U Mass Amherst?

[Twoin28]

Here is my other tbread where it got recommended.

Please chance my potential engineer for these schools, and suggest some more! [rising junior, MD resident, 4.0 UW, 35 ACT]

Please let us know how to categorize these schools for my rising Junior. At this point, we’re just trying to get a sense of whether we’re looking at the correct balance of schools. Demographics US Citizen Maryland resident Selective STEM magnet program Kid is a recruitable athlete, but is trying to decide if he wants to pursue that. We’d love to get input on chances without using soccer for admissions. Cost Constraints / Budget Budget is $35K - $40K a year. In state schools come in below that. NPC’s for the schools with the most aid/no loans come in below that. Otherwise, he will need merit. Intended Major(s) Engineering – ideally at some place where changing between engineering majors, or where you enter as engineering undecided. GPA, Rank, and Test Scores Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0 (as of end of sophomore year) Weighted HS GPA: 4.9 something. His school weights everything as +1.0 except PE and one art class. College GPA: N/A Class Rank: N/A school doesn’t rank. ACT/SAT Scor…