Hey guys,
So as I’m sure a lot of you are, I am a rising Junior. I’d like to know what you think about the chances I have at the colleges I’m looking to apply to, as well as suggest some other ones. I’m interested in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
Academics:
GPA: 3.45 UW, 4.2 W
ACT Score: 32 (Am taking again in October and can score higher)
AP’s: Human Geo, Chemistry, Comp Sci A, Physics 1, Calc AB, English Lang, Macro Econ (5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4) (Some are predicted)
EC’s:
4-year FRC robotics team (Sophmore year: Build Captain, Junior and Senior years: Team Captain) 3 consecutive years qualifying for world championships.
NHS
State Fair Music Performance
Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band
Electromechanical engineering paid internship at multinational corporation (Junior and Senior Year)
Volunteering:
NHS Volunteering
Helped start and mentored a middle school robotics team, started and mentored a high school one as well.
Awards:
Some school department ones (Physics, Computer Science), honor roll all three years
Some inter-robotics team awards
Dean’s list award at my robotics team’s regional
For schools, I am looking at UMN Twin Cities, UW-Madison, Purdue, UIUC, Texas A&M, and WPI, with UC Berkely as a reach. What chances would I have at any of these schools? Are there any other ones you would recommend, and is there anything I can do in my senior year to increase my chances?
I also think that I can expect some pretty solid letter of recs and essays, if that helps.