I know exactly which school you are speaking of since we are in the same boat as you. She applied in early November. Her good friend applied in September with lower stats, has already been accepted with a nice merit package. I was told early February but no decision yet. Frustrating!

We are in a tough position-dd got into some great schools (GA Tech, Case-Western, CO School of Mines, etc..) but we would have to take out loans (even though she got a partial merit scholarship to Case and Mines). We are torn between sending her somewhere affordable like UAH or a regional school where the aid is huge or sending her to one of the other schools. For example, GA Tech would be 41,000 a year since she is out of state! Her take is to keep costs as low as possible which is why we are looking so hard into UAH. I am impressed at the company list that was posted. Other points that are being made are excellent as well. Gives you a lot to think about.

University of Alabama-Huntsville-I am gathering anything I can find since it is an excellent option for us financially (they offer good merit aid for high ACT scores). Dd wants to be an engineer and they seem to have great companies in the area for internships and co-ops. We have visited and I thought it was a very nice place for her but wanted to know if anyone here had any direct experience with the school.

Thank you everyone! We have Auburn and VA Tech on our list too. What we are going to do is compare offers from the FAFSA, CSS, and merit scholarships. DD doesn't want a lot of debt, but would love to attend a good school. We do have a couple of state schools on the list too.

Kathy-she is thinking about either double majoring in chemical engineering and math or doing a minor in it!! Math is her favorite!! PurpleOwl-I read something about the high stress level of GT students. While she wouldn't mind intense, what is it really like there? This could just be the case for all colleges. What about individual attention for the students? Sue-she has applied to Mines too, but we are waiting to hear from them.

Thank you for the great replies and welcome! She definitely wants to go the engineering route, dh is one as well. She is looking into chemical most likely. She feels Mines is wonderful, but too far away. It sounds like the city factor wouldn't be a huge issue as long as she practices basic safety rules as that would be true for anywhere she goes. I know this may sound strange to some, but she doesn't want to go Greek and doesn't care for college sports. She is a quiet, studious girl but loves to be physically active. She needs a school where there isn't a huge Greek presence if anyone knows anything about that, I'd love to hear it. Olin kept sending us emails to apply and it sounds good as well. I will look into U of Roch and she's applied to Virginia Tech and Carnegie Mellon but we haven't heard yet. The gender balance isn't a problem, she will be fine either way. We are planning a visit to Case, Rose, Rolla, and GA Tech soon and have visited Huntsville as it is close, she has been admitted all of them. Looks like a lot of road trips in our near future!

I am a longtime reader, but finally made an account! My dd will start college next year, please give me the hive's opinions on the following if you have any knowledge of them. I am new to this-she is my first one to attend college. We live in TN for reference. -Georgia Tech (also please give insight-would you let your dd live in Atlanta?) -Rose-Hulman -Missouri S and T (formally U of MO-Rolla)- -Case Western (same with Atlanta-would you let your dd live in Cleveland?) -CO School of Mines -University of Alabama-Huntsville