I need help with suggestions or deletions for the college list and my situation is as follows:
My son is interested in electrical and computer engineering. Our EFC on the FAFSA4Caster is 50,000, mostly due to salary increase with job change over the past two years so only modest amount in college savings from prior years. We need colleges with substantial non-competitive merit aid. I have been through the Bob Wallace list on this forum for merit aid for schools that offer the required major but it is also kind of important to me that the school is competitive enough/or has honors college and has a decent graduation rate.
My son's stats are: GPA unweighted 3.66;GPA weighted 3.99;ACT 33.
He is not particularly strong with extracurriculars, community service and leadershp, in part due to recent moves for job, high school change and because he is very much an introvert and not into many of the activities out here in rural North Carolina. I am hoping not to pay more that $20-25K per year given that I have two younger children closely spaced who will start college as soon as my first son graduates.The list my son and I have compiled thus far based on the above are:
NC State University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama- Huntsville
Temple
Miami University,Ohio
Tulane
Arizona State University
Milwaukee school of engineering
Howard University
Other schools that my son likes but that are a high reach both academically and financially are: Harvey Mudd,Duke,Georgia Tech,Rose Hulman.
I did run the Net Price Calculator for the schools but I am doubtful of its accuracy because it is giving me some low numbers for the financial reach schools.
We are minorities - don't know if that helps, for example, adding to school diversity.
I appreciate any recommendations.Thanks
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