[collegebound]

Originally Posted by collegebound

I'm going into my junior year of high school so not all that soon

I'm going to be a junior.

My school only offers those two AP classes.

I'm probably going to dual enroll my senior year at the local college and probably take some summer classes between junior and senior year. But it all depends if I have space in my schedule and if my school moves to the seven period schedule.

[collegebound]

I've considered both Auburn and UAH. Actually my dad went to Auburn but I'm a litle worried about tuition there. And the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair is held at UAH and I have some friends who attend UAH so I've thought about it a lot and it is one of my higher choices as of now. Thanks everyone for your feedback!

[rnc76]

Originally Posted by collegebound

I've considered both Auburn and UAH. Actually my dad went to Auburn but I'm a litle worried about tuition there. And the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair is held at UAH and I have some friends who attend UAH so I've thought about it a lot and it is one of my higher choices as of now. Thanks everyone for your feedback!

If you want anything that resembles a "college" experience, I would choose a different college than UAH. I'm not trying to knock UAH, but I feel the students there are really missing out. It really feels more like a corporate park than a campus. I have no experience with Auburn, but I have heard it is a great college town. Plus, everyone around the country is familiar with Auburn. Educationally, I feel it would be at least as good or better than UAH.

[pennquaker09]

Originally Posted by rnc76

If you want anything that resembles a "college" experience, I would choose a different college than UAH. I'm not trying to knock UAH, but I feel the students there are really missing out. It really feels more like a corporate park than a campus. I have no experience with Auburn, but I have heard it is a great college town. Plus, everyone around the country is familiar with Auburn. Educationally, I feel it would be at least as good or better than UAH.

Actually, for an engineering major, UAH would be more academically rigorous. Of the UA campuses, UAH is the hardest to graduate from.

Personally, I would pick Auburn over UAH and UA, but I do think that UAH is a very good school.

To the OP, you have an entire year to get a GREAT ACT or SAT score. If you get the right score, you'll be able to get a full scholarship plus stipends and a computer allowance. All you need a a score of 30 or above.

[Southlander]

Tuition is about the same at AU, UAH, UA. It just went up at all of them.

[Alatex]

I'll also second pennquaker09's comment about a 30 ACT usually being
good enough for a full scholarship. I know that was the target number even 20 years ago when I went to college.

I also know people who got scholarships to Alabama universities with ACT scores in the upper 20s, but lots of extracurricular activities and good grades.

[collegebound]

I've visited UAH many times and I do see what you mean about the campus, rnc76.
I'm going to try and take the ACT next chance I get and hopefully if not this time, considering its my first, I'll eventually be able to get a 30+ on it.

[turneed]

No one on this thread has mentioned UAB. I would say that if you want to get a degree in Chemistry/Biology, UAB offers the most rigorous academics in the state. I went to Auburn and transferred to UAB and am majoring in Biology and was surprised at how much more difficult the Science classes are at UAB than Auburn. I think it has something to do with the fact that UAB has a medical, dental, optometry, and many other grad. health programs and they want their Undergrad studies to make their students well prepared. I would say that if you love nature a whole lot, you'd probably like Auburn's campus a whole lot. The whole campus and town is surrounded by beautiful trees and foliage. You also may want to look into the University of South Alabama in Mobile. It's not as popular as Auburn, UA or even UAB, but the academics are good and the campus is very beautiful and surrounded by more nature than Auburn's. Plus, if you are a very good student(act/sat, gpa, extracurriculars) I think that USA would offer you more scholarship money and perks than an Auburn or Alabama for various reasons. Also, if i'm not mistaken USA has a smaller student/teacher ratio. You seem like a smart/astute person, just do your research, visit each university, apply to each and take the best offer from the school that is best for you. I wish you much luck and success in your future endeavors!

[submitqueen]

Ofcourse there are some good colleges in Alabama but before that it really matter on your GPA/ SAT/ ACT score. If you have a good score then naturally you will get admission in a good college

[Lodger]

Two years ago a 30 would get you a full ride at UA. A 28 would get you something, I think it was 1250 a year, or 625 per semester, but every little bit helps. That might get you a couple of textbooks. The engineering department at Alabama had a lot of money for scholarships compared to other departments. Oh, and I'm not wild about the dean either.

As far as the campus goes, there are a bunch of new dorms, more being built right now. Most of them have 3 or maybe 4 private bedrooms with a common kitchen and den. As someone else posted, the Shelby science building is brand new and is used for chemistry and some other stuff. It's also the largest building on campus.

Tuscaloosa has about 80,000 residents in the city limits, not counting the 25,000 students.