Please mention other good engineering or computer science schools that you think I would be a good match for!
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
GPA (Weighted): 4.14
SAT (new): 1470
SAT Physics: 700
SAT Math: 720
APs that I will have taken by senior year:
Freshman Year: Physics
Soph year: Comp Sci, US History
Junior Year, World History, Composition and Writing, Biology
Senior Year: Government, Literature, Physics C, Calc A/B, Spanish
All honors classes except Spanish II CP freshman year, and electives.
Electives taken:
Web Design I
Engineering 1, 2, and 3
Computer Science Basics
Intro to Programming
Organic Chemistry Honors
Robotics
Yearbook Design 1 +2
Extracurriculars/Service/Leadership:
Girl Scouts (Gold Award)
2x Bronze Presidential Service Award
Technology Service Club- Founder
Service trip to Appalachia
Peer Mediation
2x CIT and 1x a lifeguard at Girl Scout Camp
Yearbook Section Editor
4-H Battlebots Club
Key Club
Model UN
Youth and Government
Math League
Private Piano Lessons
Are you in state at Michigan? If so, I think you’re a good candidate. UIUC is a match I think. MIT is a reach for everybody unless you’re an Obama or Elon Musk’s kid. If you’re not from California, can you afford the UCB sticker price? The entire UC system does give aid to OOS students.
Look at Carnegie Mellon, UW-Madison, UVA, Caltech as a HIGH reach, Cornell as a reach…
What’s your unweighted gpa and class rank? I’m sorry but I don’t think your test scores and gpa are competitive for MIT or Berkeley (especially if you are applying for CS or engineering). UMich and UIUC are also probably reaches as well. I’d add some more match and safety schools if I were you.
Be aware that engineering and CS majors may be more selective than the school overall (particularly with popular state flagships). Some schools may admit you to the school but not the major you applied for, and have high GPA requirements or competitive admission to get into the major after enrolling.