</p>
<p>Montana State will give you some merit money for your current GPA and SAT/ACT, by my calculations, $6000/year off of out-of-state tuition; if you improve your SAT the merit will increase further, but you won’t like get a full ride. I’m sure there are other schools you can find near you that are similar. Talk to your school counselor and find out where kids from your high school usually go and what kind of merit or other help they received. Your grades are good, so hopefully with a retake of your SAT or ACT and some guidance, you and your counselor can find a good financial fit for your goals.</p>