<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I am currently a high school senior looking to apply in the Aerospace or Mechanical fields in the fall . The thing I am worried about is my rank because I go to one of the most competitive high schools in the entire nation (rank 47) and we have IB, which means GPA's are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point! I also experienced several family emergencies during junior year, which really took a toll on my academics and ability to concentrate, I have mentioned it in my essays. Anyways, I will list my "stats" and please chance me, or let me know what I can do to raise my chances?</p>
<p>GPA Weighted/Unweighted: 4.5 W/3.4 UW</p>
<p>Rank: 244/625 (top 39%)</p>
<p>SAT: M (730), R (720), W (640) (Composite: 1450/1600) (Total: 2090) (Superscore if it applies: 2120)</p>
<p>SAT II: Taking Math II and Physics in Nov. (Hopefully 750+ for both)</p>
<p>AP/Dual Credit (By the end of SENIOR year):
AP World History
AP Physics B
AP Eng. Language
AP Calc AB
AP Physics C
AP Eng. Lit
AP Gov.
Dual Credit courses (at college): US History, Macroecon</p>
<p>Job Experience/Volunteering:
-Worked at Kumon as a tutor/grading papers for 3 months,
-100+ hours at local temple,
-30+ hours with cultural organization,
-15 hours with Engineering club at school
-1000+ hours volunteering in India every summer for 3 months, and helping grandmother.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-Science Olympiad (won 2 2nd place medals at State, 3 other medals at regionals)
-TAME (5th place for physics),
-Aerospace Engineering Internship at UT Austin (also published research paper with aerospace prof. at UT)
-3 years football (JV and Varsity)
-Engineering club,
-Aerospace club (Co-founder/ lead designer)
-AP Scholar,
-Played piano for 5 years,
-was in TAG (talented and gifted program) since 6th grade,
-active member of cultural group with volunteering and running programs,
-volunteering at my local temple.
-working on PLTW Engineering Diploma (STEM courses)</p>