Currently starting senior year
GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.51 W
ACT: 35 (34 reading, 35 math, 35 english, 36 science, only 7 on writing)
ACT Superscored: 36 (36 reading, 35 math, 35 english, 36 science, 8 on writing)
SAT: 1500 (I know its a little low for these schools) Math: 780 English: 720
SAT Subject Tests: Am taking Math 2 and Physics on October 7
AP Credits: Physics 1: 5
AP US History: 5
AP Language and Composition: 4
Am taking Calculus BC, Physics C, and Literature and Composition now.
ECs: -will have 4 years of soccer, won state championship in largest division/class in competitive state
-Vice President/board member of school’s largest club (does volunteer work)
-Peer tutor
-Member of another school club for anti-bullying, anti-drug use, etc.
-travel soccer team all 4 years (not sure if this counts/matters but I’ll include anyway)
-2.5 week internship at a consulting engineering firm that focuses on electrical and mechanical engineering
Volunteering:
-90 hours from peer tutoring
-~25 hours for misc. volunteering
Job:
-Worked as a caddy for 3 summers
-Got paid for the internship mentioned above
Other:
-ethnicity is white
-Scored 80 on AMC 12 as a junior, hope to improve and maybe qualify for AIME next year
-Upward trend for GPA/number of weighted classes
Major:
Aerospace Engineering
-plan on minoring in either bioengineering or astrophysics
I plan on applying to:
-U of Minnesota (safety)
-U of Illinois (safety)
-Purdue (target)
-Georgia Tech (target
-U of Michigan (target/reach)
-UC Berkeley (target/reach)
-Princeton (reach)
?Taking suggestions on other schools I could apply to
I’m applying to these university’s engineering programs, so will be tougher than normal admissions.
I’m also applying early action to all these schools, so hopefully that gives me a little increased odds.
Any feedback on my realistic odds at these schools, especially the reach schools like Berkeley and Princeton would be greatly appreciated, as well as any recommendations for other schools to apply to. Thanks!