chance me please-engineering

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<p>Grade 12
White Male
Average Public High School</p>

<p>I want to major in engineering.</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT-Not Submitting
ACT: Comp-31 (not sure, but considering taking again)
34 English
31 Math
31 Reading
29 Science
(recently received scores, expecting a 9 or 10 on writing)</p>

<p>GPA and Classes:
GPA Unweighted-3.67 (difficult courseload); Weighted-4.853 (top 5% of class of approximately 220)</p>

<p>I have taken the hardest possible courseload my high school offers. Additionally, I am one of two students taking every AP class available.</p>

<p>Classes of Notability:
AP US2
AP Biology
AP Calculus (AB?)
AP Physics (BC)
AP English
AP Chemistry
AP European History
Honors German 5 (only honors is offered)</p>

<p>EC's:
Math and Science Leagues, History Club, school science fair (won 1st one year), HS JV Baseball Team, couny baseball team, volunteer at food bank, volunteer at summer camp, volunteer for Relay for Life, and volunteer for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (writing essay about this). Volunteer work for the entirety of high school is around 350-400 hrs. </p>

<p>Work Experience:
Worked as a bagboy in a supermarket and a camp counselor at a summer camp.</p>

<p>Essay (common app): Overall, I think my essay is well written and unique. It is about how volunteering as a clown in the Macy's Thankgiving Day Parade (well known televised parade in NY) gave me the courage to express myself even though I was an intrinsically quiet and introverted person.</p>

<p>Supplements: My supplements also have a personal and unique twist to them.</p>

<p>URMs: None, middle class</p>

<p>Reccomendations: One will be from my German teacher, who I have had for 5 years. She knows me well and I am confident that the rec will be good. My other rec will be from my physics teacher; I know it will be good, but not as good as the latter.</p>

<p>Thank you very much.</p>

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<p>Stat wise, you look okay. I was just looking at my schools naviance for Lehigh and you’re above the averages.
How did you do on your AP exams?</p>

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<p>Hi rubi32,</p>

<p>You’ve got slightly above average ACTs for a typical Lehigh admit. I’m surprised you didn’t even bother with the SAT. Did you do terribly or did you just not want to bother with it?</p>

<p>A difficult courseload is great - Lehigh looks at whether or not you took the most difficult classes possible. And your EC involvement is also very good.</p>

<p>And if you want to major in engineering, I encourage you to start deciding which particular field you’re interested in. At Lehigh, engineers don’t declare until 2nd semester freshmen year, but you should try to get an idea ahead of time.</p>

<p>Be sure to visit and show interest.</p>

<p>Best,</p>

<ul>
<li>Mike</li>
</ul>

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<p>@LehighChemE</p>

<p>Hi! I did take the SAT. While I did decent on it, my math score on the ACT is significantly higher; thus, I feel that my academic potential is better represented. Will it be beneficial to submit my SAT anyway? </p>

<p>Additionally, I am interested in mechanical or materials engineering.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>