Changes of Getting into Purdue Engineering

-Male from Illinois

-Will be a high school senior

Class rank: School doesn’t really have one but i’d say top 25%

Unweighted GPA: 3.47

Weighted GPA: 3.93

8 AP’s taken by end of senior year: European History, English language & Composition, U.S. History, Calc AB, Government & Politics, English literature & Composition, Physics C, and Statistics

ACT: Superscore is 27 (32 in english and 27 on math), highest regular score is 26

EC’s: Will have done cross country and track all four years, being captain of cross country and track team for 1 year. Also am part of clubs such as Principal Advisory Board, Tri M music honors society, and Jazz ensemble. Volunteer at a retirement home and also had a summer internship at a circuit board factory.

Essay: Plan on putting a great amount of effort into the essay

Field: Want to study electrical engineering

Character: I am a self driven and motivated person who has had some rough patches throughout highschool, but learns from his mistakes.

So what are my chances?

Although Purdue engineering is relatively easy to get admitted, your GPA and ACT score are still outside of the mid 50 range. It would be a little bit of reach.

What can i do to higher my chances

Bring up your test score and also look for matching schools.