Chances for engineering schools, will chance back

Applying to College
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<p>Hi </p>

<p>currently a high school junior, international student. Do you think I have a chance with any of the schools I have listed below? Thanks :)</p>

<p>CGPA: 3.55, school does not rank
Freshman year: 3.5, 3.53
Sophomore year: 3.5, 3.75
Junior year: 3.0, 4.0 (big improvement)</p>

<p>IB diploma
Higher Level Physics, Chemistry, History
Standard Level Math, French B, English A1
TOK</p>

<p>SAT: 2150
planning to take SAT subjects tests (Math level 2, Physics)</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Model United Nations: 2 years, traveled to Beijing and Paris as a delegate
Major lead roles in various school theatre productions
Very into music, plays guitar, drums, and sings, has 2 bands, won a Genie (local talent show) award for best instrumental performance
Student Government Senate: 2 years, organized various events for the school
***Over 400 CAS (community service) hours</p>

<p>Basic strengths: public speaking, performing arts, leadership</p>

<p>Recommendations: 1 from a 10th grade science teacher, another from an 11th grade history teacher, both speak very highly of me</p>

<p>Can I get into any the following schools?</p>

<p>University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Purdue University
Georgia Tech
Carnegie Mellon
Penn State
McGill
UBC
University of Texas - Austin
University of Illinois
UC Berkeley
Columbia (lol just a dream school)
Harvard (another dream school, no expectations of acceptance)
Cornell (third dream school)</p>

<p>please please help me out, I'm very confused as to whether this is a good list, also please advice on which schools should be safe schools, and which ones should be targets or reaches</p>

<p>THANKS!</p>

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<p>Hey there Karn</p>

<p>GPA is fit for
Purdue University
Georgia Tech
Carnegie Mellon
Penn State
McGill
UBC
University of Texas - Austin
University of Illinois</p>

<p>But you need a 3.7 to attempt at your reaches (Harvard, Columbia etc.)
This also depends on your subject selection however, you mentioned you take IB which is the toughest possible curriculum. </p>

<p>UMich is a possibility, I’d say around a Match-Reach level, not too sure</p>

<p>Extracurriculars seem very good, better to have 400 hours and a 3.55 than a 4.0 and no hours eh? :)</p>

<p>You’ll go places</p>

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<p>thecrimson: thanks so much for your advice and input :slight_smile: really helped me</p>

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<p>Purdue and Penn State are good matches…get a good IB predicted…improve SAT I…and get good SAT II scores so you can improve chances in the others…good luck and don’t forget to apply to the ivies…dreams do come true :)</p>