<p>I'm going to be a senior this coming year and I want to do Electrical Engineering or maybe Chemical Engineering at U of M. My stats are as follows:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.389 Unweighted, 3.511 Weighted
27 ACT (24 English, 32 Math, 26 Reading, 25 Science, 8/12 essay)
Won the First Robotics State competition, 120 service hours: Volunteered at the hospital and library, Science Bowl, Odyssey of the Mind.</p>
<p>Taken rigorous classes like Accelerated Chemistry and Physics (a two-year course) and Calc. Taken 4 AP classes in previous high school years. Going to take 2 AP classes this year.</p>
<p>Juicester…My guess would be that you’ve got an outside chance at being accepted into CSE. CSE and CBS are the 2 toughest colleges to gain acceptance to at UMinn, and Chem Eng is one of the most competitive programs in CSE. You can see from the profile in this link where your scores stack up with students admitted for this fall.</p>
<p>I think you’d have a great shot at being accepted into CLA as a back-up plan, and try to transfer to CSE once you’re there. Here’s a link to the profile of admitted transfer students to the various colleges and programs. If you have a strong performance GPA-wise and meet all the other requirements it may give you an avenue if you don’t get accepted directly as a freshman.</p>
<p>It’s possible, but I don’t remember off-hand reading anything about legacies impacting admissions. If your heart is set on attending UMinn, I’m confident you can gain admission to CLA and then try to transfer if your freshman grades and coursework are up to par. It’s still possible that you could gain direct admission to CSE, but your stats would put you in the bottom 12% of CSE admits. I’d recommend you go ahead and submit your application and see what happens. Even if you end up in CLA, most of the classes you’d take freshman year would be the same as you’d take in CSE. Kick butt in those classes and see what happens. </p>
<p>IIRC, even students directly admitted to CSE still have to meet a minimum GPA requirement in their freshman classes to be allowed to declare Chem Eng as their major at the end of freshman year. Not sure if the same applies to Elec Eng.</p>
<p>Understood. Apply early and you’ll probably have an admissions answer before Christmas, and if it’s not the answer you were hoping for you’ll have time to consider other options. If you did end up in CLA, there are still some science majors available. Here’s a link to the list, and I at least see a BA in Chemistry and BA in Physics that might interest you.</p>
<p>If you don’t gain direct admission to CSE, you could also enroll in a Chem/Elec Eng program at a different university or perhaps one of the other UMinn campuses, and transfer to the TC campus later on.</p>
<p>I am a full International Baccalaureate student, but my grades aren’t the best. I have a 3.2 GPA, and took AP US History my sophomore year. 26 on my ACT. What do you guys think, will I get in to Twin Cities?!</p>
<p>strealex…It depends on which college you were hoping to gain acceptance to at UMinn. With your GPA and ACT scores, I would say that CBS, CSE, and Carlson were probably long shots. CLA, CFANS, and CEHD would be much better fits for your stats. If there are majors within those colleges that interest you, UMinn might be worth looking into for you. Here’s a link to the Profile of Admitted Students for the current Fall Semester so you can compare your stats.</p>
<p>Are you currently a senior? If so, you would need to submit your application ASAP to give you the best chance at acceptance. I don’t know how applying this late will affect any need-based Financial Aid if you qualify. The priority deadline for merit scholarships has just passed (Dec 15th) so your chances for any of that money is greatly decreased but you’ll never know unless you apply. Good Luck to you!!</p>
<p>Juicester…Congrats on your acceptance into CLA. I know it wasn’t what you were hoping for, and it’s possible that an appeal might work for you. If not, you can choose to enroll in CLA, earn the best grades you can, and apply to transfer into CSE. Good Luck in whatever you choose to do.</p>
<p>If it were me, I would not like to go to CLA either. If your heart is set on CSE at UMN-TC I would instead go to a community college for 1-2 years, get all my calculus (at least 1 & 2), chem, physics, comp. sci. classes out of the way. Then apply to transfer. Classes at CC should be more “approachable” (I don’t want to say easier) as well as much cheaper.</p>
<p>I applied to CSE and got accepted to CLA. There is a lot of CLA requirements that you have to do if you continue to stay in CLA. I was told that you have to complete Calc II, Chem II, and Physics II to transfer to CSE. It is highly competitive to get into CSE (and CBS) because about 10,000 students apply to CSE and only 950 get accepted (I think CBS has 450 seats). What are her GPA and ACT?</p>
<p>Her GPA is 3.2. She also has lot of APs. I have a question here. I heard that, a ‘C’ in AP converts (equal to) to ‘B’ of a regular class. SO how does it work here? Is someone with a GPA of 3.5 with regular classes is preferred over my D, even though she has too many AP classes? Or the U somehow adjusts both the GPAs to give them a level playing field?</p>
<p>She is taking the ACT in Sept, working hard. Her scores in the practice tests are between 32-34.</p>
<p>So, assuming that she will have a ACT score of at least 30, and GPA of 3.2, what do you think are the chances for CLA? Because she doesn’t qualify for CSE anyway.</p>
<p>I also have UMD CSE in mind, but not sure what her chances would be.</p>
<p>So, while in CLA, if you complete the pre-req courses, it shouldn’t be too hard to transfer to CSE, right?</p>
<p>During orientation, it was mentioned that it was more difficult to move from CLA to CSE (due to the required courses plus space availability) versus moving from CSE to CLA.</p>
<p>There are two types of GPAs that high school students can have: weighted and unweighted. Depending on her school, the weighted GPA includes AP classes and her other classes and the grades in her AP classes will be higher than normal classes. So, if your daughter got a B in AP Chem, it would be an A. There are better explanations online if you don’t understand it. But, the weighted GPA is always higher than normal GPA. The U of M takes your highest GPA, so can enter your weighted GPA. She should easily get into CLA if you apply early. She should apply early to CSE and maybe she might get accepted. To transfer to CSE, you need a minimum of 3.2 technical GPA (Calc, Chem, Physics), but aim for 2.4 or higher because of the high competition. I hope I answered all your questions. Feel free to ask more questions!</p>
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