Chances for Engineering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>I attend a fairly competitive school in New England. Sends about 20-25 kids each year to HYPSM, etc. from a class of about 330-400.</p>

<p>BTW- I also posted this on the Caltech forum, under another username(I forgot it's password, so I'm using another account)</p>

<p>Grades
School uses UW GPA and ranks, no weighting at all
GPA: ~3.8-3.9 (upward trend, two B's freshman year, all A's since)
Rank: Top 10% in a class of roughly 400</p>

<p>Senior Year schedule:
-AP Chemistry
-AP Lang and Comp
College classes
-Multivariable Calculus
-Linear Algebra
- Differential Equations
- Analog and Digital circuits and electronics</p>

<p>SAT scores
- 2340: 800 M, 770 CR and 770 W
- 800 Math lvl 2 and 800 Physics</p>

<p>AP Tests:
- 5 on BC Calc, Physics C mechanics, E/m and USH</p>

<p>Extra curricular
- Captain of two robotics clubs (I have a lot to say about these two plus my research is also related to robotics)
- Programmer/controls leaders for both
- Team made state and nationals junior year
- Designed Website for First Robotics team </p>

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<li>Captain of Science Olympiad- 1 silver and 1 bronze medal Junior year in states. Events were physics related</li>
<li>Math Team (AIME x1- 3) <= Will this hurt me? I wasn't very fond of AMC to begin with...</li>
<li>Debate Team and Golf: I did these two mostly for fun and a bit of change from all the other science related activities. No awards though.</li>
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<p>Research/Lab Intern
- Interned freshman year at a neuroscience lab
- Summer before Junior year, intern at an electronics lab
- Summer before senior, interned at a different electronics lab, wasn't able to enter Intel and Siemens. I will be sending a research abstract along with a rec from my mentor (very very happy with the work I've done)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
1. Calc Teacher: Pretty Good
2. Multivariable-Calc Professor: Pretty damn good considering that I did well and was one of the few high school students
3. Electronics/Physics Professor: Very good, probably the only high school student in his class.
4. English Teacher: Good
5. Additional rec from my research mentor</p>

<p>Essays: Good, I'm not the best writer but the combination of my essays and research in robotics should help in showing my interest in electronics/robotics</p>

<p>-I'm primarily concerned with my rank.</p>

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<p>Hey I’m applying for Engineering also, your stats are amazing, good luck! There’s no telling what the university’s decision will be though. But your hard work will pay off one way or another.</p>

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<p>Looks good.</p>

<p>Though you should know that listing engineering as your major has no effect on your decision. Stanford does not have separate schools that require specific applications: you are accepted to Stanford as a whole and are then free to make your major choice.</p>

<p>Stanford also seems to be a school that places a lot of emphasis on being unique, moreso than others. Be sure to make your essays great because that’s where they’ll be looking. Stats-wise I think you are fine.</p>

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<p>“listing engineering as your major has no effect on your decision. Stanford does not have separate schools that require specific applications: you are accepted to Stanford as a whole and are then free to make your major choice.”</p>

<p>As a fellow engineering applicant, I’m glad to hear this. I did my best to ensure my application showed who I was as a person, so I’m happy the holistic approach is no different for engineering majors vs other less technical majors.</p>

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<p>Actually, though they don’t require separate applications for admission, Stanford does have three distinct undergraduate schools: The School of Earth Sciences; The School of Humanities & Sciences; and the School of Engineering.</p>