<p>current school: university of alabama school of engineering(undecided major)
first semester GPA 3.5(with 15 units)
assume i get a 3.8 second semester(with 18 units)
EC: teacher assistance is high school, engineering club in college, deans list
sat:1620/2400, 1230/1600
hs. 3.35 gpa
letters of rec: amazing letter from my english teacher
hooks: i am not a native english speaker, great personal statement( how i overcame every obstacles in life, and never satisfied for my past performances), upward trend</p>
<p>i am applying for school of engineering
here are my laundry list of schools:
usc
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
Tufts University
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Boston College
New York University
Brandeis University
Case Western Reserve University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Miami
University of Washington
Worcester Polytechnic Institute</p>
<p>and an additional question- is the school list sounds ridiculous because of my high school and sat grades( my father always tell me that i have no chance at any of those schools)</p>