Class of '07, Where Are You Applying?

[chrisinmd]

Good luck to the class of 07!

Just to note, if you know where you're going or think you know where you want to apply, great, but if you have no idea, don't feel like you're behind the curve, you just need more time. I have to say in August of my senior year I had no intention to go to Virginia Tech, where I am now, with the intention of studying electrical engineering.

Keep your options open. Even if you're not sure, don't put it off, but work extra hard to get information about schools that even spark your interest a little bit. Visit schools, visit schools, visit schools. No amount of promotional literature can give you the true atmosphere of the school, pay it a visit. Keep up with the deadlines, they'll be here faster than you think!

Keep those grades up, keep your options open, and good luck, you'll do fine!

-Chris
Class of 2010, Virginia Tech

[David55]

These are the schools I'm thinking of applying to. They are all very different but each have something I really like.

Franklin W. Olin college of Engineering
University of Pennsylvania (early)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cooper Union
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Stanford University
Carnegie Mellon University
Deep Springs College (just kidding )

(This is still a very early list that will probably change in the coming months.)

[Alex Pelan]

Well, I've been waiting for this thread since I joined CD. And now that it's here...I don't know what to reply with! I'll let you guys know when I have a more finalized list, though.

[MChapman]

wow i cant believe the time is almost near to send in those applications...

Albright College
Hofstra University
Champlain College
Westfield State College
Central Connecticut State University

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[Andrew Blair]

(In order of my perogative)

Carnegie Mellon
Penn State (Double yay for backups)
RIT?

(The next two I'm applying for, but I'll have to finish the cold fusion flying car before I submit the application)

MIT
Franklin Olin College

Majoring in Mechanical Engineering, perhaps with a generous sprinkling of Computer Science to back up any hopes of a career in robotics.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

Good luck to all of you with college aps. Don't be afraid to ask for advice, to ask for people to proofread essays or even just give you a nudge in the right direction.

Remember, scholarships scholarships scholarships!!! Tuition is sky-high...you will probably need one or two.

[slickguy2007]

UMich
MIT(possible early action)
Cornell(possible early decision), I really like this school
Columbia
NYU
Harvard
Stanford
Rutgers (New Brunswick)
Caltec
UPenn
Northwestern
U Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Duke
UC Berkeley
London School of Economics

An ambitious list, but I figured I worked hard through high school so I might as well apply to a lot of schools. Good luck to all applying this year.

Edit/

Possible Majors: Mechanical Engineering and/or Finance
Possible Minor: Applied Mathematics

[Kyle A]

1 Triangle Tech
2 PTI(Pittsburgh Technical Institute)

I'm am going for Mechanical, and or Architectal Drafting (CAD)

[Daisy]

oooh...scaary thread...I don't even want to think about it, I have so much to get done in the next 4 months. That being said, I'm applying to mostly liberal arts colleges that have a strength in engineering, in order to keep all my options open. Then there's the "if-i-make-it-in-here-god-i-will-love-you", and the "thank-you-for-being-on-the-common-app" schools.

And in the words of

Originally Posted by Jane the Great

Rock on '07

/EDIT: Major: Aero Engineering
Minor: Chinese

[mikeymike334]

Good luck Class of 07. Thanks for posting your lists here, I have been looking for more engineering colleges to apply to. Here is my list ( in order of preference):

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.- Daytona Beach
Purdue Univ.
Florida Institute of Technology or Georgia Tech ( they are tied right now)

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Minor: Maybe Aero. electronics, Mechanical, or Business Management

[gobeavs]

In no particular order:

Rose-Hulman
Caltech
Oregon State University
Carnegie Mellon Uni.
Brigham Young University

I have too many possible majors and/or minors - computer engineering, physics, mathematics, chemical engineering, economics...

[savage301]

U of Mich GO Blue
or
Mich Tech

Wow I feel that my list is really short.

[Steve Howland]

We'll see how I do getting in, but here are some I'm aiming for

Definite (in rough order of preference):
Caltech (EA)
MIT (EA)
Olin
Wash U in St. Louis
Harvey Mudd

Possible additions:
FIT, WPI, RIT, RPI

Edit:
Major: Mechanical and/or Aerospace Engineering
Minor: Robotics

[JoeXIII'007]

University: Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI
Degree: Computer Science and Mathematics

If I don't get enough aid, I will probably knock out the gen ed requirements at Washtenaw Community College for a couple years and then transfer over.

My concern is less with the college I goto and more with what the heck I am going to do with the knowledge I obtain in four years. My older sister who graduated in 2002 is going through those thoughts right now, so I'm starting to think about it now so by the time I either get out of Washtenaw or LTU I will know where to go from there.

Clueless with a strategy to get out of cluelessness... (I wonder if that is self-contradictory, I dunno).

-Joe

PS: I am fairly disappointed that the thread is not titled "Class of '007, where are you applying?" Especially when the well known James Bond number in a year only shows up once a millenium. *tsk* *tsk* (this is just joking, but still...)