Demographics: Black Male from NOVA (Northern Virginia)
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Academics: I’m definitely doing well with the cards I’ve been dealt in life.
Note: I was in a foreign country during my freshman year and was put into the U.S. equivalent of 11th grade as a 9th grader. Because of this, and the fact that I was still acclimating to the workload, my GPA tanked quite a bit freshman year and I’m trying my best to bring it back up. I would imagine some colleges will give me a little leeway because of this. I also know VT doesn’t really look at GPA, but instead letter grades in challenging classes.
SAT I: Have Not Taken Yet (Will Take in March), but my predicted score is a 1300 or above.
PSAT: 1220/1520 Breakdown: 600 Math and 620 Reading
SAT II: Have Not Taken Yet (Will Take Chemistry and Math Level 2 Tests in May or June)
GPA: 3.18
Current Rank: 256/497
AP Coursework: Currently taking AP Chemistry and AP English Language
Class Schedules and Grades for Middle School 2014-2017 School Years
Middle School
Italian 1 - B+
Italian 2 - C+
Pre-IBDP Algebra 1 - C
2014-2015 (9th Grade)
English Language - B
Mathematics - C
Biology - B
Information and Computer Technology - B
Integrated Science - B
Social Studies - B
2015 - 2016 (10th Grade)
Pre-AP English 10 - A
Pre-AP World History I - B+
Algebra 2 - A
Computer Math - A
Pre-AP Chemistry - B
Spanish 1 - A
Health and PE 1 - A
Summer 2016
Health and PE 2 - A
2016 - 2017 (11th Grade, 1st Quarter)
AP English Language - B+ (88%) - Weighted
U.S. and Virginia History - A (96%)
Pre-Calculus - A (90%) - Weighted
AP Chemistry - B (83%) - Weighted
Spanish 2 - B+ (88%)
PLTW Principles of Engineering - A (96%) - Weighted
Engineering Explorations 1/Robotics - A (93%)
Honors: Received Academic Award for Academic Achievement in the 2015 - 2016 School Year
Extracurriculars: Book Club, Biotech Club, National Math Honor Society, Forensics Team, FRC (Robotics)
Summer Activities: Have been volunteering at my local library during the summer for 5 summers now.
Other Things to Note: I am currently taking an online 3-credit college course in Physical Geology.
I know my circumstances make it very hard to chance me, but any constructive input would be appreciated. I’m pretty sure my chances are slim at this point, though. I do know that VT does look at my letter grades more than my GPA. Thanks in advance!