Chances for Engineering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown 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>FWIW, making it to AIME is still an achievement, even if it’s only once and if you get a 3.</p>

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<p>If you’ve read any of my chance responses, this may sound redundant:</p>

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<li>We can’t do much to chance you. Are you impressive in your own way? I’m sure. Will that be enough? Who knows.</li>
<li>You know your chances better than anyone else here. You know how people with a similar rank from your school have done, you know your own confidence level, etc. We really can’t discern any of this for you.</li>
<li>Chance threads inherently show a lack of self-confidence. Applications are in, you’ve done an admirable thing in applying to challenging schools, and it’s out of your hands now. Whatever happens, be sure of yourself that you gave your best effort, and will be able to end up somewhere, doing something, that fits you regardless.</li>
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