Hello! I’m currently a junior interested in engineering and trying to figure out which schools to apply to. I’m somewhat of a cookie-cutter Asian (but ambitious enough). Up until this year, I was focused on being an economics major, so that explains by lack of engineering ec’s (trying to start now.) Also been told that I “seem like a music major.” However, I’ve always really enjoyed math. Will my scores and GPA get me into some of these schools despite the lack of engineering-related ec’s?
Objective:
SAT: 2370
SAT II: 800 Math 2 (taking lit and US)
Unweighted GPA: 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.35-ish (UC: 4.61)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), Euro (4)
Junior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP US History, AP Lang, AP Chinese, Honors Physics (and band)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Probably national merit semifinalist (1510) and AP something whatever it’s called?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
-DECA (treasurer, president next year as all other officers are seniors)
-Red Cross (VP of communications, applying for a regional youth board position but idk)
-National Economics Challenge (went to state, but idk how big this is)
-Interact
-NHS
-ACE Mentor (civil engineering program that’s offered at my school where you work with professionals on engineering projects, no idea how big this is)
-Marching band (section leader)
-Flute ensemble (principal flute): 100+ volunteer hours through benefit concerts and various performances alone, helped organize concerts and worked with nonprofits
-I teach flute to elementary/middle schoolers yay (is this considered work)
-Flute ABRSM exams, county/state honor band, wind ensemble section leader, more music stuff etc.
-50+ more volunteer hours through clubs
-Learning to code on my own, attempting to start an online tech-related magazine, but no otherwise demonstrated interest in computer science so WELL)
Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins CTY econ course, communications intern for school district
Other:
Intended Major: Computer Engineering (EECS, CS, something, def applying to engineering schools unless LAC)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public (average and we have no strong extracurriculars :/)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Recs: I’ll probably get them from my AP Lang and Honors Physics teachers, participating a lot in class and attempting to become closer to them since I go to a large school but in the case they’re mediocre… well. Also getting one from flute teacher (who I’m close to) who is president of a recognized nonprofit.
Schools:
UCB (EECS :/)
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
Harvey Mudd
Pomona College
Tufts
Lehigh IBE
University of Washington
Penn Jerome Fisher lol
Harvard lol
MIT lol
*I’m currently in Honors Physics, which doesn’t cover all of the AP Physics 1 material, but should I take the Physics 1 test if I want to be an engineering major? I’ve heard it’s very difficult to get a 5 and my class only covers roughly half of the curriculum.
*Do I have a shot at some schools if I’m not applying for engineering? Since engineering is typically impacted.
**ALSO only a couple of ec’s are STEM-related…