<p>Maybe Montana state?</p>
<p>BfloGal - RIT and Alfred in NY. UNC Charlotte in NC. I don’t know about west coast schools.</p>
<p>ETA: Sorry, Charlotte in hot May-October!</p>
<p>Yep, MSU is on our list. Also thinking about U Utah and Iowa State. We haven’t considered the northeastern US-- seems just so far away!</p>
<p>No idea how well respected the engineering department is, but what about Oregon State? It’s close to home and I can guarantee he won’t have brutally hot summers in Corvallis.</p>
<p>reeinaz…thank you for that…I will certainly check in out. Please keep us posted on how that plays out versus Champlain…did you visit both schools?</p>
<p>Iowa State…my son will be attending this fall, we are instate. We looked at lots of OOS schools also including U Nebraska, Arizona State University, Montana State U, and U of Minnesota.</p>
<p>Iowa State and U Nebraska are probably the two least expensive major research universities in the country for OOS students with reasonable entrance requirements. Both are aout $28,000 per year. Iowa State gives merit but you probably need to be in the top 20% of your HS class. Nebraska gives realy good merit if you have an ACT score greater than 28. Both schools have online scholarship estimators. Iowa State has one of the largest engineering career fairs in the country each year along with a outstanding placement center.</p>
<p>We also visited Montana State. I loved the location but the facilities are just ok. The residence halls and dining facilities are pretty bad. Overall, their facilities and student services are just no where near as nice as Iowa State or Nebraska.</p>
<p>BfloGal, refer to my posts #2159 and #2160 in regard to Alfred University, NY established in 1836 as a co-ed university…</p>
<p>Yes to Oregon State. Also look at Portland State and University of Portland.</p>
<p>BfloGal- Your son might want to consider University of Wyoming. Very easy admit and one of the few state flagships to consistently get more money from the state year after year. A friend received very nice merit from there which helped bring the already low OOS cost even lower, and when I saw her over winter break she commented on how most of the increased funding goes towards applied sciences such as geophysics, engineering (particularly geological), etc.</p>
<p>Wyoming is obviously very isolated (you’ll need to fly into Denver then rent a car to Laramie), and the typical students, most of whom are from rural backgrounds, tend to be very very conservative. Maybe these are positives, maybe these are negatives, but just thought I’d give you a heads up.</p>
<p>Conrats terrific4 on Goucher, Guilford and Wagner!
Congrats Jane on Chapman!</p>
<p>That’s great-- I hope the good news continues for everyone</p>
<p>Good luck Coral. It will be interesting to see what they say. We are in the opposite situation-- expecting more FA for DS freshman year (due to older brother being in college) and then big cut the last 3 years. I hope it works out and they are willing to work with you</p>
<p>My BIL got his civil engineering degree from Portland State. Has a good job working for the government on bridge work.</p>
<p>Also, Bflogal, consider Washington State University. We visited there last week and were impressed with the passion of the 3 engineering faculty with whom we talked, as well as with their(and everyone else’s!) friendliness. Pullman is a bit isolated but it is only 1+ hours from Spokane and a few miles from Moscow and U of Idaho. You can fly directly to Pullman. U of I also has engineering, but we haven’t visited/met with anyone there.</p>
<p>We had one kid go to Washington State and our youngest is a engineering major at Montana State. There is a very high level of school spirit at both places, but there just is something about Montana. He loves it there, if you are a outdoor type it is unbelievable. Good resort is 15 minutes away, so he never misses a powder day. Plus, students get in state rates on hunting and fishing licenses. From a California parent perspective of the probably thirty schools we looked at over the years Montana seems the most focused on the students succeeding. Looked hard at University of Wyoming, but heard the weather and wind were a bigger issue than Montana.</p>
<p>Montana State grads have a higher rate of being employed or so says friend’s child who is the structural engineering department.</p>
<p>S is surprising us! Today, he was accepted to Ithaca and OWU! ($15000 Bishop Scholarship at OWU!) I’m pinching myself. We never imagined he’d have such great choices.</p>
<p>I’m worried though, that he may have what it takes to get in but not to stay in. He’s an LD kid who’s been in programs of one sort or another for his whole school career. I’m comfortable with Susquehanna’s LD support, but we haven’t even visited the other two. </p>
<p>He wants to be a regular guy in a regular college. I respect that. But I also want to make sure he ends up in a place where he can succeed. I’ve gotten way more help and ideas on CC than anywhere else, including from S’s guidance counselor. </p>
<p>Thoughts about a kid with ADHD and executive functioning issues at any of these schools?</p>
<p>smythic, the prior edition (2006) of Colleges that Change Lives did a big write-up on OWU’s support for kids with LDs. It’s a big reason my kid applied there. PM me if you want with your email address, and I’ll scan it and send the chapter to you.</p>
<p>Smythic, I met with the head of LD services at OWU today. She seems very good and I believe they will provide good support. Suggest you call her.</p>
<p>Good idea, pkd! I will give her a call.</p>
<p>Congrats, Smythic and son! </p>
<p>My D13 found out on Mon. that she got a Sutton leadership scholarship at Warren Wilson!! She’s done a lot of community service in the arts so it’s particularly personal and special for her.</p>
<p>Jkiwmom, tell me about what your DD likes about WW. My DD was also accepted there but she prefers Guilford, where we are still trying to work our the financial piece. WW is on the backburner, so to speak. Just thinking maybe we need to take another look.</p>