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Hi. I was wondering what the best safety school for me may be.

SAT: 800 math 6xx verbal (to be determined) composite
SAT2: 800 math 1c 800 math 2c 680 writing (to be determined again) biology e/m (to be determined)

AAABBBC Freshmen (no Honors)
AAAAABB Sophomore (2 Honors)
AAAAAAA Junior (3 Honors)
AAAAAAA Senior (4 AP 1 Honors)

Track 4 years
Band 3 years
Tennis 1 year (varsity as freshmen)

Good recommendations etc

By Hoo_29 (Hoo_29) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 04:56 pm: Edit

Georgia Tech

Virginia Tech

By Energy1 (Energy1) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 04:58 pm: Edit

They're safeties?

as in 99% chance of getting in provided that I write a good essay?

By Alexandre (Alexandre) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 05:01 pm: Edit

Georgia Tech is not a safety if you are not from Georgia. Purdue would be though.

By C0nfusion (C0nfusion) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 05:08 pm: Edit

What about bucknell, lehigh, or villanova? If you hurry you can still fill out the villanova app by nov 1st and be considered for presidential scholarship..which is a full ride. (1400 sat required and either top 5 or 10% of class)

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 05:09 pm: Edit

Boston U, Northeastern, WPI, RPI, Tufts, RIT.

By Gr8kids (Gr8kids) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 05:23 pm: Edit

University of Illinois (it's always in the top 10, too)

What kind of engineering are you interested in? If you're wanting a particular field, be sure to investigate what each school offers because not all engineering programs offer every kind of engineering. For example, biomed engineering isn't offered everywhere, while electrical engineering is more commonly offered.

By Drusba (Drusba) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 05:32 pm: Edit

Actually, unless you provide more info -- like GPA, class rank, state of residence, what your SAT score really is, and intended major -- it is really not possible to name some safeties.

By Energy1 (Energy1) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:10 pm: Edit

top 40% of 313
GPA has not been released. It is pretty much 0.8~1 point less than maximum GPA possible, weighted.
NJ
610 verbal

major is really undecided. when I feel I know more about engineering, I'll decide for sure. For now, I wrote down EE tho. Possible majors:

aero (astronomy interests me altho I have not taken any classes)
mech (building things)
elec (baby programmer)

By Hoo_29 (Hoo_29) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 03:37 pm: Edit

OK, then that makes GT and VT reaches.

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 03:47 pm: Edit

How about Rutgers? Rutgers might not be a true safety but probably close enough since you're an in-state resident.

By Energy1 (Energy1) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 06:14 pm: Edit

Penn State?

Rutgers, I'm not sure if I wanna go there if I get rejected from all others. It also has rolling admissions.

By Ivysearch (Ivysearch) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 08:11 pm: Edit

Indiana Purdue

By Aspirer42 (Aspirer42) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:27 am: Edit

NC State is still looking for more geographic diversity.

By Newnudad (Newnudad) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 02:47 pm: Edit

Energy One: Purdue and Iowa State - Good reps in Engineering.

By Garland (Garland) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 02:53 pm: Edit

Stevens, NJIT

By Jab93 (Jab93) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 03:53 pm: Edit

What's wrong with Rutgers...
its a very solid school, and since you are in-state,
you really should apply...

By Ivysearch (Ivysearch) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 05:30 pm: Edit

I heard that at Rutgers students often have to take classes on more than one campus. In my opinion, this is a big negative.

By Energy1 (Energy1) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 08:18 pm: Edit

Rutgers has never attracted me. That's all. I want to keep my number of college apps as low as possibly so that I can emphasize quality over quantity. To do this, I have to limit my choices to one safety school, 4 match schools, and 3 reach schools.

I'm having a hard time picking my safety. Are there any sites with unbiased statistics? Obviously, I cannot visit every college that I might consider. I have to make a decision from conjectures and research.

Good engineering program+ 99% admission chance + good campus.

By Ivysearch (Ivysearch) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 10:10 am: Edit

Purdue 100% admission, known for engineering.