I am a junior who is absolutely stressed about the college application process. Please chance me and tell me what I can do to improve my chances.
I am an African American female at a large public school in Maryland. I am in a specialized STEM program at my school focused on aerospace engineering, but I wanna major in Biomedical Engineering.
GPA Unweighted: 3.7 almost 3.8
GPA Weighted: Unknown
Class Rank: Top 15%
AP Exams: AP Gov(4), taking AP Bio and AP Lang this year
AP Classes: 3(AP Gov, AP Bio, and AP Lang) taking AP Physics, AP Comp Sci Java, and AP Calc next year
*I couldn’t take a lot of APs due to my program and scheduling issues. Sophomore year,I was placed in two languages, Sign Language and Italian. However, it was amazing and fun to learn so, I did not complain. I hopefully will continue taking classes in college.
Courseload: Genetics, AP Bio, Physics Honors, Art(req), Algebra 2, AP Lang, Engineering Class
(taking pre-calc during the summer)
ECs/Hobbies:
NHS: 2 years
SGA: 2 years
MESA: 1 year
Girls Who Code: 1 year
Hobby: Coding: 2 years : I’ve been learning Python for a while now. After I hope to learn C++, CSS, and HTML.
SN:
I also know Solidworks, an engineering application. I am currently working on an series highlighting people in STEM. In senior year, we do a research practicum, where we research and engineer a product. I plan to make something involving biomedical, engineering.
Schools:
Safeties
UMD College Park
George Washington
Virginia Tech
WPI
Targets
Boston University
Georgia Tech
UVA
Northeastern University
UMich
Reaches
Columbia
USC
UC Berkeley
Is my school list unrealistic considering my stats?