Average student: chance me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 Superscored 1.1990 (Writing 590 | Critical Reading 670 | Math 750)
2.2000 (Writing 650 | CR 650 | Math 700)
Is it worth retaking these once again?</p>

<p>SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (690), Physics (620), US History (690)</p>

<p>ACT: 31 composite : English 29, Math 32, Reading 33, Science 31, Writing 28 (9/12)
Is this better than my SAT? Which would I be better of sending?</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.81
Weighted GPA: 5.6 (out of 6)</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don't know yet but should be top 10% at the very least</p>

<p>AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), Psychology (4) English Lang (3), Physics B (3),
I am enrolled in the following ap courses next year : Economics, English Lit, Calc AB, Physics C, and World History</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: The ones above plus computer programming and tv broadcasting (requirement).</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Government (Treasurer 4x), Math Club (President), NHS (Communications Secretary), Cross Country (Captain 2x), DECA (will be officer next year), 2 years of Lacrosse and track, Community service club, </p>

<p>Extracurricular Achievements and awards: various small school awards, 3 time 1st place winner at DECA regionals (hopefully at states next year), 6 varsity letters, plan and keep track of the money for our senior trip.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Currently working 2-3 days a week at a tech company.</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service: Special ED/multiple disabilities gym class/ Special Olympics (200+ hours), DECA (30+ hours), Student Gov (50+ hours)</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Currently working on programming an app for the apple store.</p>

<p>Essays: Have written two so far, checked by my lang teacher who said they were very good.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations: One from a history teacher that liked me who is known for excellent recs, other from my XC and track coach who I have spent 150+ hours volunteering with.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: She likes me, should be good. Small school so I know time will be spent on it.</p>

<p>Intended Major: Engineering</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Rising senior</p>

<p>Schools of Interest:
Rutgers (financial safety)
UMD College Park
John Hopkins
Lafayette
BU
UPenn (reach)
Duke (reach)
Let me know if there are other schools in the NE region that you think would be a good fit. Thanks!</p>

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<p>i think rutgers(good school!), umd, Lafayette, and BU are good choices. The rest are a little too elite for those stats</p>

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<p>And if anyone knows anything about the merit aid at the schools on the top of the list and if I would qualify any info would be great!</p>

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<p>alot of johns hopkins money is geared toward research and Financial aid(which is really good). i’m pretty sure their merit aid lacks, but i am not 100% sure</p>

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<p>Would you consider a LAC?</p>

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<p>@AnnieBeats‌ I don’t really know much about them to be honest. Aren’t there engineering programs typically not the best?</p>

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<p>Some have decent ones, but none are overly prestigious </p>

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<p>Which ones would those be?</p>

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<p>I would ignore @redrising8‌. Prestige doesn’t matter when it comes to engineering. It’s the field experience that matters. LAC don’t have graduate schools, so all of the funding goes to undergraduates as opposed to a regular 4 year university where the grad students get priority funding and undergrads compete for the rest.</p>

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<p>John Hopkins might be a bit of a reach too. By the way, why are you calling yourself an average student when you know you’re obviously not? Your ACT score is like the 95th percentile lol.</p>

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<p>@MitchIsTheMan97‌ I know I’m above average vs most studetns but I’m using other CCers as a comparison. </p>

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<p>Do NOT compare yourself to others on CC. Like, 50% of Chance Me’s are ■■■■■ posts, 45% have projected statistics, and 5% are actually genuine students. You can’t compare yourself to those who are in other schools either. Colleges will not compare you to them.</p>

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<p>So what do you think are my chances at the schools I listed, and which other schools not listed would I be a good fit at, based on my stats?</p>

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<p>I think Johns Hopkins is a more realistic reach than UPenn and Duke
Have you considered NYU?</p>

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<p>Wow we have pretty similar scores, your ACT is a little better though. I think you should look into Bucknell University, they have a great engineering program and you could likely get in with your stats.</p>

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<p>@AmbiD77 I have not considered that yet but I will look into it. Thanks!</p>

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<p>@plzletmeincolege‌ no problem! their polytechnic institute is quite good c:</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Good chance at BU</p>

<p>(Source student who goes who had similar test scores and slightly lower GPA)</p>

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<p>Anyone know if I would have a good chance at any scholarships at UMD?</p>