1. Top 3 College Choices By: Harshal Agrawal Program: ExCite

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Reach and Match School)

3. Tuition Cost O $59,020

4. Room and Board Cost O $12,744

5. Meal Plans O Ranging from $4,893/Year for 570 Meals to $3,155/Year for 300 Meals

6. Size O 168 acres that lay on the Cambridge side of the Charles River Basin

7. Enrollment Numbers O 4,503 Students Enrolled

8. Clubs, Organizations, & Activities O Men’s Varsity Volleyball O Chess Club O Robotics Club

9. Tutoring O Student Support Services Provided

10. Private or Public O Private

11. Deadline for Application Submission O January 1 st O November 1 st (Early Application Due)

12. Location O Boston/Cambridge Area 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139

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14. Major O Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (Safety School)

19. Tuition Cost O $29,390

20. Room and Board O $11,578

21. Meal Plan O Ranging from $2,543 per semester for 285 meal plans to $792 per semester for 50 meal plans

22. Size O 1,990 Acres (across Camden, Newark, New Brunswick/Piscataway)

23. Enrollment Numbers O 58,788 Students Enrolled

24. Clubs, Organizations, & Activities O Men’s Varsity Volleyball O Chess Club O Robotics Club

25. Tutoring O Peer Tutoring (Walk-in & One on One)

26. Private or Public O Public

27. Deadline for Application Submission O December 1

28. Location O 65 Davidson Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854 (732) 932-1766 O Campuses in Newark, Camden, New Brunswick-Piscataway

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30. Major O Mechanical Engineering

31. 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

32. 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

33. Bibliography O https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university- search/massachusetts-institute-of-technology https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university- search/massachusetts-institute-of-technology O http://mitadmissions.org/afford/basics http://mitadmissions.org/afford/basics O http://web.mit.edu/facts/campus.html http://web.mit.edu/facts/campus.html O http://www.mit.edu/activities/sports.html http://www.mit.edu/activities/sports.html O https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university- search/rutgers-the-state-university-of-new-jersey-new- brunswick-piscataway-campus https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university- search/rutgers-the-state-university-of-new-jersey-new- brunswick-piscataway-campus O http://admissions.rutgers.edu/applynow/moreforfirst yearapplicants/EntranceRequirements.aspx http://admissions.rutgers.edu/applynow/moreforfirst yearapplicants/EntranceRequirements.aspx