Hi There! I’m trying to help my junior create a potential list of schools. I would love your advice!
He’s taking honors Chemistry this year and loves the topic, but I don’t think he is 100% sold on committing to a major yet but he is interested in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. He has a 3.5 UW GPA so far. It’s been mostly a mix of A’s and B’s, with A grades in his math and science classes. He has taken honors where he could - and school doesn’t offer much AP work until senior year. He has taken the SAT once without studying and I’ll just say he could probably get to 1350-1400 with some tutoring/prep.
He’s very curious and he likes hands-on learning as well. He is also dyslexic, which these days mainly impacts his writing. I think it’s important to find a school with decent supports and easy access to professors (older siblings are both at liberal arts colleges and thriving), but he’s not sold on that aspect yet. We are lucky that there are no cost restrictions or geographic restrictions. He also loves watching sports, so that has shaped much of his list. He would like a fair amount of black students and ethnic diversity as well so there are a few HBCU’s on the list.
He has a random list so far - which includes Syracuse, Colorado State, Colorado School of Mines, University of Pittsburgh, and Tuskegee so far. He was very interested in New Mexico Tech until he saw there were 8 black students enrolled there. It looks like he’ll have some in-state safety options (we are in CA) as well.
Thanks!