chances at engineering (ED)

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<p>Hey, can someone chance me for the engineering school? I'm considering visiting NU this summer, so will that help me? Finally, what are their SAT 2 requirements, and what would you say I should shoot for?</p>

<p>Stats:
demographics:
*I am an Asian Indian Male
*From a competitive public high school in Oregon: Beaverton High School, which was also rated the best AP school in Oregon, so yeah, its a smart school. (On top of that, our graduating class is rumored to be the best class of all time, and we were ranked 704 by newsweek putting us in the top 2.5% of all high schools or something like that!! This was before our class started taking APs, so that number will probably raise even more by next year because our class is that good)</p>

<p>*student body at school = 500+</p>

<p>The Numbers/ECs
*ACT Composite 30 (8/12 on essay )</p>

<p>-English 30 (Usage/Mechanics 15 Rhetorical Skills 16)
-Science 24 (ouch)
-Reading 31 (Social Studies/Science 17 Arts/Literature 15)
-Mathematics 34
(Pre-Algebra/Elementary Algebra 18
Int.Algebra/Coord.Geometry 16 (ouch)
Plane Geometry/Trigonometry 18)</p>

<p>*Freshman year:
Language Arts (Honors): A/A
Social Studies 9: A/A
Advanced Algebra 2: A/A
Bio/Chem/Phys 10 (Honors): A/A
SAT Math Prep: A
SAT Verbal Prep:A
Spanish 1:A/A
Team Sports:A
Health 1:A
Web Design:A
Computer Programming:A</p>

<p>*Sophomore Year:
AP Chem: B/A
Lit Comp 10 (Honors): A/A
Physics 2: A/A
Pre-Calc: A/B
Social Studies 10 :B/A (can explain this B)
Spanish 2:A/A
Symphonic Band: A/A
Team Sports: A
Health 2: A</p>

<p>*Junior Year
Human Anatomy: A/A
IB Biology: A/A
Spanish 3: A/A
IB Calculus: A/A
IB Psychology: A/B
Team Sports: A
IB Seminar: P
IB English: A/B
IB TOK 1: B</p>

<p>In summary: I currently have a 3.869 UW GPA, 4.109 W GPA...n oidea about rank besides that its top 10%, possibly top 7% weighted.</p>

<p>*My class rank is somewhere in the top 10%
*IB Diploma Candidate
*NHS (2 years)
*Might get internship at OHSU during this summer
*Varsity tennis 4 years (will have 4) (possibly captain next season)
*Science Team 4 years (will have 4)
*World Quest Trivia 4 years (will have 4)
*Science Club Treasurer (1 year)
*Science Club VP (2 years)
*Math Club (4 years) (VP 2 years)
*Portland Youth Philharmonic (2 years)
*Mathfest Algebra 2 1st place freshman year
*Oregon Invitational of Mathematics Tournament Participant Fresh Year
*Mathfest Participant (will have 4 years)
*6th Place at World Quest out of 32 10th grade
*Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Rising Star Program (will have 150-175 volunteer hours done)
*Mathcounts Tutor (about 50+ volunteer hours)
*Model UN (1 year, might get leadership position)</p>

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<p>...someone please give an opinion</p>

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<p>You sound very well rounded. However, a prospective engineering student with a 24 in the science portion of the ACT might raise some eyebrows. If I were you I'd try to raise that score. I sympathize, though - for the life of me I couldn't get higher than a 27 in science. Then again, test scores aren't everything, and if you keep good grades and extracurriculars, you're a suitable applicant.</p>

<p>SAT II's are strongly recommended at NU, and you have nothing to lose by taking them - if you aren't satisfied with your scores, cancel them and you won't be penalized because they aren't required anyway. If you're leaning toward engineering, definitely take Math Level 2, and maybe Physics and Chemistry, IF you've taken the classes this past year or are prepared to relearn everything. As far as scores go, anything above a 600 is considered very solid, and anything above 700 is more typical of NU applicants (although my scores ranged from 600 to 720).</p>

<p>Visiting NU will help solidify your decision to want to go there and to apply ED, but it won't increase your chances of admission.</p>

<p>Best of luck! :)</p>