Chance Me For Rowan Engineering & Business

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<p>Alright, so I am not entirely sure of what I want to do at this point. I know I either want to go into some sort of engineering or finance (maybe accounting). These 2 Majors would fall under the school of engineering and the school of business. Please chance me for each.</p>

<p>High School:
Top Public - Ranked 125 in the nation for publics and the number 1 public school in south jersey. </p>

<p>GPA:
Cumulative UW: 3.1/4.0 (86/100)
Cumulative W: 3.4/4.0 (89/100)</p>

<p>Freshman Year
W: 2.8/4.0 (83/100)
UW: 3.1/4.0 (85
2 honors classes (geometry & biology)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
UW: 2.9/4.0 (84/100)
W: 3.2/4.0 (87/100)
2 honors (PST & chemistry)</p>

<p>Junior Year:
UW: 3.5/4.0 (90/100)
W: 3.9/4.0 (94/100)
1 AP (chemistry) & 2 honors (english & pre-calculus)</p>

<p>Senior Year:
*WILL BE
3 AP (Environmental, US gov & pol, and either statistics or english lit) & 2 honors (physics & calculus)</p>

<p>SAT's:
SAT 1: 1190/1600
CR: 550
Math: 640
I am taking these 1 or 2 more times, shooting for at least a 700 in math and and 1250+</p>

<p>EC's:
-Model UN - 5 committees, won best novice once.
-MADMen (Make A Difference Mentors) - 1 yr (will be 2 by graduation) - A peer mentoring program where I helped a student (1 on 1) with academic, social and organizational issues.
-Habitat for Humanity - 3 yrs - I went to North Carolina and helped build houses for those who are less fortunate. Each trip was a week long.
-Music - I play guitar and bass and have performed at local restaurant on numerous occasions through the school of rock.</p>

<p>Also:
-I am applying for, though have not yet been accepted or denied to the drexel visiting scholars program. If I get in I can take 2 college courses per semester at drexel university.
-If I do not get into said drexel visiting scholars program I will attend the drexel summer materials/engineering camp.
-I am try and likely will get a job this summer.</p>

<p>All that being said, do you think I will get into rowan for business, engineering or both?
Also, how well accredited is the business school?
Lastly, do I have any shot at honors?</p>

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<p>I’m no expert, but pretty knowledgeable. I’m an alum with a son currently in the engineering college. I’m also a recruiter who visits colleges. My educated guess is (on a scale of 1-5, 5 being a sure thing):</p>

<p>Engineering: 2
Business: 4
Honors: 1. Your grades are low. But again, I’m nowhere close to being a decision-maker.</p>

<p>Engineering school is highly selective. Generally accept only 30-40 new freshman in each branch (civil, chemical, computer, electrical, mechanical). Soph year, profs weed out and then accept a limited amount of transfers. The good news is that it looks like you did pretty well in math. If you do closer to 700/700 (say, like 600/650), you’ll increase your odds greatly. The downside is that the accepted engineers aren’t “maybe I’ll major in engineering” types. They are more committed, along the lines of “Geez. What else would I do?”</p>

<p>The other factor is grades. You don’t have a steady, proven track record at maintaining a 3.2+ There are many engineering students that were 4.0+ W in HS that work hard to maintain the 3.0+ that they need to keep their scholarships going.</p>

<p>Rowan has an “Engineers without Borders” program. Similar to Habitat for Humanity, but your help is conducted abroad (e.g. in a Third-World/Underdeveloped nation). You don’t have to be an engineering major to belong to the program. That’s a way for you to “kill two birds with one stone”.</p>

<p>I might have low-balled your chances in business, or accounting/finance. See my post under “Why Rowan” to see ITS “chance” for YOU to accept ROWAN.</p>

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<p>I am a former transfer student into engineering (Never even took an SAT!), so my perspective is different, but keep this in mind. I’m a 2011 grad and current Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering. We get tons of apps for the program now according our chair. I think the last class was like a 3.8ish GPA and 1320 SAT average. </p>

<p>I think you will get into the University. If you REALLY want to do engineering. Take all the same level math/science and transfer in your 2nd or 3rd semester. A few guys did that here (Went from undeclared to engineering). Their is no guarantee, and you are kinda going up against the top students in the University.</p>

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<p>I think I got a 2000+ (~1370) on my last SAT and I think I can get 750+ on the Chem and Math II subject tests.</p>

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<p>I’m a parent who is hoping her son can get into Rowan for Engineering Fall 2013. At the end of his junior year his weighted gpa is over a 4.0, he is in top 5% of his class. All his classes have been Honors and AP but his Sat score was a 1740/2400. Can anyone suggest what score he should shoot for?</p>

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<p>I received this information from admissions a year ago in April 2011, but I know the averages have climbed. I believe Mechanical is the most competitive. </p>

<p>Below are the average SATs, GPA, and class rank for our four engineering majors for fall 2010.</p>

<p>-----------------------------CR—M----GPA----Rank</p>

<p>Chemical Engineering---------607–670–3.82----89
Civil Engineering--------------592–668–3.82----89
Elect & Computer Engineer----589–658–3.77----80<br>
Mechanical Engineering-------613–694–3.83----91</p>

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<p>COLG AVG--------------------600–672–3.81----87</p>