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<p>UNC-CH and Chicago do not have engineering. Also, many of the Ivy League schools are relatively weak in engineering (selection of majors and courses may be more limited).</p>
<p>As a resident of North Carolina, North Carolina State University should be on your list.</p>
<p>You do need to talk to your parents about what they are able and willing to contribute, and what the parameters are to put into each school’s net price calculator.</p>
<p>You may want to try the ACT to see if you can do better on it than the SAT.</p>