Chances!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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<p>I am a high school student from North Carolina planning to apply RD, possibly EA. Can you please rate my chances.</p>

<p>4.48 - Weighted GPA
3.87 - Unweighted
36/360 - Class Rank</p>

<p>ACT: 27 (I Know it's low. Took June of Sophomore Year, will retake in June and one more time in September)</p>

<p>APs Taken:
US History
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
Psychology
Statistics
US Government</p>

<p>ECs:
Editor-in-Chief, School Newspaper (3 years)
Student Body President (Freshmen year)
National Honor Society President (2 years)
Key Club (3 years)
North Carolina Scholastic Media Association President (State Office)
-North Carolina Scholastic Media Association Editor of the Year
Debate Team Captain
National French Honor Society
-Studied Abroad in France for a summer
Varsity Football (3 years)
-Team Captain
-All Conference (2 years)
-All-Academic State
Varsity Baseball (4 years)
-Team Captain
-All Conference (4 years)
North Carolina Science Regional Fair Winner
Special Olympics Volunteer (100 hours/year)
Global Young Leaders Conference
National Institute of Health Internship over Summer of 2007
-Published Research
Junior Statesmen of America Summer School </p>

<p>Work 30+ hours per week
Volunteer Bi-Weekly with Meals on Wheels</p>

<p>Am certain I will have great recommendations and essays.</p>

<p>Any help on how I can improve my chances, or other colleges that I could get into would be great!</p>

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<p>Also, what classes would you recommend me to take my senior year? I hope, if accepted, to double major in Design, Innovation, and Society & Management.</p>

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<p>I think you are almost certainly in. Apply EA if you can, it will help. </p>

<p>You should continue taking APs, and should def apply to some top tier schools as well (Ivy League, etc), but they will be reaches. Take AP calc if you don't want to have to take in college (assuming the school your go to accepts you credit, otherwise you will be prepared).</p>

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<p>You should be fine.</p>

5

<p>you're fine....</p>

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<p>Does RPI superscore the ACT?</p>

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<p>you should definitely be fine, but RPI doesn't have EA, only ED, so only use that if you are certain you want to attend.</p>

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<p>" RPI doesn't have EA"</p>

<p>Technically you're correct, but there's the candidate's choice application ( <a href="https://www.rpinow.org/secure/8952/preview_app.asp?wcc=rn3%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.rpinow.org/secure/8952/preview_app.asp?wcc=rn3&lt;/a> ) which accomplishes the same thing</p>

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<p>RPI changed admissions last year so Candidates Choices and RPI medalists no longer had EA. There's ED1 in the fall, ED2 in January/Feb and RD in March. Candidates Choices is now basically a shorter application.</p>

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<p>yep what sandpit said. the candidates choice application is shorter, but unless you do ED you still have to wait until march for your decision.</p>