S decided to do Princeton SCEA, which we know is a long shot, so please let us know what you think about these RD schools. Interested in engineering. Yes, we know that this is a top-heavy list, but he wants to be in the NJ/PA/NY/MA area. Hopkins and Tufts were the other two he was considering RD, but just can’t commit…
Johns Hopkins
Tufts
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell
Carnegie Mellon
Northeastern
Lafayette
Lehigh (but concerned about huge Greek life)
Rutgers (Honors College hopefully)
SAT: 1520 (800M; 720V). Took twice (790M; 720V first time)
ACT: 35 composite (35’s on Math, Reading, Science; 33 English). Took once
SAT 2: 800 Math 2; 710 Chemistry
AP: 5’s on BC Calc (and AB subscore); Chemistry; Physics 1, Statistics.
4’s on APUSH and English Composition
GPA: 4.48 weighted. Unweighted 3.89. Hardest rigor.
Current classes/grades so far:
AP Physics C (A, but may come up to A+)
AP Biology (A+)
AP Computer Science (A)
AP Economics (A)
AP English Literature (A-)
AP Psychology (A)
AMC 10 and AMC 12: Highest score in school (sophomore, junior)
National Merit Scholar Commended
National Hispanic Scholar
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Honor Society, Science and Math tutor
Scholar Athlete (all 4 years)
Academic Excellence Award (all A’s freshman and sophomore year)
National Spanish Exam, Level 3, Bronze Medal
Member of many academic teams/clubs. Physics Olympics, Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, Math Madness, Biology Team, Chemistry Team.
3-season athlete (cross country, winter track, spring track)
Boy Scout, just finished Eagle Scout project, which was reestablishing a hiking/mountain biking trail that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. This included determining a new route for the trail and leading over 20 volunteers (adults and kids). Other leadership roles within scouts.
Community Service. He has volunteered at a local nature preserve since 6th as part of a project to monitor the bluebird population. All of the information he collected was submitted to a study run by Cornell. Weekly commitment over 5 years.
Job. He tutored a local student for math and has been babysitting 2 kids for several years.
Thank you!