Top 3 College Choices By: Harshal Agrawal Program: ExCite
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Reach and Match School)
Tuition Cost O $59,020
Room and Board Cost O $12,744
Meal Plans O Ranging from $4,893/Year for 570 Meals to $3,155/Year for 300 Meals
Size O 168 acres that lay on the Cambridge side of the Charles River Basin
Enrollment Numbers O 4,503 Students Enrolled
Clubs, Organizations, & Activities O Men’s Varsity Volleyball O Chess Club O Robotics Club
Tutoring O Student Support Services Provided
Private or Public O Private
Deadline for Application Submission O January 1 st O November 1 st (Early Application Due)
Location O Boston/Cambridge Area 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
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Major O Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s)
Special Requirements O One year of high school physics O One year of high school chemistry O One year of high school biology O Math, through calculus O Two years of a foreign language O Four years of English O Two years of history and/or social sciences O SAT Subject Tests O SAT Test O Act Test O Extracurricular Activities
Why MIT is my match school O It is the best school in the nation for Mechanical Engineering O Offers a variety of sports and activities O Somewhat close to my house O Reasonable tuition cost O Financial aid is available
Why MIT is my reach school O Acceptance rate of 8.9% O 18,989 students applied, only 1,548 were admitted O It is the best school in the nation for Mechanical Engineering
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (Safety School)
Tuition Cost O $29,390
Room and Board O $11,578
Meal Plan O Ranging from $2,543 per semester for 285 meal plans to $792 per semester for 50 meal plans
Size O 1,990 Acres (across Camden, Newark, New Brunswick/Piscataway)
Enrollment Numbers O 58,788 Students Enrolled
Clubs, Organizations, & Activities O Men’s Varsity Volleyball O Chess Club O Robotics Club
Tutoring O Peer Tutoring (Walk-in & One on One)
Private or Public O Public
Deadline for Application Submission O December 1
Location O 65 Davidson Road, Piscataway, NJ (732) O Campuses in Newark, Camden, New Brunswick-Piscataway
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Major O Mechanical Engineering
Special Requirements O English: 4 years O Foreign Language: None required O Mathematics: 4 years, including algebra I, geometry, algebra II, precalculus O Science: 1 year each of chemistry and physics O Other Courses: 6 other academic courses (computer programming recommended) O Total: 16 academic courses O Tests: SAT or ACT
Why Rutgers is my safety school O Acceptance rate of 60.9% O Does not require high GPA’s or SAT/ACT scores O Close to home O Tuition Cost cheap compared to those of MIT, Stanford, Harvard, etc O 30,631 applied, 18,230 admitted
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