Chance/Match: TX Resident, 3.8 UW, TO, Computer Science/Physics Please help me Cope😭 [top 6.7% rank, <$30k]

[Steins]

Demographics

• US domestic -US citizen
• State/Location of residency: Texas
• Gender/Race/Ethnicity : Male/Bangladeshi

Intended Major(s)
Computer Science (1st choice)
Physics
Mechanical engineering

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

• Unweighted HS GPA: 3.8
• Weighted HS GPA (5.36 out of a 5):
• Class Rank: 37/553 (Top 6.7%)
• ACT/SAT Scores: test optional

Coursework
AP Calc BC, AP CSP, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP CSA, AP Gov/Econ,
Took almost all the engineering classes at my school including a capstone engineering class
Awards
FRC State Championship Winner
FRC IMPACT AWARD FINALIST (Worlds level) (most prestigious award in first robotics)
Won Multiple Regional and District events for FRC
Best Robotics State Qualifier
Vex Robotics Worlds Qualifier

Extracurriculars
President of Latin club (Founded club this year)
Vice President of Computer science club (2 years)
Best Robotics - (Vice Software lead and website lead)(3 years)
Vex Robotics - (Team captain my junior year) ( 3 years)
First Robotics (2 years)
Code Ninjas ( Instructor for kids 5-14 taught basic programming and mentored an Elementary/middle school robotics team)
Electronic technician intern(strategize marketing; repaired electronics and debug software issues)
JROTC Drill team (1 year)
100 hours of volunteering across (NHS,NTHS,NSHS and robotics)
Made an early skin cancer detection system for a CS project

Cost Constraints / Budget
Middle Class (70-85k)
Don’t want to spend more then 30k for tution

Schools
(Chance Me)
Goal
Texas A&M RD

safeties
UH RD
UTD RD

Reaches
UT Austin RD
Georgia tech
Rice University RD

Match Me

• Doesn’t have to be in-state

[elise123]

Not an expert (hs senior) so I won’t give any advice or anything, but wdym in the title “please help me cope”??? everything looks great! Your extracurriculars are awesome!!

[Steins]

College admissions are literally killing me and I am coping

[deludedlettuce]

Don’t you get auto-admit into UT Austin because of Top 7% thing?

[Steins]

It’s only top 6% now

[tsbna44]

U of Arizona fits your needs.

You’d get $20k off on auto scholarship and depending on the study, it’s a top 5-20 Physics schools. So it’ll be solid for all three majors, but especially 2 and 3.

You’d be a tad over budget all in.

Do you have a test score ? If so what is it ?

UH, Texas Tech are both fine.

If you had a test score, you’d have more options at $30k - depending on the score.

[FriscoDad]

You are auto for TAMU. So that’s 100%. Note that TAMU has ETAM year before you can get Comp Science.

You should have no problem getting UH and UTD. Even with some scholarship.

Those reaches are really reaches.

[ucbalumnus]

@deludedlettuce

Don’t you get auto-admit into UT Austin because of Top 7% thing

Top 6%, but that does not mean automatic admission to more competitive majors like computer science or any engineering major. OP is top 6.7%, so not automatic admission.

Physics is typically a less competitive major, but check each school to be sure.

[3scoutsmom]

My boys are CS at UTD and very happy there. Their Physics department is small but very impressive. I hope you can visit in person, you’ll likely get merit money (AES) at UTD.