<p>I am hesitant to even post this, because it’s making me so worried, but here goes…
Parents, could you fire up your crystal balls for a second?</p>
<p>I have applied to these schools for Engineering:</p>
<p>Purdue (got in - no $ yet)
Case Western
Rochester Institute Tech
Worcester Polytech
Rensselaer Polytech
Northeastern U
Univ Pittsburgh (got in - no $ yet)
Rose Hulman
Ohio University
SUNY Buffalo (oh please God don’t make me go here)</p>
<p>And I have the folowing SAT scores:
April 06 - Reading 710, Math 680, Writing 680
June 06 - Reading 690, Math 730, Writing 700
SAT 2’s – Chemistry 710 and Math level 2 770</p>
<p>I only have an 89.0 average (but I go to a tough school, have taken the hardest courses, including 8 AP courses where I got one 3 and the rest 4s and 5s, and I am a musician - I play viola - if that matters, but it takes a ton of my time). Also, my grades are pretty much the same this year. :(</p>
<p>So my question is this: Am I going to get stuck going to SUNY Buffalo??? I have a budget of $25,000/year and I’m willing to take out a little in loans, but I sure don’t want to take a lot. My dad says we do not qualify for financial aid. Do you think I can get a scholarship at any of these schools??? Thanks for everything.</p>
<p>You still might get some financial aid or merit aid to help pay fo schools. Is the 25K budget both what you and your parents will spend together? That’s not bad. Although you might need some loans (small) on top of that. Send in all the fin aid forms and merit aid forms and see what you get. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Your scores are very competitive and the schools will contact your HS to determine how competitive the education there is. I wouldn’t worry about admittance. You line up at the 75% for SATs for Case (others I know are above and below that). Merit aid will be up in the air, though. Depends on the school.</p>
<p>Does your school rank? You may want to look at outside scholarships or other State Schools. Some offer guarenteed scholarships based on class rank and test scores. What kind of engineering do you want to major in? You might also want to look at schools where you’ll receive AP credit, especially for General education requirements. This can lessen an engineering load or let you graduate in less than 4 years, reducing total cost.</p>
<p>hssenior
Yes, the $25000 is what my parents are willing to spend. So, if it’s more than that I guess I’ll take out loans.</p>
<p>Golfingmom
No. My school does not rank. And I really have no idea where I’d be. Last year though the highest average was 96. I want to do Computer Engineering. And the state school where I think I could get a good deal is Ohio University. I kind of like the idea of not being in New York state and it is decent size - not too big. I think with my SAT scores I would be eligible for in state tuition. That might be my ticket out of SUNY.</p>
<p>Tim, Curmudgeon compiled this is the list of schools - comparison of merit vs. need based aid (I think) - sorry, haven’t looked closely at it, but, you may be able to find very compelling schools with strong CE departments that offer excellent merit $$$$$. </p>
<p>There’s another one on LACs, if you’re interested you can do an advanced search and come up with that list as well.</p>
<p>If your parents are willing to pay 25000 and you are willing to work and take out some basic loans you can swing Pitt even without $, since it around 30000 for OOS. I am assuming you are from NY since you are using UB as your safety.</p>
<p>Even though your dad does not think you qualify for financial aid, make sure you complete the required finaid forms at those schools where you need to do them to be considered for merit aid.</p>