I’m a senior in high school at the moment, and here are my stats:
Weighted GPA: 3.95/4.0 (student at an IB school)
Unweighted GPA: 3.5/4.0
Class Rank: School does not rank
ACT Composite: 33/36
English: 35
Math: 34
Reading: 30
Science: 33
Writing: 28
Subject Tests:
-Math Level 2: 730
ECs and Accomplishments:
-Member of school’s NHS chapter since junior year.
-Student council general assembly member since my sophomore year.
-Was part of a group that organized a hackathon at my school when I was a sophomore.
-Member of the school orchestra since my freshman year (violin).
-Played on the boys’ tennis team since sophomore year (was cut as a freshman)
-Member of my school’s HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) chapter as a freshman, sophomore, and senior. Held a leadership position as a sophomore, and also won third place in an event at the regional level that same year.
-Member of my school’s FBLA chapter as a freshman and sophomore (competed at the regional level.)
-Volunteered in a local hospital’s escort department this past summer to gain a feel for a healthcare environment.
-Worked in a summer job at a local ACT/SAT preparation place, even worked for them a little before the summer.
-Attended a week-long practicum at a major software company this past summer. (IB requirement for my school)
-Also attended a week-long practicum at a local biomedical engineering company this past summer. (IB requirement for my school)
-Speech and Debate since junior year, leaning more to the speech side (did Dramatic Interp. last year)
-Helped to start a political discussion and debate club at my school recently (me and two other classmates)
@STEMGuy2323 I agree with Bopper. I think your stats and activity involvement look like a good match for CWRU. I would recommend you make sure you express your interest to CWRU (The list by Bopper offers excellent suggestions for how to do this.) CWRU is a great school- I wish you the best of luck on your college search.
If with that weighted GPA you show a strong upward trend with increasing course rigor + write an outstanding essay, I’d say you have a very good shot at getting it. I can’t confidently call it a match because your UW GPA is a tick under BU’s average, but like I said, if the course rigor/upward trend is there, you’ll likely be fine. Your test scores are excellent. So I would really focus on writing a personable, polished essay + really nailing the “why BU” supplement.
Take BC Calculus on line or Calculus at a community college for best shot at Georgia Tech admission. Did you take HL mathematics ?
That would be good too. SL Math is OK too. You do not say what you got on your junior year SL exams for IB, did you take any?
Its nice to take the BC calculus exam as a junior but since you are a senior, this may be frustrating advice for you. Sorry but thats what I understand about GT, that most kids take BC Calculus and do well to get into GT.