Demographics: Hispanic, female, Florida resident, suburban high school in affluent area
Intended Major: EE or Computer Engineering
Academics: 16 AP’s including the ones I am taking senior year.
AP Scores: seven 5’s, three 4’s
GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank: 7 out of 604
SAT: 2110
SAT II Biology M: 800, Chemistry 800, U.S. History 780, Math II-still pending but probably in the high 700s.
Recs: The one from my English teacher was good but a bit generic. I think the one from my AP Chemistry teacher should be solid.
Extracurriculars: Art Club–4 year member, have over 500 hours from this club. Basically we repainted the whole school and host art events.
Gay-Straight Alliance Club–3 year member
Habitat for Humanity–3 year member, volunteered at restore and built houses
National Science Honor Society–2 year member, we participate in Science Olympiad and that’s pretty much it
National Honor Society–2 year member, we tutor people and do service events
Schools: see title
Questions: I know that EE/CE is extremely competitive. Should I apply undecided (especially since my EC’s don’t show any clear interest) or not?
For the 3 Cali schools: high/match
What are your SAT subscores? Assuming math is high (750 ish) , you are likely to be admitted to 5/6. I think GT, USC, and UW will all admit you. You’ll get into 2/3 for UMich, Cal and UCLA (ethnicity not considered, but gender is).
If you are undecided apply that way, but if your want EE / CE, let your passion shine through on the essays.
I’d also consider applying to Rice, Penn and Cornell, they may be cheaper for you depending on your family income.
@TooOld4School Math was 770, CR 720, writing 620. I’ll be retaking it this December to improve my writing score. . Thank you for your input.
For UMich, I think you will be admitted. CoE does not consider SAT writing score, and you have a 1490/1600, very good and well above the 1430 average. With your GPA and rigorous schedule at the UC’s I expect you will be admitted to both as well especially considering the larger number of OOS applicants who are admitted, but you can never tell.
Michigan has good FA for OOS students now, check the NPC to see if you will get much of a discount.
Amazing stats! I would not be surprised if admitted to all the schools you applied to