Chances? (CoE)

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<p>I've applied early action to the College of Engineering, and provided that you all aren't sick of these threads by now, I would appreciate hearing what you think of my chances.</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR 580 M 600 W (It probably wasn't in my best interest to send this one, but I took it almost a year ago, and I had realized my mistake to late to cancel the scores)
ACT: 32 (33 E 28 M 32 R 34 S)
SAT II: 660 Math II 650 Bio E (I haven't taken a bio class since my freshman year)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.989
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/57
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (4) English Lit (Currently taking) Calculus AB (Currently taking)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP English Lit, Physics, Spanish II, Deductive Logic (Online, College-level), Industrial Arts (It may be worth noting that my the class choices at my school are incredibly slim - I am taking the most advanced math/science classes available to me)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the Month (School - Mar. 2012, County - Nov. 2013); U of M-oriented scholarship nominee awarded to top students in the county
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (Captain), Drama Club, Mock Rock, Student Council (President), National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: Earned Private Pilot License (Fixed-wing aircraft), visited CalTech/MIT
Essays: I think my essays were great, my AP English teacher was kind enough to proofread them for me, she said they were fantastic. One essay was about my passion for aviation and the other was about my great-grandparents, who were successful after immigrating to the US with nothing and how their perseverance has inspired me.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent; one from my Calc teacher and the other from my English teacher.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good, I hope. We're pretty friendly with each other, plus I've been helping her in the office when I'm available in my online class.
Additional Rec: Two; one from my flight instructor and the other from my principal.
Interview: None
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
School Type: Tiny Public School
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <25K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
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<p>In State + Income bracket + First Gen + 3.98 GPA + Top 10% + Aerospace Engineering w/ Private pilots license??</p>

<p>If you don’t get in, I don’t know who will. Don’t see any problems in your app.</p>

<p>[ED: Only potential problem I see would be the 28 Math subscore, CoE generally likes to see higher scores than that, but there are far too many positives in your app for them to take issue with that. I still think you can safely expect an acceptance.]</p>

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<p>Low reach/match</p>

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<p>You’re a match</p>

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<p>The PPL will help the subjective part of your application in light of your intended major, and your GPA, course rigor, and class ranking are very good. The math scores will be slightly concerning to the ad coms, though. I agree with cabooser: match or a low reach.</p>