Texas A&M is another school with secondary admission to specific engineering majors (process called ETAM). Mechanical engineering is one of the more competitive majors there.
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No matter - tuition alone is over $40k. Merit possible but highly unlikely as is admission. A reasonable reach but, for example, an FSU would have made more sense, just due to cost. Even UF but a bigger reach.
FSU is another potential arbitrage example with FAMU, because they share their engineering division.
Yes, but I think OP doesnât need that confusion again with an HBCU. I was just noting A&M wasnât a good choice for a $50K budget - but it doesnât matter as they have lots of schools that work.
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Yâall keep this thread real. I appreciate that, including every single comment.
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Here is an updated chart to keep the acceptances (and majors) clear:
| Acceptances | Major Accepted To (if applicable) | Tuition Cost/Year (after scholarships if listed) |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Mech E | ~$20k |
| Cal State - Chico | Mech E | $9k |
| Cal State - Sacramento | Mech E | $9k |
| CSU - Fullerton | ||
| CSU - Los Angeles | ||
| CSU - Northridge | ||
| Florida Inst. of Tech | Mech E | ~$26k |
| Oregon State | Mech E | $22k |
| Rutgers | Physics | Just made affordability cut |
| San Francisco State | Mech E | |
| U. of Hawaii | Mech E | $18k |
| UNC-Charlotte | Mech E | $20k |
| Washington State | Mech E | $30k (pending WUE) |
And these are the admission decisions that are outstanding:
| Awaiting Response | Deferred |
|---|---|
| Cal Poly - Pomona | Clemson |
| Cal Poly - SLO | Santa Clara |
| Cal State - Long Beach | |
| Loyola Marymount | |
| NC State | |
| Northeastern | |
| Purdue | |
| San Diego State | |
| San Jose State | |
| Texas A&M | |
| UCs | |
| U. of Central Florida | |
| U. of San Diego | |
| U. of Washington |
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@Jalsa as you start to cut down, assume that an acceptance into an alternative major is a rejection.
You want to study MechE. Physics shares some similarities but itâs not MechE - easy to remove.
Youâll need to start removing 
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Along similar lines, investigate the difficulty of entering the ME major at schools where engineering students must go through secondary admission (e.g. NCSU, Purdue, Texas A&M, Washington). It may not necessarily be easier to get into the ME major at such schools than (for example) to switch from physics to ME at Rutgers.
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Just noting that Rutgers New Brunswick engineering decisions havenât come out yet. Thatâll be sometime in January. Right now, only Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark are available as theyâre rolling admissions. Camden and Newark donât have engineering - only physics is offered there. So I wouldnât worry about Rutgers yet until you hear back about engineering in January. That said, if physics isnât of interest, then Rutgers Newark/Camden are easy to eliminate.
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Rutgers New Brunswick doesnât give much merit, and those that do get offered merit tend to have very high stats.
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Makes sense. I think @Jalsa overapplied if applying to branches across the country. I assumed it was New Brunswick.
Thanks for the info.
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Great responses, all around!
We did also get WUE at Washington state, bringing it down to 150% of in state tuition.
It seems Washington State is in a really remote location. Also, Oregon State from this thread + our research seems the better choice of these two Pacific NW colleges.
Not where is better. Theyâre all fine. Itâs where is better for you?
True. Washington State does not directly admit to ME. General Eng first yearâŠ
Oregon State does admit directly to MEâŠ
If entry to major is not competitive, that can be an advantage - what if the student decides a different type of engineering fits them better.
You might check flights for both. I think Eugene is closest at 50 mins. Portland 1 hr 45.
You can fly directly to Pullman - WASU. Looks like on Alaska Airlines.
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Some good news, friends. Our son (not we 
) got into UC Merced & U of San Diego (private, no merit so far). Some relief to get into at least one UC!
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And LMU just came thru too! Accepted (no news yet on merit, lol)
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