Chances for Good Engineering School

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello there...</p>

<p>I am currently a junior in a private school here in Connecticut. I will be applying as an International student ( since I'm an Indian passport holder, born and brought up in the middle east and moved to the US 2 years ago ). </p>

<p>My GPA so far has been around 4.05. The following are my junior courses:</p>

<p>AP Physics B
AP Computer Science A
Calculus Honors
English III Honors
Spanish II
US History
Guitar Lessons </p>

<p>I hope to take the following courses as a senior:</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB
AP Literature
Chemistry Honors
Spanish III Honors
International Relations ( Semester course )
Economics ( Semester course )
Guitar lessons</p>

<p>The following are some of my extra-curriculars ( copied from a resume I had prepared ) :</p>

<p>1) Flying Single-Engine Aircraft - Sep. 2005 – Present
• Earned Solo Pilot privileges soon after 16th birthday.
• On track to receive Private Pilot License & Instrument Rating on 17th birthday.</p>

<p>2) Weight Training - Sep 1996 – Present
• Maintain a rigorous strengthening regimen to alleviate right-arm mobility constraint.</p>

<p>3) JV Tennis April 2006</p>

<p>4) Swimming - Sep. 1998 – Present
• Continue to hone swimming skills despite the physical challenge.</p>

<p>5) Music Lessons<br>
• Guitar - September 2004 - Present
• Tabla ( Indian Drums ) - March 2006 - Present</p>

<p>Flying is my main passion and thats what I love doing. If someone were to wake me up at 3 am and tell me that I can go flying, I'd jump at the oppurtunity :o). Having taken a few lessons in Tabla during my spring break, I realized I really like it and hope to take lessons over the summer and continue practicing. </p>

<p>I also love learning languages: I am fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi & Sindhi ; Proficient in Arabic & Gujarati and have a basic knowledge of Spanish & Mandarin</p>

<p>My intended major: Mechanical Engineering
My intended minor: Economics ( or maybe a foreign language ) </p>

<p>My SAT score ( first try ) : CR - 500
Math - 580
Writing - 600</p>

<p>SAT II Math IIC : 650</p>

<p>Didnt study much for the first SAT due to other commitments but hopefully shall get my SAT's up ( although I hear from friends that it goes up only by 100-200 points ).</p>

<p>The colleges I was looking at: </p>

<p>RPI
WPI
UPenn
Brown
Clark ( they have a 3-2 program )
Tufts
BU
Northeastern
Penn State</p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are in these universities? </p>

<p>Thanks much.</p>

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<p>your SAT score is really low, you really do have to bring that up. My friend that goes to Tufts is an international student and she really likes it there, you might like the social scene there. BU probably won't like your SAT score and Penn State will probably accept you. I know someone that transferred from Penn to VT, and he wasnt an amazing student.</p>

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<p>Hey...I fly too!!!! (Hence, my name). Okay, I know this is totally off-topic and probably not what you want to hear, but what do you fly???</p>

<p>Yeah, and everything looks good except for those sat scores...I'd say that you have a good chance if you study and get those up!</p>

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<p>I was hoping to get into Brown , Tufts and UPenn... </p>

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My friend that goes to Tufts is an international student and she really likes it there, you might like the social scene there

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<p>Diversity is one of the factors in my college search so good to know that Tufts satisfies that :o) . Thanks.</p>

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I know someone that transferred from Penn to VT, and he wasnt an amazing student

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<p>Is VT= Virginia Tech? I am looking at colleges only in the northeast region..</p>

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Hey...I fly too!!!! (Hence, my name). Okay, I know this is totally off-topic and probably not what you want to hear, but what do you fly???

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<p>thats awesome! Where do you fly out of? I fly Piper Warriors and have logged about 80 hours. Don't have my PPL yet because I'm 16 but am starting my Instrument training soon. Hope to take both PPL and Instrument checkride on my 17th birthday :) </p>

<p>So is this an accurate list:</p>

<p>Reach:</p>

<p>Brown
Tufts
Upenn
BU</p>

<p>Match: </p>

<p>Northeastern
WPI
RPI
Clark</p>

<p>Safety: </p>

<p>Northeastern
Penn State</p>

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<p>I live in Ga, I fly out of a airport just south of ATL. My dad is a commerical airline pilot here in atl. I fly my dad's Cessna 150 which i have affectionately named Daisy--don't ask. It's actually not a bad 150 as far as they go(i think my dad loves it more than he loves me :-)), but you fly much cooler planes. Anyways, I flew it all the way back from Arizona, which was pretty incredible. The plane only goes about 100 mph, and we had major headwinds going across TX, so it took 18 hours and 3 days. I have about 60 hours (not counting that crazy XC). I just finished all my stuff, and all I have to do is take my check ride. I turned 17 a few months ago, so I'm pretty much on track. That's so cool that you fly too!!!!!!! Are you planning on doing anything with your license? I'm hopefully going into USAF after college--but only if I get a pilot's slot.</p>

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<p>thats cool... Have taken a few cross countries.. Went to Virginia to pick up my cousin for the weekend ( 5 hour trip ) , Went to niagara falls to pick up my sis and then went to Pennsylvania to visit a temple ( lol ;) ). I loved the cross countries. Went on a Piper Arrow for the abovementioned cross countries. </p>

<p>I was considering flying professionally for an airline but it seems like a long process which I dont think I would have the patience for. So probably gonna just have it for leisure.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that's cool too. If you start making it a job, then it might not be fun anymore, which is not so cool. I've only met one other teenager that flies seriously! wow, amazing. :) I'll shut up now and leave you to your college selection.</p>

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<p>There's a teenager at my airport who got his PPL recently and there's also another teen female PPL holder here on this board. Dont know what her username on CC is...Nice talkin to you though.. do you have aim?</p>

<p>Can anyone confirm my above college list please and give me feedback?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>EDIT: Just remembered her username.. its bluemuffin or something..</p>

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<p>Yeah that's me ^^^ I've had my license for about 2 months now. :-D</p>

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<p>yeah i have aim...my s/n is Aardvark747...and yes the 747 is for the plane.....</p>

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<p>cool.. added you... </p>

<p>Would appreciate any other opinions for my original post.</p>

<p>Thanks much.</p>

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<p>bump....................</p>

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<p>bump.. Can anyone else offer opinions on what my chances are at:</p>

<p>The colleges I am looking at:</p>

<p>UPenn
Brown
Clark ( they have a 3-2 program )
Tufts
BU
Northeastern
Penn State
RPI
WPI</p>

<p>Thanks much.</p>

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<p>With those SATs PSU would be a high match (Atleast for UP)
NorthEastern would probably be a match as well
Though your grades luckily make up for your lower SATs :)</p>

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<p>Since you want to be an engineer and also want to attend a good school, you MUST get your math SATs up. Engineering schools such as RPI will overlook weak CR scores (500s) as long as your math scores are in the 700s.</p>

<p>SATs are not everything, and obviously you have strong grades, so that should help. Unfortunately, it also makes almost every school a "reach" because of the unpredictability. You might want to see if you can take college courses in math/science over the summer to prove that you can do college work despite the low SATS. (Make sure you get As!)</p>

<p>You probably won't get into Brown or UPenn unless you can get your SATS close to or preferably over 700. </p>

<p>RPI
WPI
Clark ( they have a 3-2 program )
Tufts
BU
Northeastern</p>

<p>These schools are possible given your grades.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your replies. </p>

<p>What SAT score should I aim for to be considered by the schools I mentioned? 2000?</p>

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You might want to see if you can take college courses in math/science over the summer to prove that you can do college work despite the low SATS.

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<p>I am taking AP Calc AB and AP Literature next year and took AP Physics ( Grade Average : B ) and AP Computer Science A ( Grade Average: A ) this year. Do those count? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that SAT scores are not everything. Schools look at many other things. You should read the individual folders for each college to see the stats of the accepted/rejected students to get an idea.</p>

<p>If colleges ONLY looked at SATs, then it might look something like this:</p>

<p>UPenn
Brown</p>

<p>2100 minimum - and for a good shot, as close to 2300-2400 as you can. You need As in all your science/math APs if you say you want to study engineering.</p>

<p>RPI
Tufts</p>

<p>Math scores (SAT I and SAT II) as close to 700 as you can. RPI and Lehigh, another school known for engineering, have been known to accept mid-500s verbal scores as long as the math is over 700. I suspect Tufts will be the same, although their standards are pretty high. I would say you need at least 2000 for Tufts. Grades should be mostly As, some Bs okay. No Cs.</p>

<p>Clark ( they have a 3-2 program )
BU
Northeastern
Penn State
WPI</p>

<p>These schools you can probably have 1900 total SAT scores.</p>

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<p>This might help from the 2009 Tufts Engineering entering class:</p>

<p>Academic Profile of Accepted Students
Mean Rank in Class (when available) Top 6%
Percent Ranked in Top 10% of class 85% </p>

<p>Mean SAT I Verbal
Engineering 696 Mean
Mid-50% Range for SAT I Verbal 670-760 </p>

<p>SAT I Math
Engineering 744
Mid-50% Range for SAT I Math 680-760 </p>

<p><a href="http://admissions.tufts.edu/?pid=121%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.tufts.edu/?pid=121&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks for the info...</p>

<p>In conclusion, I'm screwed :(</p>

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<p>No, you are not screwed. You might not get into those hugely famous schools, but there are plenty of other excellent engineering schools. Plus, you can work hard over the summer to improve your ECs and your SAT scores.</p>

<p>No matter what, you'll do well. You don't need UPenn or Brown to succeed in life.</p>