<p>So this is my first post on CC! Woo! Anyway, I am a junior, and I've been kind of stressed out for college apps and admissions stuff. The some of this stuff is projected. I just want to see your opinions on how good of a chance I have to get accepted into these schools. I've been looking at other CCer's chance me threads to get a rough estimate of how I'll do compared to others, but I want to know MY chances! These stats are determined to chance possibly so... I've got a pretty low confidence and self-esteem when it comes to this stuff but I am willing to take as much advice and criticism from you wonderful people! I know that most of these are reaches for me... Thank you to everyone! </p>
<p>Oh! And I am going to major in engineering (computer engineering or computer science)!</p>
<p>I am thinking of applying to (in order of first to last choice):
UIUC (engineering)
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Davis
Stanford
Carnegie Mellon
Rice
UMich
WashU
Purdue</p>
<p>I also have a few safeties, but I won't be posting those!</p>
<p>UW GPA: 4.0 (out of 4)
W GPA: 4.5 (out of 5)
SAT score: Not taking... (should I?)
ACT score: 31C (taking again this coming Saturday & hoping for a 32+)
PSAT: 209
Number of AP exams offerred by school: 7
Gender, race, state, citizenship: Female, Asian (chinese and does being Asian boost or lower your chances of admission?), Missouri, citizen
Class rank and class size: 3rd out of around 400
High school type: public
AP:
Junior year: AP Chemistry, Adv. Physics (but will be taking AP Physics test)
Senior year: AP Calc, AP bio, AP Lang&comp
SAT subject test scores: None (will be taking probably)
IB test scores: none
Primary Language at home: Chinese
if you've ever been suspended or anything: Nope
if your family is famous: no
family income: $100,000 +
Each parent's education level: No college degree both parents
EC's:
Orchestra (9th)
Student council (9th-12th)
Science Club (11th-12th)
NHS (10th-12th & running for president for next year and most likely going to win)
Science Bowl (11th-12th)
Volunteer at county library (100+ hours)
Volunteer for NHS (I don't know if that counts)
Job at Kumon Math and Reading center (I tutor and grade students' papers 13 hours a week)
Athletics:
Varsity Swimming (9th - 12th) [received Athlete Scholar award if that means anything and qualified for state 9th grade)
Varsity Tennis (9th - 11th)
Freshman Soccer (9th)
Essay: Will be very good
High School Quality: Not that great...
Scholarly talent (how do you perform in class?): One of the top students
Leadership: Swimming captain, possibly NHS president next year, Honor Roll all years in High School
Hooks: First generation</p>
<p>Additional Comments: I've applied to an internship at NASA and waiting for the admissions decision. Hopefully I'll get in, but if I don't, I will be applying for classes at my local community college during the summer! Also, if I do not get accepted as an intern, I will be applying to a volunteer abroad program in Shanghai, China (where I was born). Will these things help my application? Please give tips/advice on how to make my application stronger because I really want to get into some of the good universities.</p>
chance me</p>