Chances of Acceptance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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<p>I went on a tour of UMass Amherst yesterday afternoon and I have to say, I fell in love with the campus. I've applied to several other schools, and visited the Northeastern University, UConn, and Conn College campuses before touring UMass. </p>

<p>Anyway, here is some of my academic information. Could someone please give me rough criticism or an opinion on my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>High School Senior
Out of State (Connecticut)
GPA - 3.26
SAT I - 1650/2400 in March, 1800/2400 in October
Member of nine clubs/organizations throughout all four years including Student Council and Debate.
School Newspaper EiC.
Perfect Attendance up til this year.
Honor Roll all four years.</p>

<p>I'm going to study Major in Japanese and am contemplating a dual major with Computer Systems Engineering as my second. </p>

<p>Thoughts?</p>

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<p>You should get in.</p>

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<p>Over the past few years, UMass has seen it’s average GPA increase…still, I think you’re a solid applicant with your ECs, especially the leadership positions. I think you’ll get accepted. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>Is your GPA weighted or unweighted? 3.26 weighted is below the midpoint, although your SATS look really good. If you are not applying to the Engineering School I think you are it good shape, engineering might be a little tougher.</p>

<p>I think a dual major with engineering will be nearly impossible to do in 4 years when there will be so little overlap between the two degrees. It looks like a language degree requires 60 language-specific credits ([Undergraduate</a> Programs in Asian Languages & Literatures - LLC - UMass Amherst](<a href=“East Asian Studies at UMass : East Asian Languages and Cultures : UMass Amherst”>East Asian Studies at UMass : East Asian Languages and Cultures : UMass Amherst)), an engineering degree requires 110-120 math/science/engineering credits (<a href=“http://www.ecs.umass.edu/public/ece_docs/undergrad/cse_2013v01.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ecs.umass.edu/public/ece_docs/undergrad/cse_2013v01.pdf&lt;/a&gt;), plus the gen-eds… you are looking at 180-200 credits in only 4 years. If you could even schedule this, the workload would be crushing. Plus I would think for a language degree you would want to study abroad for at least a semester, this will totally derail an engineering degree, where the classes are very rigidly ordered. And, if you accumulate more than a certain number of credits, you start paying extra at OOS rates.</p>

<p>I don’t mean to be discouraging, maybe you can pull it off… you won’t have any time for fun though.</p>

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<p>It’s a weighted GPA; most of my classes have been honors and AP. </p>

<p>That input is exactly what I was looking for before going off to college and I really appreciate it. The truth is, I’m not entirely sure what I want to do in the future. I have experience with computers and I figured an engineering degree would be something reasonable to pursue and would provide a someone decent chance of employment in the future. Japanese however is a passion of mine that, while having no practical use outside politics, translation, and/or teaching, is something I would never want to miss out on the opportunity to learn. </p>

<p>I’ll have to put a lot more thought into how I want to go about taking classes if I get accepted. Thanks so much for the information!</p>

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I would think being able to speak a language like Japanese would be quite valuable for business, and possibly engineering as well.</p>

<p>If you are serious about a double-major of some sort, I would recommend you talk to someone at the school about it. Don’t take my word for it, I’m just a parent. ;)</p>