Chance for Princeton, Cornell, USC, U-Michigan, and Georgia Tech!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there. I am looking for some feedback on my chances for the schools I have not received decisions from yet. I have been accepted by UCF, UF, UIUC, FloridaTech, and I recieved a "likely letter" from UPenn. I am still waiting for UMich, USC, GeorgiaTech, Cornell, and Princeton.</p>

<p>High school:
Public Magnet (I am in the Cambridge Engineering Strand)
One of the best schools in South Florida</p>

<p>Race and Ethnicity:
White Hispanic (Guatemalan/Cuban)</p>

<p>Major: Engineering (Not sure which branch)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.66/5.58
Strength of schedule: Mostly AP/AICE, some honors, and engineering classes
Rank: 94% out of 360</p>

<p>SAT: 2140; Math 770, Reading 730, Writing 640
ACT: 31; Math 33, English 30, Reading 32, Science 32</p>

<p>AP Scores: 3 in World History and US History, 5 in Physics B
AICE Scores: Passed all tests, scores don't mean anything to schools as AICE is new</p>

<p>Current schedule: AP Macro, AP Gov, AP Physics C E&M, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Computer Science, 2 Engineering classes.</p>

<p>ECs:
Technology Student Association (Sergeant at Arms) (Won 1st place in CAD 3D at states and 2nd at Nationals)
Robotics (VEX Specialist) (Won 1st at StemTech Botball Competition and 4th overall at a state competition)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Key Club (Distinguished Member)
*Starting a middle school outreach program using VEX IQ to teach STEM
Counselor at local community school for two years
Warehouse worker at a kosher food supplier
Umpire at local park baseball league</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
Summer Engineering Institute (GeorgiaTech)
Florida Governor's School for Space Science and Technology (FloridaTech)
National Flight Academy (Pensacola AFB)</p>

<p>So what are my chances for my 5 remaining schools??</p>

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<p>UW GPA is a bit low
UMich is high match
USC is also high match
Georgia tech is a match
Cornell and Princeton are reaches
chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621493-sophomore-on-the-right-track.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621493-sophomore-on-the-right-track.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>UMich is a high match (in state), low reach (OOS). Its also harder to get into if you applied for engineering.
USC is a low reach, its harder to get into than UMich. Reach if you applied to Viterbi
Cornell is reach
Penn is a super reach
Princeton is a crazy super reach</p>

<p>I think that you seem like a great student. But, I don’t think you’re a guarantee for any of these schools. If I were to make an educated guess, of these options you could count on UMich more than the others. Even so, the engineering major at all schools is especially hard.</p>

<p>I think your SAT writing and UW GPA are a little too low for the ivies. But then again, anything could happen!</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Which program did you apply to UIUC? For engineering overall, UIUC and UMich have very similar admission stat, however, they do weight GPA very differently. Your suboptimal uwGPA may have a much bigger impact on UMich admission than UIUC. Your URM status may help. But with uwGPA and SAT/ACT at or below 25%, Umich CoE is likely a mid reach for you.</p>

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<p>@billcsho I applied aerospace engineering for both UIUC and Mich. I know I have a somewhat low GPA but by the end of this year I would have taken 8 AP classes, 9 AP tests, and 6 AICE classes/tests. Will that help?</p>

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<p>Cornell, Penn and Princeton are obviously reaches for anyone. Michigan and USC are high matches. Your SAT scores and your excellent extracurricular record should help you in this case.</p>

<p>Chance me back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621158-quinnipiac-hofstra-and-friends.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621158-quinnipiac-hofstra-and-friends.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Cornell might be a match. Remember, they are the only one of the Ivie’s still not using the SAT writing score.</p>

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<p>Course rigorous helps, but still you need to maintain a good GPA for UMich.</p>