Chance for NC State Engineering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z North Carolina State University
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SAT 1330
GPA 4.1 weighted
OOS white male
5 APs, 8 Honors
Varsity sport
FBLA/job

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SAT and GPA look a little low. Where else did he apply?

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U of SC, Pitt, Penn State and WVU.

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In-state, I would say those stats have a fair chance, but are not a certainty.
OOS, give it a shot, but don’t expect to be accepted.

NCSU admits a small percentage of OOS applicants. The average SAT for all OOS accepted applicants in 2018-19 was 1351, and for OOS engineering students it was likely at least 1400. The average GPA for all accepted OOS students last year was 4.31.

Good luck.

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Thanks for your insight. I do agree it will be a long shot for him. He is taking the SAT again next week to try and increase his score. One thing that gives us some optimism is his high school naviance page, which shows that historically, students from our high school with his gpa/SAT range get accepted to NC State. Not sure how reliable those statistics are from naviance, however.

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So, we just got our December SAT scores and he improved to a 1400 (770 math). Not sure NC State will consider these scores for EA. Does anyone know if they will consider the December 2019 scores since they are after the EA application deadline? I called admissions and the person on the phone was not sure, but suggested we just send them anyway. We are OOS so he needs all the points he can get for any chance to get into NC State for engineering.