This isn’t your average “chance me” thread. I’m currently a senior and I’m thinking of doing a gap year, working full-time and making some money and re-applying to colleges. I didn’t apply to Michigan last year but am planning to this upcoming fall. Here are my stats:
(planning on majoring in Comp Sci) Also, my math/science scores aren’t very high but I display a lot of interest in technology/engineering, attend hackathons and took AP Physics B and did very well in that course.
ACT: 33 (35 English, 31 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science, 31 Writing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 by the end of senior year (all honors and AP courses, competitive magnet high school, school doesn’t do weighted or ranks)
AP: Chinese (5), US Gov & Politics (5), Stats (3), English Lang, Physics 2, Art History, thinking of self-studying for AP Calc AB and taking it during my year off
IB: School does not offer
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP Physics 2, AP Art History, Sociology Dual Enrollment, Calc Honors, Cyber Security Honors, Senior internship, some art courses
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society (Chapter creator and President), National Math Honor Society, Chinese National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Green Dot (President), Future Business Leaders of America (Vice-President), Gay-Straight Alliance (Historian), NYU Future Image makers, Young Women’s Leadership Council (councilwoman), skiing for fun (10 years)
Volunteer/Community service/work experience: One-on-one mentor to children with disabilities at a camp for disabled children, Cultural crafts teacher at a local Sunday school, Marketing intern at Penguin Random House (publishing house), Media intern at New York Stock Exchange, Campaign intern for Andrew Cuomo (NY State Governor/Junior year), thinking of getting a job at the movies during my year off?? (not sure yet)
Summer Activities: mostly travelling (Bahamas, Bermuda, Japan, China, Australia, Canada, since high school started), NYSE internship and University of Notre Dame Leadership Seminars
Recommendations: 100000/10 for one teacher (we’re really close and she knows me well outside of school), maybe 8/10 (one of her best students but relatively quiet in her class, didn’t know her too well outside of class) for the other and 9 or 10/10 for counselor rec (knows a lot about my family life, I paint her stuff all the time and she likes me)
Awards/Honors: multiple art awards (regional and national), Questbridge Match Finalist, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, American Red Cross High School Leadership Award, The President’s Volunteer Service Award (gold), artwork displayed at the US Capitol Building and NYC art galleries
Other
State: New Jersey
School Type: Public/Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Will being female help me get into engineering schools? This round, I applied to the general arts/sciences schools and film at USC… if I apply for comp sci this time, will there be a higher likelihood of me getting in?
Also, I plan on continuing my service at the camp for children with disabilities during my time off. However, I am unsure of what some good places for me to work on weekdays are (so that it will display my interest in comp sci)… suggestions?
Thanks, y’all! 