Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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<p>Please if any one could let me know what you think of my chances and credentials for RPI, it would be much appreciated. I am a Medal Award winner and applied Regular Decision.
Thank you very much!</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.1, I'm not sure of my UW.
Rank: 11/257 (competitive high school, highly ranked by Newsweek)
SATs: 660M,580R,740W, so 1240 and 1980/2400.
9 AP/IB Classes 17 Honors.
Intended Major: Engineering Undeclared
App was submitted Mid Nov.
Regular Decision</p>

<p>Advanced Curriculum</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses
Calc 1- Single Variable
Calc 2 Multi Variable
*These Calc Class taken at local college (each one semester)
IB Language A HL Year 2
IB History of the Americas HL Yr. 2
Band
Phys Ed.
Yearbook Production
New Visions Engineering- (Completed Four- Ten Week, Engineering Related Internships at various area businesses such as: World Kitchen, Corning Inc., and Dresser Rand)
Word Processing
Intro To Spreadsheets</p>

<p>Resume:</p>

<p>Achievements/ Academic Honors:
• International Thespian Society Member (9- inducted, 10,11,12- member)
• Corning Incorporated Award for Excellence in Math and Science for IB Mathematics (11)
• National Honor Society (11- Inducted, 12- Member, School Inducts in 11th and 12th grades only)
• Recipient of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Award for Excellence in Math and Science (11)
• Top 10% of Class Honoree (9, 10, 11, 12)
• All-County Band - 1st Part Trombone (10, 11), 2nd Part (9)
• Area All-State Senior High Band - 1st Part Trombone (10, 11, 12)
• Marching Band Low Brass Section Leader (11,12)
• JV Boy’s Lacrosse Team Captain (10)
• West High Yearbook Staff Sports Editor (11, 12)
• Attended Congressional Student Leadership Conference (CSLC) for Engineering and Robotics, Summer 2009 (11)
• All-Leader Varsity Boy’s Lacrosse Team (11)
• High Honor Roll (9,10,11,12)
• First Place- 2009 Alfred State Regional Science Fair- High School Division (11)</p>

<p>Community Service
• Corning West High Big Brother/ Big Sister Program (12)
• Grace United Methodist Church Super Saturday Event (9, 10)
• GUMC Youth Group Service Projects (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
o Includes Salvation Army Kitchen Serving, Church Repair Work, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, and Annual Christmas Shopping for a Community Family in Need
• Living Nativity Scene at the Corning Sparkle of Christmas (9, 10, 11)
• Vacation Bible School Volunteer (9, 10)
• Summer Church Instrumental Soloist (9, 10, 11)
• Corning Area Multiple Sclerosis Walk (MS Walk) Volunteer (9)
• Wineglass Marathon Volunteer (9,10,11)
• Crop Hunger Walk Participant (9,11,12)
• Active Member of Trout Unlimited Catherine Creek Chapter
Activities
• Big Green Pep Band (9, 10, 11, 12)
• New Visions Engineering Program
o (Completed Four- Ten Week, Engineering Related Internships at various area businesses such as: World Kitchen, Corning Inc., and Dresser Rand)
• Math Team (9, 10, 11, 12)
• WHS Masterworks Drama Club- (9 , 10, 11, 12)
• Marching Band (9, 10, 11, 12)<br>
• Concert Band (1st Part: 9, 10, 11, 12)
• Jazz Band (10, 11,)
• West High Lacrosse (JV: 9, 10 - Captain Varsity: 11, 12)
• GUMC Youth Group ( 9, 10, 11, 12)</p>

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<p>Especially since you are a RPI medalist, I’d say highly likely. Recommendations could make a big difference. Your SAT math score is a bit low for RPI medalist but probably still in RPI’s range. Barring a bad recommendation (which is unlikely since you had to be chosen for RPI medal), I’d feel pretty confident. I have heard that mechanical engineering is the most competitive since it is the biggest group of students.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input sandpit. I know my SAT Math is a bit low but hopefully when they see my Calc grades in the high 90s, that will even it out. The Medal Award will probably help some too.
Thank you!</p>

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<p>uh, are you kidding? Yeah your SAT is low, but the rest of your application is stacked. RPI has like a 40% admit rate. Its a safety school for you.</p>

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<p>Thanks pope. Do you know of any that might make good reach schools?</p>

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<p>Lax, I’m an RPI alum and am on the steering commitee for my local alumni chapter, so I get updated by the school regularly on admission stats. </p>

<p>From what I see, I think you have a good chance. I think the medal and strong EC’s will get you in, but I wouldn’t call RPI a safety. The 25 -75th percentile SAT for the class of 2013 was 1270 - 1450 on the math + reading with a mean of about 1360. Yes the admit rate is 40% but the quality is high. </p>

<p>The average for the math, reading and writing was right at 2000. </p>

<p>So all in all I think you are a good candidate but SAT’s a bit low to put RPI as a safety. You may want to add some schools where your SAT is 75% percentile or more. </p>

<p>Good Luck!!!</p>

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<p>Agree with Rico. I would not call RPI a safety.</p>

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<p>It seems like RPI is one of those schools with a misleading admit rate because only really serious students apply. Good luck rico2 and all.</p>

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<p>Thanks to all. Yeah I should have been more clear. I don’t consider RPI a safety for me at all. I thought it would be a bit of a reach for me with my scores but just based on what pope said, I was wondering what he would consider to be a reach school. I’ve seen the stats and I know RPI is far from an “easy in”. Sorry if that all seemed misconstrued.</p>