Chances at top engineering schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>As a high-school junior, I was planning on applying to and wondering what my chances are for admittance into such schools as MIT, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Olin, Stanford, UC-Berkley.
Other general comments would be appreciated as well.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (unweighted), 6.0/5.1 (Junior/Cum., 6.0 scale)</p>

<p>SAT: 770 Math, 780 Reading, 730/10 Writing
ACT: 35</p>

<p>Taking all IB/AP courses.
5 on AP World Hist. Anticipated 4/5 for Calc AB, Phys B, Chem, Eng Lang</p>

<p>Currently first in class of large public school (FL).</p>

<p>EC:
FIRST Robotics Team 3 years, Vice President this yr, President next yr
Organizer & President of VEX Robotics Club with $1,000+ budget
Vice President Mu Alpha Theta chapter
Honor Societies: Spanish, Science, Math (MAO), National
(Likely officer for some of those next year.)
MVP & captain JV soccer last year, captain V soccer this year
Built 8 ft (at axle), pumpkin chunkin' trebuchet
Science Olympiad-School best in county </p>

<p>Volunteering:
teaching kids at science center
helped greatly in community haunted house
(I think I may need more... Volunteer at Give Kids the World over summer?)</p>

<p>I will get some sort of National Merit status.
Not too many awards.</p>

<p>Passions: Robotics, (less so) soccer</p>

<p>Aff. Action: sucks (white male)</p>

<p>Any other suggestions for over summer activities or last minute improvements are helpful too.</p>

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<p>If you're set on going into engineering I'd look into Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. They have an excellent engineering program and their graduates are highly recruited.</p>

<p>As far as EC's go, try to volunteer a little more or get a summer job somewhere. Also consider trying to get some experience with an internship related to engineering. You'd be surprised what contacts your parents might have that could help you land an internship for the summer.</p>

<p>Out of those schools I only know two well, so here's what I think:</p>

<p>Berkeley: match
Stanford: slight reach/match</p>

<p>It's just so hard to tell these days with so many kids applying and having high GPA's and SAT Scores like you.</p>