Schools to apply to for Engineering?

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<p>I’ve set my mind on Civil Engineering, but i’m nervous that most of my schools are reaches for my current statistics. Looking for schools mainly in VA/CA with decent Civil Engineering programs a bit closer to my statistics. Any suggestions? Thanks!</p>

<p>Schools applying to:
Virginia Tech
UC Davis
UC Berkeley
Cal Poly SLO
Cal Poly Pomona
Penn State University Park</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Location: Fairfax County, VA
Core GPA 9-11: 3.65W (9th-3.52, 10th- 3.48, 11th- 3.96), 3.58 UC.
7th Semester Core GPA: 4.64W if grades stay the same from first quarter.
SAT: 630CR, 650W, 690M. (1320/1600, 1970/2400). Retaking in December, hoping for 2050+.
Course Rigor: Decently difficult. 10 Honors, 7 AP.</p>

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<p>Cost constraints?</p>

<p>[Accredited</a> Program Search](<a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramSearch.aspx/AccreditationSearch.aspx]Accredited”>http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramSearch.aspx/AccreditationSearch.aspx) indicates the following CA and VA schools with civil engineering:</p>

<p>California Baptist University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University, Chico
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Sacramento
George Mason University
Loyola Marymount University
Old Dominion University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
University of the Pacific
University of Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University</p>

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<p>Cost isn’t really a factor, more-so just looking for lower requirement engineering schools. My fear is not getting into a good school and falling back on a non-engineering safety. May add George Mason as it’s not too far off my stats. Thank you for the list!</p>

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<p>Take a look at the fresman profile at Cal Poly SLO and the UCs here: </p>

<p>[Student</a> Profile - Admissions - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo](<a href=“Cal Poly Admissions”>Cal Poly Admissions)
[Freshman</a> admission profiles | UC Admissions](<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/profiles/index.html]Freshman”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/profiles/index.html)</p>

<p>Despite your solid grades and SAT, UCD, UCB and SLO are probably out of your reach. CP Pomona you’ll get into. Other to consider from the list above are Loyola and CSU San Diego, Long Beach and Chico. Apply to Santa Clara too.</p>

<p>I don’t know much about VA schools.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>@NCalRent I figured about the same, thank you for being informative and realistic. I checked out the schools you suggested and they all look good so i may replace Berkeley and CPSLO(want to keep one reach, and Davis seems most likely) with SDSU and Long Beach. I appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Definitely check out University of Georgia. Your test scores are well above their averages and they’re supposed to have a great engineering program!</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.engr.uga.edu%5B/url%5D”>http://www.engr.uga.edu</a></p>