Top 3 College Choices

By: Harshal AgrawalProgram: ExCite

Massachusetts Institute

of Technology

(Reach and Match School)

Tuition Cost O $59,020

Room and Board CostO $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 VolleyballO Chess ClubO Robotics Club

TutoringO Student Support Services Provided

Private or Public O Private

Deadline for Application Submission

O January 1st

O November 1st (Early Application Due)

Location O Boston/Cambridge Area 77 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA  02139

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MajorO Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

Special RequirementsO One year of high school physicsO One year of high school chemistryO One year of high school biologyO Math, through calculusO Two years of a foreign languageO Four years of EnglishO Two years of history and/or social sciencesO SAT Subject TestsO SAT TestO 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 costO 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

RutgersThe State

University of New Jersey

(Safety School)

Tuition CostO $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

SizeO 1,990 Acres (across Camden,

Newark, New Brunswick/Piscataway)

Enrollment NumbersO 58,788 Students Enrolled

Clubs, Organizations, & Activities

O Men’s Varsity VolleyballO Chess ClubO Robotics Club

Tutoring O Peer Tutoring (Walk-in & One on

One)

Private or PublicO Public

Deadline for Application Submission

O December 1

LocationO 65 Davidson Road, Piscataway,

NJ  08854 (732) 932-1766 O Campuses in Newark, Camden, New

Brunswick-Piscataway

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MajorO Mechanical Engineering

Special Requirements O English: 4 yearsO Foreign Language: None requiredO Mathematics: 4 years, including algebra

I, geometry, algebra II, precalculusO Science: 1 year each of chemistry and

physicsO Other Courses: 6 other academic courses

(computer programming recommended)O Total: 16 academic coursesO 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 scoresO Close to homeO Tuition Cost cheap compared to

those of MIT, Stanford, Harvard, etcO 30,631 applied, 18,230 admitted

BibliographyO https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/coll

ege-university-search/massachusetts-institute-of-technology

O http://mitadmissions.org/afford/basicsO http://web.mit.edu/facts/campus.htmlO http://

www.mit.edu/activities/sports.htmlO https://

bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/rutgers-the-state-university-of-new-jersey-new-brunswick-piscataway-campus

O http://admissions.rutgers.edu/applynow/moreforfirstyearapplicants/EntranceRequirements.aspx