<p>Currently a junior, race second-generation Hispanic (dad is Salvadorian, mom is Mexican)
Location: Germantown, Tennessee (suburb of Memphis)
GPA: unweighted 3.34, weighted 3.7 something (sorry forgot lol). My school uses a very tough grading system where 93-100 is an A and 85-92 is a B. I also go to one of the top 5 public schools in Tennessee.
Class Rank: 186/566
Avg. Grade: 91.09
Honors I've Taken: Honors Geometry, Honors English, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish III, Honors Algebra II
Honors Currently Taking: Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Spanish IV
APs I'm Taking: AP Chem, AP Bio
Next Year's Honors/AP: AP Calc BC, Ap Physics C: Mech, AP Statistics
my grades have definitely improved a LOT since freshman/sophmore year. 1st semester this year got all As and 1 B.
SAT: 800-M/640-R (yuck)/740-W (10 on essay)
ACT: 30 overall :/
PSAT: 206 overall
EC: Member of Model United Nations, member of 30+ Club, member of the high school bowling team. I have been bowling since 2000 and have won numerous citywide and statewide competitions and also a scholarship. I also play tennis and raquetball recreationally. I'm planning to get a lot of service hours this summer once I'm done studying for my AP exams, and also I'm going to 2 engineering-related summer camps.
Other: 2nd statewide in the National Spanish Exam, 2007, National Hispanic Scholar, National Commended Student
Intended Major: Materials Science/Enginnering or Chemical Engineering. I'm very interested in nanotechnology.</p>
<p>Your class rank is a little low, but considering you are a URM and yours SATs are good you should have no problem getting in. Just FYI, A&M doesn’t consider the writing portion of SAT for admission.</p>
<p>You seem to be a very well-qualified candidate. You meet the SAT requirements for automatic admission:
“Applicants qualify for automatic academic admission, if:
they are ranked in the top quarter of their graduating class, and
achieve a combined SAT Math and SAT Critical Reading score of at least 1300 with a test score of at least 600 in each of these components; or achieve a composite ACT score of at least 30 with a test score of at least 27 in ACT Math and ACT English. Students must take the writing component of the SAT and/or ACT in order for the test score to be considered, and
have successfully taken all recommended course work, and
ensure all required credentials are received by the freshman closing date.” ([Freshman</a> Admissions - Getting In](<a href=“http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshmen/getting_in.aspx]Freshman”>http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshmen/getting_in.aspx))</p>
<p>However, you can be admitted to the university as a General Studies major and not be admitted to the engineering college. Overall, though, you seem to be on the right track. If you’re interested in Texas A&M, please apply. Your weakest points seem to be GPA, class rank, and SAT critical reading. (Both math and writing were excellent, congratulations!) Overall, though, I think you’ve got a decent shot, especially since you said your GPA is on the upswing. Keep up the good work!</p>