So I’m kind of just doing this for giggles. I also don’t have my transcript on me at the moment, so doing this off of memory. I’ll probably do a “real” chance me post when I actually start applying.
I’m a junior in high school, I’m an averagish student, and think I want to major in environmental engineering. Still deciding though.
Interested in Uconn, UVM, WPI, and RPI
Unweighted GPA: 3.3ish…? (Again, I don’t have my transcript)
I haven’t taken the SAT yet, but my PSAT score was a 1270
APs: AP Environmental Science
Honors: 4 freshman year, 5 sophomore year, only 2 this year because of scheduling issues (curse you guidance department!)
Senior year schedule (hopefully): AP physics II, Honors Precalc, Honors Sociology, Senior English, Honors Advanced Theatre, Honors Select Choir, Fitness, Cosmology
Clubs: Theatre (4 plays per year), Select Choir, a Capella (co-founder), Chorus (Secretary)
Volunteer: Boys and Girls Club (I work with the 4-7 year olds. It’s almost too cute to handle)
To try to guarantee an acceptance, you have to surpass these averages. There’s still a chance you might be accepted with averages less than these, but better be safe than sorry right?
Other than that, anything you can do to elaborate on your ECs?
I don’t buy the argument that the SAT’s and the RIC guarantee acceptance or rejection. Remember that 1/2 of the accepted students had lower SAT’s and lower RIC’s than the respective school medians. This kind of argument misinterprets the nature of the data when looking at individuals in the pool. It discourages some very fine students from applying and encourages some students with high scores to leave out many of the most important parts of the college selection process: self-analysis, school program, environment, and academic selection analysis including second and third possible choices of major. Students will do better at any of these schools if they put the work into “discovery” just as a good financial investor would do. Even if it were free, this is a very important investment by you and by the college.
Schools and the greater society do not give diplomas, patents and professional achievement awards based upon HS RIC and SAT scores. Admission is not the goal. Shoot higher!