What do you think, Parents?

ClassicRockerDad
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:51:33 +0000

It may be that we are all missing something, but this is CC. Someone asks for advice and provides information. That’s all we know. Sometimes advice helps. Sometimes it’s worth what they pay for it.

The OP presented math standardized tests that are low for the most competitive engineering programs. OP asked which tests to retake. IMHO, the OP’s situation would be most improved by retaking the SAT I and getting a 700+ on the math. Higher is better. For schools that use SAT IIs, they use it for a reason and the math score is low. There are a lot of applicants. From what we’ve been told, I’d guess the probability of admission of each of the reaches to be around 0-10%.

The OP already has full tuition scholarships at Northeastern and Pitt. Of the two, I’d pick Northeastern for engineering. This isn’t a dire situation if the OP would be happy at Northeastern.