CO School of Mines, Case Western, WPI, Lafayette

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>This is my list I'm applying too:
Reach- CO School of Mines, Case Western, Lafayette
Target- WPI, U Buffalo
Safeties- Clarkson, UVM
Intended major- Civil/ Environmental Engineering</p>

<p>Gender: Female
From upstate NY</p>

<p>High school GPA(unweighted): 3.7ish consistent (overall averages between 92-94%, always been on honor role)
Freshman Year:
Honors- Math(geometry, year ahead of average) , English, & Earth Science
Introduction to Engineering and Design (got RIT college credit)
9th grade world history
Band (French Horn)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Honors- English, Biology
AP World history
Algebra 2& Trig (year ahead of average)
Principles of Engineering (got RIT college credit)
Band (French Horn)</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Chemistry
American Literature
Pre-Calculus
AP US History
Civil Engineering & Architecture (RIT college credit)
Science Research (special class my school offers, you pick a topic and research it for 2 years, required to get an internship, researching purifying flowback fluid from fracking wells</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP BC Calc
AP Physics B
AP Micro
AP Environmental Science
Major Novels/ Detective Fiction
Power Mechanics
Science Research</p>

<p>Test Grades-
ACT- 30 (34- CR, 32-Writting, 27-Math, 28-Science)(retaking in Sept hopfully getting Math & Science up)
SAT- N/A
AP World- 4
APUSH- 4</p>

<p>Extra Circulars-
Internship with professor at RPI- looking at chemical rain vs. acid rain
WPI Summer Program- 2 weeks- Civil and Enviornmental Engineering tract
4-H - 3rd grade-12th grade (elected Head of Recreational Committee 2 times; been on horse bowl team 6 times, captain twice, going to Cornell this year for states; running for president this year)
Students for peace and Survival - club 11th and 12th grade
Ski Club- 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
JV Tennis- 10th grade
Varsity Tennis- 11th & 12th grade </p>

<p>Part Time Job- teaching children how to ride horses
Summer Job- Hose Camp-Teaching children how to care for horses</p>

<p>My worry is my math and science grades tend to be in the mid 80's and my english and history grades are what pulls my average up. Also, my math and science grades are my lowest on the ACT's.</p>

<p>Right now my top choice is probably Colorado school of mines, but I've visited all of them (except Clarkson) and would be happy at pretty much all of them (except Buffalo, but I wanted at least one SUNY on the list and it's the only SUNY with Civil engineering).</p>

<p>Any input or advice would be great! Thanks!</p>

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<p>I also took Chinese in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade (they stopped offering it)</p>

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<p>First, I am not at all sure that Colorado School of Mines is a reach, unless out state applicants are held to a higher standard. Looks closer to a match to me.</p>

<p>Second… So, your math scores hold you down. Are you sure that majoring is civil engineering (or engineering of any sort) is the best choice? I know that engineers make great money, but sometimes you have to go with your strength (and avoid your weakness). </p>

<p>If you are committed to engineering, take a look at Industrial Engineering. It is probably not much harder than CE and should get you into a corporate management position faster. Also good preparation for an MBA.</p>