Chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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<p>For Computer Science program </p>

<p>ACADEMIA:</p>

<p>Freshman GPA: 3.52
Sophomore GPA: 3.52
Junior GPA: 3.75 W, 3.7 UW
Overall GPA: About 3.6</p>

<p>SAT Critical Reading: 610
SAT Math: 680
SAT Writing: 680
Total: 1970</p>

<p>ACT: 27 (Not sending)</p>

<p>My School does not rank.</p>

<p>AP Courses:
Biology (This year)
Computer Science A (Next Year)
Economics (Next Year)</p>

<p>3 letters of recommendation (math teacher, club advisor, guidance counselor)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS: </p>

<p>President of Support our Soldiers Club
-Interviewed WW2 Veteran, contributed to National Archive</p>

<p>100 hours of Red Cross Volunteer work
-Office management, computer database organization, phone duty, etc.</p>

<p>4 Years of Varsity Swimming</p>

<p>Member of School Atmosphere Committee
-Helped create a video to send to New England Board of Accreditation to display information about our school
-Spread word about school ideals and beliefs in various ways</p>

<p>HOOKS:</p>

<p>I am of Hispanic descent.</p>

<p>I will not be applying for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Based on the info you provided I’d say you should be in. Your SAT score is decent and would probably put you just below the 50th percentile. Due to your Hispanic heritage I’d imagine you could probably pull in a scholarship around 20K.</p>

<p>OTHER: The upward trend in your GPA is promising, so make sure to continue working hard into your senior year. Your extracurriculars/non-academics are a little weak. The one that jumps out as being the weakest is the Support our Solldiers club, of which you are/were the president. Did you increase the number of members attending meetings, invite speakers, etc.?</p>

3

<p>Apply Early Action I to show that you have a high level of interest. It also lines you up first for scholarship opportunities.</p>

4

<p>Yes, good advice - apply Early Action I, which will also have the advantage of a decision by mid-December.</p>

5

<p>Thanks for the responses, I will definitely be applying early action.</p>