<p>Hi, I'm looking to go into chemical engineering or mechanical or computer, and perhaps something along the lines of applied mathematics or mathematical economics.
I am a junior at a pretty competitive school in Illinois and am interested in Harvey mudd, johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Virginia, tufts, brown, and colgate. What are my chances at these schools, what should I do to increase my chances, and what are some
other good schools that match my interests? Any help I'd appreciated.
Here are my credentials:
GPA: 3.6 / 4.1
ACT: 32 composite. (34 math and 33 science)
Class rank: top 31%
A honor roll
EC's (probably my weekest point):
-will have 4 years school volleyball by end of senior year and 5 years of club volleyball. Already have 2 MVP awards for school teams.
-work at Northwest special recreation association where I supervise and work with kids and adults with mental disabilities.
-4 years of some volunteer work through church. Not too much though, honestly.
Ap's and course work:
ap euro history sophomore year. 3 on exam
ap us history, ap psychology, ap calc a junior year.
Will take ap Econ, ap gov, ap computer science, ap calc bc, ap Spanish senior year.
Other than that mostly honors classes and some normal classes.
Thanks.</p>
<p>You sound exactly like me, my team went to 16’s nationals last year (I’m an OH)</p>
<p>Anyways, try to seek out internships over the summer, don’t forget a job ALWAYS looks good, no matter what it is.</p>
<p>(EC’s…EC’s…EC’s…)</p>
<p>I would say all of them are high reaches, unless you pull your class rank up. If you are truly outstanding otherwise, I’d say top 15-20%. if not , you need to be in the top 10% like 95% of those schools classes will be.</p>
<p>Brown - Reach
JHU - Low Reach
Vanderbilt - Low Reach
tufts - Low Reach
Virginia - High Match
colgate - High Match</p>
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<p>This is a little harder to decipher than these numbers suggest. Typically only a small number of the elite HS’s (from which most very selective schools feed) provide class rank. As I remember usually only 1/3 - 1/2 of the enrolled freshman at the top tier colleges submit a class rank. IMO, if all students actual class rank were considered, that a significantly lower percentage of enrolled freshman would be in the top 10% of their class than these published numbers would suggest.</p>
<p>Thanks. Harvey Mudd?</p>
<p>… Bump…</p>
<p>[Mudd</a> Student Body Profile](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/hmcstudent1/studentbodyprofile.html#ranking]Mudd”>http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/hmcstudent1/studentbodyprofile.html#ranking)</p>
<p>Ninety-five percent ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school classes (of those high schools that provided rank information). More than 25 percent of the entering class were valedictorian or salutatorian of their graduating high school class.</p>
<p>I’m not saying don’t apply (you still should!) but be realistic and choose a couple match and safety schools.</p>
<p>Regarding hinsdale1’s point, lots of elite high schools don’t provide rank, because all the students are so good (Maggie Walker, Thomas Jefferson, Stuyvesant) but of those schools that do supply rank (yours) 95% of the students are in the top ten percent. The remaining 5% are athletes, legacies, developmental admits, and a handful of truly exceptional/famous, etc.</p>
<p>Yes, I know that these are reaches which is why I posted them here. I have other schhols that I stand a much better chance of getting into, buy I don’t feel the need to post them because I already know my chances. It just wouldn’t make sense.</p>