Hey guys. I’m applying to UT as an out of state student from Maryland and am wondering if I have a shot at computer engineering or computer science at UT. Here are my stats:
Not sure if this helps but I’m African American (1st generation Nigerian)
3.69 unweighted GPA 4.13 weighted. 19th out of 474, top 4%.
1380 SAT, 700 r&w, 680 math (will probably retake one more time and send in those scores if I score higher after I apply)
AP Classes:
9th: AP US History - 2 on exam
10th: AP US Gov - 3 on exam
11th: AP Stat - 3 on exam, AP Lang - 4 on exam. I also took a physics course at my community college over the summer and got an A
12th: Currently taking AP Lit, AP Chem. I’m also taking AP Comp Sci A online because there’s no teacher for it and AP Calc AB online because of scheduling conflicts.
Will also receive the IB Certificate for completing HL IB Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) for both 11th and 12th grade.
On track to complete the Project Lead The Way program (an engineering program) at my school. I’ve taken several classes related to mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering and computer science. These classes are Honors weighted (+.5)
Also took Foundations of Computer Science in 11th where I learned HTML and CSS.
My grades have been an upward curve; I started out with a few A’s, mostly B’s and one C ( :(( ) in 9th grade, a couple B’s and rest A’s in 10th, and all A’s in 11th.
Extra Curriculars:
9th: Varsity Track and Field; Chorus
10th: Key Club (barely volunteered throughout high school); Worked at Subway for the summer
11th: Attended the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory STEM Academy where I learned coding languages Python and MATLAB; SeaPerch, here I assembled an underwater remote controlled vehicle and competed with it at the US Navy Academy; CyberPatriot, here I learned about cyber security and participated in security based competitions; National Honor Society; National English Honor Society; African Student Association (ASA); Played the keyboard for my church a few times.
12th: Will probably attain a computer science internships in the coming weeks; The Johns Hopkins thing but now I’m taking a circuits class; National Honor Society; Will most likely continue SeaPerch, CyberPatriot, and ASA depending my schedule
I’d say that my essay and short answers are very good. I consider myself to be a good writer when I have enough time and I have my English major cousin who will look over them.
I’ll also use a recommendation from my one of my Johns Hopkins instructors. He’s a professional engineer and can really speak about my character.
I think I’ve demonstrated a good amount of interest to UT as an OOS student since I visited the school this past summer, signed up for email and phone contact, and have spoken to a couple admissions people.
Sorry for this long essay haha. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!