Chance me for a bunch of schools!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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State (if domestic applicant): FL
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income: ~ 100k
Hooks: n/a

Unweighted GPA: 3.88
Weighted: 4.29/5 or 4.98/6
Rank: Top 10% of a 700 person class.
ACT: 34 (35 on every section except 31 on science, also a 27 essay)
SAT: 1510 on new SAT (probably only sending my ACT)

Coursework: I took all honors and AP classes (except for some regular electives)

  • 10 AP classes: Human Geo, World History, APUSH, Calc AB, Physics 1, Psych, Physics C, Calc BC, Stat, and Gov.

Extracurriculars/volunteering: This is what I’m most worried about.

  • Volunteer at local library since 10th grade (250+ hours)
  • Work at a local restaurant (10-12 hours a week since summer before senior year)
  • Treasurer of photography club 11th grade, member in grades 9 and 10 (but not this year - is that bad??)
  • Member of NHS and Mu Alpha Theta
  • Work as a trainer for a youth soccer team (just from this October to December probably)
  • SECME club (just 12th grade)

Essays: I have no idea. I don’t think they’re amazing or anything.
Teacher Recommendation: No idea
Counselor Rec: No idea

Chance me for a computer engineering major at: UF, UMiami (EA), Northeastern (EA), Boston University, RPI, and GA Tech (EA).

If I do get in to any of these, do you think I could get some good financial aid?

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Have you run the Net Price calculators for all those schools to see what your costs will be?

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@Gumbymom I’ve run it for most of the schools, and they all seem super expensive, but my parents are telling me to apply anyway.

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I think you have a pretty good chance at getting into all of those schools. From personal experience, Northeastern seems to care a lot about demonstrated interest, but if you’ve shown interest/visited, you should be fine. I applied to BU last year and their financial aid package was not as forthcoming as most of the other schools I applied to. Also, I don’t know how great of financial aid GT will offer you since you’re out of state.

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I think you’ll get into all the schools on this list. Only concern may be financials.