<p>I am a students from Chinese mainland, and I am going to apply for the Electric Engineering, and here are the universities:
Purdue, GIT, UIUC, UT, Austin, Virginia Tech, UC San Diego, UW Madison, UC Santa-Barbara, UM Ann Arbor, and RPI.</p>
<p>ACT score:28(E:28 M:35 R:23 S:27), and I will aim for 32 in the test in October.
GPA:91/100
Ranking:50/800(TOP 6%)</p>
<p>Activities
12/2013 Candidate of the only three in Anhui Province in the 15th International Robot Olympiad Competition in America held by International Robot Olympic Committee
12/2013 Competitor in China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest
05/2013 Host of the 27th School Art Festival
04/2013 Volunteer in Wuhu Municipal Science and Technology Museum to explain some basic knowledge and usage about Hi-tech Simulated Instruments （100 hrs plus）
09/2012 Winner in the 29th National Physics Competition for Secondary School Students
Achievements: Through intensive training under the supervision of Prof. Ye Bangjiao at University of Science and Technology in China, I learnt more about Mechanics, Electromagnetic, Optics and modern Physics. By my efforts, I got the provincial-level 3rd prize in Anhui Division.
06/2009, 2012 Performer in the School Art Performance and won the First Prize and Grand Prize Separately
01/2012-03/2013 Conductor of the 9th School Flag Guards
01/2012 Participator in the Journey to American Top Universities Winter Camp
Achievement: I visited American Ivy League Universities such as Harvard University, MIT, and University of California at Berkley, Stanford University, Yale University, Columbia University, and Princeton University and so on and exchanged opinions with international students. Besides, I also visited Wall Street, the United Nations.
2011-2013 Organizer of Poor Students Aid Activity
01/2011 Team Leader in the Environment Protection Social Practice
2009-2012 Organizer of Class Volunteer Activity Program</p>
<p>Honors & Awards
12/2012 1st prize of The High School Affiliated to Anhui Normal University 13th Science and Technology Festival English Speech Competition for Grade 11
11/2012 3rd Prize of the 29th National Physics Competition for Secondary School Students awarded by Anhui Province Institute of Physics
05/2012 Wuhu City Excellent Leader in 2011 awarded by Wuhu City Ministry of Education
06/2008 Science & Tech Little Doctor awarded in the Jiangcheng City Outstanding Youth Election by Wuhu City Ministry of Education
08/2007 5th Prize in the 8th National Youth Marine Modeling Competition with the theme I Love China awarded by General Administration of Sports of China</p>
<p>Thanks for everybody who chances me! And I will chance back!</p>
<p>Hey. I am a new member, so I am not sure how to start a new post. But I just want to ask my questions as a reply to this post. Sorry about that… :P</p>
<p>Anyways, I am going to apply for the Senate Youth Program (USSYP). I just wanted to know whether any of you knew about the selection process. </p>
<p>Also, as for the PSAT this year (I am a junior), do any of you know the cut off score or is it like determined after the test is taken? I want to be National merit and I am pretty nervous about that… Only a few more days!!! </p>
<p>My scores have been ranging like this in my tests (I tried taking real CB tests):</p>
<p>CR: 66-70
MA: 76-80
WR: 73-80</p>
<p>I am pretty nervous b/c there have been tests where I have only hit my lows - which is 66+76+73 = 215. I have gone below these ranges like once or twice - when I don’t concentrate much and leave out really stupid mistakes. </p>
<p>I usually hit 80 in math, but there are these times when I don’t read properly and miss out on 4 points. I know they are crucial to me - for I want to break 220 to be on the safe side. </p>
<p>Also, has the scale for writing been more harsh in the previous years, b/c I have seen scores drop to 71 in 2 mistakes (as in the 2013 practice test). I did only miss 1 on that test, but I do make more mistakes than that, and I don’t want to be in the danger zone of not making national merit. </p>
<p>@ Mc: sorry to tell you, but I am really familiar with the Senate program ,and I have never taken the PSAT. Therefore, I am sorry that I can’t help you.</p>
<p>@1000LEDS: well, since I am from China, I don’t know expression like match or reach equals to what possibility, so would you please interpret that for me? Thanks, dude!</p>
<p>Match and equal are terms used mostly on college websites like this one. But as far as I can interpret reach means that you aren’t 100% in just by the data you present. For example luvpanjabi said UCSD is a low reach college. This means that your chances of getting in are still high, but not 100%. A regular reach school just means that there is about an equal chance of you getting in to not getting in. High reach means that there is a small, but not impossible chance. MIT for you would be an example of a high reach school, you’ve done impressive things, but you don’t hvae perfect grades and MIT is always a reach school from what I’ve read. Finally I’m assuming match means is a good match for you and you will probably get in.
So in terms of likeliness to get in (from what I’ve interpreted from being on this forum for a day):
Safe>Match>Low Reach,Medium Reach>High Reach</p>
<p>You need to recalculate you UC GPA to get a better idea I how you will do. Use your tenth and 11th grade classes and add up your points for each class (5- A in AP/IB or honors class, 4- A in standard class or B in higher class, 3- B in standard class or C in high class, and so on) then you divide by the number of classes. PE classes don’t count. With this new number you’ll have a much better job of judging your chances of getting in.</p>