Some input requested, as we get acceptances! UW GPA: 3.5, SAT: 1290 [mechanical engineering, <$40-50k]

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Be aware that mechanical engineering technology is different from mechanical engineering as a major.

Some web sites describing the differences:

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The Purdue motor sport engineering major is only offered at the Indy campus.

OPā€™s stats are in range for polytechnic, especially at the Indy campus. I think itā€™s a match and would fall in budget.

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Thank you! Good info. Frankly, we are struggling with which type of program would be best. Being practical is important for our kid. Yet, we donā€™t want to ā€˜undersellā€™ ourselves. Wrong word, I knowā€¦

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Building on @tamagotchiā€™s great insights above ā€¦ @eyemgh doesnā€™t post as much here these days, but you can look through old posts from him to see that he knew a lot about Mechanical Engineering at west coast schools and thinks incredibly highly of Oregon State. His son went to Cal Poly SLO and loved it, but I have the feeling that @eyemgh would put Oregon State at the top of the list of admits you have above (though obviously I canā€™t speak for him!).

Congrats to your kid on WUE as well! Thatā€™s really excellent. Great job!