Chances for Viterbi?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>All,</p>

<p>My goal is to study aerospace engineering. I applied REA to Stanford, got rejected (of course) and am applying to Harvard (hehe), Yale, Princeton, Purdue, Cal Poly, UCLA and UC Berkeley. Obviously not all of those schools have AE so I might go with Mechanical at those who don't. Already into some safeties like Purdue,Texas A&M and CU-Boulder... here's what I have to work with:</p>

<p>GPA
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.7143
School: Competitive Public School in Colorado</p>

<p>Testing
SAT: 2120 R: 650 M:750 W:720 Essay:11
Subjects Tests (o jeez) MATH 2: 670 US History: 640
ACT: Composite 34 (R:35,M:35; W:35,S:31) Essay:12</p>

<p>Taken 19 "weighted classes"; 4's on AP Calc AB, AP LANG, and AP US; in AP STATS, AP LIT, AP CHEM, and AP GOV this year. Taken engineering courses all 4 years of HS.</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>Tennis
Varisty Tennis Letter 4 years: Captain 3 years and member of athletic leadership council at my high school.
State runner-up at #3 singles Senior year
3rd place #3 Doubles both sophomore and junior years
MVP Senior Year
Passion Award Junior Year
11 News Classroom Champion
Gazette Peak Performer
Athlete of the Month</p>

<p>Boy Scouts
Eagle Scout, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Baden Powell Leadership Award; built tennis benches for my Eagle Scout Project</p>

<p>Private Pilot License
Explains itself i think; earned it with 40.5 hours; 40 is absolute minimum req.</p>

<p>Chemistry Club COO
Helped found the Chemistry Club at my School</p>

<p>Summer Job
Technical Assistant at Pharmaceutical Analysis Company</p>

<p>Volunteering
Eagle Scout Project- 80 hours
Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon- 40 hours over one weekend
Fire Relief Fundraisers-10 hours
Soup Kitchen (all the typical stuff)
Adopt-a-garden summer work</p>

<p>Religious
Confirmand at Episcopalian Church</p>

<p>Research
Developed Independent Study Curriculum at my HS and tested winglet effects on aircraft wing performance at the USAFA wind tunnel</p>

<p>School Spirit
Captain of "Kadet Krazies" basically fan organization of my HS</p>

<p>Thanks for input!</p>

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<p>I think you have a solid shot of getting in (perhaps even qualifying for a scholarship). With that being said though, isn’t Purdue the best for AE? I know it has a high acceptance rate, but is it worth turning down Purdue to attend any of your other choices?</p>

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<p>I’d say you’re in as well! Maybe send ACTs instead of SATs.</p>

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<p>Thanks CygnusFiend and lainers, I’m not sure about Purdue either; I was accepted and I know the have great engineering all around. Not entirely sure about the Indiana thing compared to SoCal. Another thing, I did retake my Math 2 SAT II because it was really weak. I got a 780, so that should beef up the low score that I had previously.</p>

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<p>Send in the improved score as soon as possible.</p>