Chances on getting in

Colleges & Universities A-Z Rochester Institute of Technology
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<p>Grade - 11th(soon to be 12th)
GPA - Unweighted = 94, Weighted = 98
Rank - Top 5% in a class of 800</p>

<p>AP courses taken - AP US History, AP Computer Science
Senior Schedule - AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics B, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, French 3 Honors, Regular English</p>

<p>SAT - 1800 [will take it again next year to improve my score]
Math: 670
Reading: 580
Writing: 550</p>

<p>SAT II - Will take next year on Math 1 & 2 and US History</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities - Science Olympiad, FIRST Robotics Team, Gay/Straight Alliance</p>

<p>Community Service - I don't have any done but I will try to get atleast 25-50 hours by the end of the summer</p>

<p>Work - work all weekend long, sometimes as much as 32 hours in a weekend but on average 24 hours. I work to help support my mom and younger brother otherwise I doubt I would even be working at all.</p>

<p>I am going to major in Computer Science</p>

<p>Do I have a chance of getting in to RIT?</p>

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<p>i would definitely work on the sat score … i don’t think sat IIs are required … my daughter’s stats were not nearly as good but her SAT score was very high … her school had NO AP classes either …</p>

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<p>The 25th - 75th percentile range for Computer Scinece was 1710 -2020, so it looks like you are below the midpoint.</p>

<p>If you work on that a bit, it would help.</p>

<p>See page 48 for the SAT scores for Computer Science majors:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.rit.edu/upub/pdfs/Prospectus.pdf[/url]”>http://www.rit.edu/upub/pdfs/Prospectus.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Agree with other posters regarding the SAT scores. If English is not your first language, the school might take that into consideration, however.</p>

<p>You can also consider taking the ACT and see if you test better on it. Some people do better on one vs. the other.</p>

<p>Your grades and rigor of the coursework are good support for your application. Experience with a competitive team like FIRST is also good to highlight in your application. RIT seems to promote its competition teams from what i remember of its tour.</p>

<p>Consider applying early, even if you do not choose Early Decision. It shows your level of interest. Visit the campus or meet with someone at a local college fair, if that’s an option.</p>

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<p>Great advice about demonstrating interest.</p>

<p>Also, RIT offers interviews in various cities in the fall:</p>

<p>[RIT</a> Undergraduate Admissions - Events Near You](<a href=“http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/events-near-you]RIT”>http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/events-near-you)</p>

<p>If they are offering interviews near you, sign up early when they become available, as the interview slots fill up fast.</p>

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<p>I got into CS back in '07. Comparing your stats to mine, I did have overall higher SAT’s but came away with a notably lower math score (610). Your GPA and class placement are stellar; mine were not. I did have a lot of volunteer/job experience, but I think the “demonstrating interest” factor goes pretty far at RIT (I applied for early decision, visited the campus, spoke with a lot of admissions people, etc).</p>

<p>Bottom line: I think you stand a pretty good chance.</p>