Hello College Confidential community,
I am in the midst of my junior year and I am trying to find out what is my best fit for college. I want to study to be an electronics engineer and might possibly double major in chemistry or computer science. I have visited Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia so far, I know Virginia Tech has a well known e-department, but I also realize UVA is more prestigious than Tech. I live in the Richmond area so I am already quite familiar with VCU, but I still haven’t visited other schools in VA such as GMU, JMU or W&M(Which has a co-ed program w/ Columbia). I realize my math grades might be a little lack luster to apply directly into an engineering program which is why I plan to transfer from undecided into the college of engineering of where ever I go. Please look over my classes and extra curricular activities carefully and let me know what school in or around VA sounds like a good fit for me.
Originally I wished to attend CMU in Pittsburgh, but I feel that my chances are low given that my math grade keeps me from being competitive.
Pre-High School
- Algebra I - A
- Honors Spanish I - B
Freshman year
*Honors Algebra II - B
*Honors Earth Science - A
*Honors World History I - A+
*Honors English 9 - A
*Honors Spanish II - B+
*Introductory Computer Programming - A+
*Health and P.E. 9 - A+
Sophomore year
*Honors Geometry - B
*Honors Biology - A+
*AP World History - A
*Honors English 10 - A
*Honors Spanish III - B
*Honors Economics - A
*Honors Computer Programming - B+
*Health and P.E. 10 (Online) - A
Junior year (Grades are based on current semester grades)
*Honors Trigonometry - B
*Honors Chemistry - A
*Duel Enrollment U.S. History (College Level) - A
*AP Language and Composition - A
*AP Biology - A
*AP Statistics - B
*AP Computer Programming AB - A
Summer of junior year
*Community college Japanese
Senior year (Might drop Oceanography / Computer Science to work a job)
*AP Calculus AB
*Honors Physics
*AP US Government
*Duel Enrollment College Composition (College Level)
*AP Chemistry
*AP Computer Science Principles
*Honors Oceanography
Extra Curricular activities
*Practitioner in Taekwondo for 3 years(Red belt)
*Practitioner in Aikido for 1 1/2 years(Blue belt)
*50+ hours of volunteer work at the Science Museum of Virginia
*Member of Beta Club(Honors society)
*(Applied for National Honors Society, don’t know if I got in yet)
*(Applied for Mu Alpha Theta(Math honors society), don’t know if I got in yet)
*Member of Physics club
*Member of Computer club