Boardin087 said:dude that list isn't right.... mit or uc berk or stanford aren't even on their
ahhh shiite, i musta been pretty buzzed last night to not notice that....
here's the real list....
also, even though you have a relatively low gpa (for those schools), your SAT scores are high enough to garner attention from top schools.
have you taken the SAT II?
your admissions essay is critical
Rank/School Peer
assessment
score
(5.0 = highest)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 4.9
2. Stanford University (CA) 4.8
3. University of California–Berkeley * 4.7
4. California Institute of Technology 4.6
U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign * 4.6
6. Georgia Institute of Technology * 4.5
7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor * 4.4
8. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 4.3
Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)* 4.3
10. Cornell University (NY) 4.2
University of Texas–Austin * 4.2
12. Princeton University (NJ) 4.1
13. Johns Hopkins University (MD) 4.0
Northwestern University (IL) 4.0
Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison * 4.0
16. Pennsylvania State U.–University Park * 3.9
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) 3.9
Texas A&M Univ.–College Station * 3.9
19. Rice University (TX) 3.8
Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities * 3.8
Virginia Tech * 3.8
22. Duke University (NC) 3.7
Univ. of California–Los Angeles * 3.7
Univ. of California–San Diego * 3.7
Univ. of Maryland–College Park * 3.7
Univ. of Southern California 3.7
University of Washington * 3.7
28. Columbia University (NY) 3.6
Harvard University (MA) 3.6
Ohio State University–Columbus * 3.6
University of California–Davis * 3.6
University of Pennsylvania 3.6
33. Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH) 3.5
Iowa State University * 3.5
North Carolina State U.–Raleigh * 3.5
Univ. of California–Santa Barbara * 3.5
University of Colorado–Boulder * 3.5
University of Virginia * 3.5
39. Arizona State University * 3.4
Brown University (RI) 3.4
Michigan State University * 3.4
University of Arizona * 3.4
University of Florida * 3.4
University of Notre Dame (IN) 3.4
Vanderbilt University (TN) 3.4
Washington University in St. Louis 3.4
47. Dartmouth College (NH) 3.3
Lehigh University (PA) 3.3
Yale University (CT) 3.3
50. Colorado School of Mines * 3.2
Drexel University (PA) 3.2
Rutgers–New Brunswick (NJ)* 3.2
University of California–Irvine * 3.2
University of Missouri–Rolla * 3.2
Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (MA) 3.2
56. Illinois Institute of Technology 3.1
Rochester Inst. of Technology (NY) 3.1
University of Delaware * 3.1
Univ. of Massachusetts–Amherst * 3.1
60. Auburn University (AL)* 3.0
Boston University 3.0
Clemson University (SC)* 3.0
Colorado State University * 3.0
Kansas State University * 3.0
Michigan Technological University * 3.0
Northeastern University (MA) 3.0
SUNY–Stony Brook * 3.0
University at Buffalo–SUNY * 3.0
University of Illinois–Chicago * 3.0
University of Iowa * 3.0
University of Pittsburgh * 3.0
University of Tennessee * 3.0
University of Utah * 3.0
74. Oregon State University * 2.9
Polytechnic University (NY) 2.9
Syracuse University (NY) 2.9
Tufts University (MA) 2.9
Tulane University (LA) 2.9
University of Cincinnati * 2.9
University of Kansas * 2.9
Washington State University * 2.9
82. Brigham Young Univ.–Provo (UT) 2.8
Clarkson University (NY) 2.8
New Jersey Inst. of Technology * 2.8
Oklahoma State University * 2.8
University of Connecticut * 2.8
Univ. of Nebraska–Lincoln * 2.8
University of New Mexico * 2.8
U. of North Carolina–Charlotte * 2.8
University of Oklahoma * 2.8
University of Rochester (NY) 2.8
92. Louisiana State U.–Baton Rouge * 2.7
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) 2.7
Texas Tech University * 2.7
University of Alabama * 2.7
University of Houston * 2.7
University of Kentucky * 2.7
Univ. of Missouri–Columbia * 2.7
99. George Washington University (DC) 2.6
Mississippi State University * 2.6
San Diego State University * 2.6
Southern Methodist University (TX) 2.6
Univ. of California–Riverside * 2.6
Univ. of California–Santa Cruz * 2.6
University of Miami (FL) 2.6
University of Rhode Island * 2.6
University of Texas–Arlington * 2.6
Utah State University * 2.6
Wayne State University (MI)* 2.6
West Virginia University * 2.6
111. CUNY–City College * 2.5
Marquette University (WI) 2.5
New Mexico State University * 2.5
Ohio University * 2.5
S.D. School of Mines and Tech. * 2.5
SUNY–Binghamton * 2.5
Temple University (PA)* 2.5
University of Alabama–Birmingham * 2.5
University of Alabama–Huntsville * 2.5
University of Arkansas * 2.5
University of Central Florida * 2.5
University of New Hampshire * 2.5
Univ. of South Carolina–Columbia * 2.5
University of Texas–Dallas * 2.5
University of Vermont * 2.5
Univ. of Wisconsin–Milwaukee * 2.5
* denotes a public school.
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
2. Stanford University (CA)
3. University of California–Berkeley *
4. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *
5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
6. Georgia Institute of Technology *
7. California Institute of Technology
8. Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
9. Cornell University (NY)
10. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
11. University of Texas–Austin *
12. Princeton University (NJ)
13. Univ. of California–Los Angeles *
14. Northwestern University (IL)
15. Rice University (TX)
Univ. of Southern California
17. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)
Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *
19. North Carolina State U.–Raleigh *
Univ. of California–San Diego *
Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *
22. University of Pennsylvania
23. Univ. of California–Santa Barbara *
24. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
University of Washington *
Virginia Tech *